{"id":687312,"date":"2026-01-10T18:53:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T18:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/687312\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T18:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T18:53:15","slug":"encore-bars-group-acquires-the-globe-bar-in-edinburgh-the-nen-north-edinburgh-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/687312\/","title":{"rendered":"Encore Bars Group acquires The Globe Bar in Edinburgh \u2013 The NEN \u2013 North Edinburgh News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nen.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GLOBE-BAR.jpeg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1106\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GLOBE-BAR.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-220892\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Specialist business property adviser\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/74n5c4m7.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me\/L0\/http:%2F%2Fwww.christie.com%2F\/1\/0102019b9e3ae992-bee21d8b-1f69-497d-9ed6-c0e6616f0330-000000\/3nHEomBV1_hHIeHsOsEctBqyFHw=460\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christie &amp; Co<\/a>\u00a0has announced that The Globe Bar on Niddry Street has been acquired by hospitality operator Encore Bars Group, adding to the group\u2019s growing city centre portfolio.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Encore Bars Group operates several venues across the city including The Boston Bar on Hanover Street, Freddy\u2019s on Frederick Street, and Westside Rodeo on George Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The new owners ran The Globe Bar in its current format over the festive period before closing after Hogmanay for a full refurbishment. They plan to reopen the venue in February 2026 with a new concept.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Edward Fox, Director at Encore Bars, said, \u201cWe are delighted to be setting some roots in the Old Town for our expanding group. We have been looking for the right venue, and definitely feel we have found it at The Globe.<\/strong>\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe can\u2019t wait to add our personality and touch to the venue in the New Year, aiming to open in February 2026 with our next concept.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Simon Watson, Senior Business Agent at Christie &amp; Co commented, \u201cWe are delighted to get this deal over the line for Edward and the team at Encore Bars. It is an excellent location to expand their business into Edinburgh\u2019s Old Town.<\/strong>\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cOur role goes beyond selling agents, and through our established network and contacts we are also able to identify acquisition opportunities. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe welcome confidential, no\u2011obligation discussions for those looking to explore their options in the hospitality sector.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<p>\tPublished by<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768071195_37_a6d9c98205a3da7d24f25d108fd1a8fe9a85d73dbd7906c4dae7c37f2c3f594a.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-56 photo\" height=\"56\" width=\"56\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Specialist business property adviser\u00a0Christie &amp; Co\u00a0has announced that The Globe Bar on Niddry Street has been acquired by&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":687313,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1102,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-687312","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-edinburgh","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-scotland","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115872321122362910","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=687312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/687313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=687312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=687312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=687312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}