![\"KOCHCHI](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_KOCHCHI-Glasgows-Suki-Jayaratne-and-Shehan-Fernando.jpg\")
Suki Jayaratne and Shehan Fernando have unveiled an exciting new restaurant in Glasgow(Image: KOCHCHI Glasgow)<\/p>\nIt is already a favourite amongst customers at the Bonnie and Wild food hall in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n
16:02, 11 Nov 2025Updated 16:03, 11 Nov 2025<\/p>\n
Suki Jayaratne and Shehan Fernando have unveiled an exciting new restaurant in Glasgow(Image: KOCHCHI Glasgow)<\/p>\n
A new restaurant is set to open in Glasgow<\/a> on the site of a popular eatery that closed its doors earlier this year. The business has been described as “a place for rich curries, street snacks, and seafood dishes”.<\/p>\n This winter, the West End of Scotland’s<\/a> largest city will welcome KOCHCHI. The award-winning Sri Lankan street food brand will open its first standalone restaurant in the former Hanoi Bike Shop on Ruthven Lane, just off Byres Road.<\/p>\n KOCHCHI was founded by friends Shehan Fernando and Suki Jayaratne, and was born from a shared love of Sri Lanka’s diversity and belief that food<\/a> is the most powerful storyteller.<\/p>\n Although Fernando and Jayaratne grew up in different areas of the country, it was the capital city of Colombo that united their culinary vision.<\/p>\n The launch of the new restaurant marks a new chapter for KOCHCHI, which first captured attention in Scotland at the Bonnie and Wild food marketplace in Edinburgh’s<\/a> St James Quarter.<\/p>\n Since opening in 2022, it has become one of the food hall’s most popular kitchens\u2014known for its flame-cooked dishes and modern take on Sri Lankan cuisine.<\/p>\n The new restaurant’s menu will showcase dishes that have defined KOCHCHI\u2019s reputation at Bonnie and Wild, alongside new creations exclusive to Glasgow. Regional curries, grilled seafood, street-style snacks, and flame-fired plates that honour Sri Lanka\u2019s coastal and urban flavours will all be available.<\/p>\n KOCHCHI Glasgow will have a dining capacity of 80 across two floors, as well as an outdoor seating area. There will also be a bar<\/a> area with a curated drinks list featuring Sri Lankan-inspired cocktails, craft beers, and more.<\/p>\n Designed as both a neighbourhood restaurant and a late-evening hangout, the venue will aim to capture the rhythm of Sri Lanka and the sociable spirit of Glasgow\u2019s West End when it opens this winter. It will also create 15 new jobs<\/a> for the local economy.<\/p>\n KOCHCHI Glasgow is the result of a \u00a3500,000 investment that aims to build on the brand’s previous success. Although featuring an expanded menu and dedicated bar, guests should expect the same fiery spirit and vibrant flavours that defined KOCHCHI\u2019s early days.<\/p>\n The new restaurant is Jayaratne and Fernando’s way of bringing their story and heritage to life. It will reflect the Colombo they remember\u2014the wood, cane, and brass of old hotels, the colour and bustle of its markets, and the spirit of food cooked fresh and fast.<\/p>\n KOCHCHI co-founder Suki Jayaratne commented: “Shehan\u2019s childhood was spent among his family\u2019s hotels in Nuwara Eliya before discovering Colombo\u2019s kitchens and streets, where food was rhythm and theatre.<\/p>\n “I grew up in Kandy\u2019s gardens and coastal markets but found in Colombo the energy of a city where every influence collided\u2014from black pork curry and seafood fried rice to lunch boxes filled with dosas, sambols, and biryani.”<\/p>\n Co-founder Shehan Fernando added: “When you sit at our table, you taste more than Sri Lanka\u2014you taste Colombo, the city where the island comes together.<\/p>\n “At KOCHCHI Glasgow, we want to share that rhythm and warmth\u2014a place for rich curries, street snacks, and seafood dishes that carry the flavours of home. The space will have the same character and soul that shaped us, brought to life with a Glasgow energy of its own.”<\/p>\n![\"KOCHCHI](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_KOCHCHI-Glasgow-food-and-drink.jpg\")
Both Sri Lankan food and cocktails will be available at KOCHCHI Glasgow(Image: KOCHCHI Glasgow)<\/p>\n![\"KOCHCHI](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_KOCHCHI-Glasgow-exterior.png\")
The opening of the West End restaurant follows half a million-pound investment(Image: KOCHCHI Glasgow)<\/p>\n![\"KOCHCHI](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_KOCHCHI-Glasgow-food.jpg\")
KOCHCHI Glasgow will serve up “rich curries, street snacks, and seafood dishes”(Image: KOCHCHI Glasgow)<\/p>\n