The restaurant, located on Queen Street, will close its doors for the final time on 14 September with the team shifting its focus to the launch of Clydeside Containers, a new riverside street food and drink destination opening on Glasgow\u2019s waterfront.<\/p>\n
Mikaku opened in 2018 and offers a Japanese izakaya experience designed <\/b>to bring \u2018a slice of Tokyo\u2019 to Glasgow. Menu items include a range of sandos, ramen, katsu, donburi and robatayaki.<\/p>\n
\u201cClosing Mikaku was not an easy decision,\u201d says director Nathan Sparling. \u201cIt has been a truly special place for both our team and our guests, and we are incredibly proud of what Mikaku has achieved. <\/p>\n
\u201cFrom celebrating Ramen Week with \u00a31 bowls, to launching one of Glasgow\u2019s most innovative cocktail menus, to introducing a real robata grill to the city for the first time \u2013 Mikaku has been about bringing something bold, different, and authentic to Queen Street, seven days a week. The memories created here, and the community that has grown around it, will always be a huge source of pride.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut like so many venues in Glasgow and across the UK, we\u2019ve faced the well-documented challenges in hospitality \u2013 from rising costs and staffing pressures, to shifts in consumer behaviour. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe recent rise in National Insurance contributions has added even more pressure, strangling independent operators like us at a time when the sector is still recovering. These wider challenges have been a significant factor in the decision to close, allowing us to refocus our efforts and resources on the exciting opportunity ahead at Clydeside Containers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clydeside Containers is described as Glasgow\u2019s \u2018first-of-its-kind, outdoor multi-eatery venue\u2019 and is due to open in September. Confirmed food vendors at the site include \u2018vegan junk food\u2019 brand Rabbit Food; Crumbleologist; Neapolitan pizza brand Pizza Cult; Greek Street Yeeros; and the New York sandwich-inspired Sub126.<\/p>\n
It will also have space for a special guest vendor for a limited period of time.<\/p>\n