Little Door and Co. to open fifth site in Carnaby
Once open, the group will have over 150 employees and will be on course to deliver a turnover of £12m for 2024
House-party inspired late night bar and restaurant concept, Little Door and Co., is set to open its fifth site on Carnaby’s Kingly Street in June.
The Little Violet Door is the group’s second central London site, joining The Little Scarlet Door in Soho and neighbourhood locations: The Little Yellow Door (Notting Hill), The Little Blue Door (Fulham) and The Little Orange Door (Clapham). Once open, the group will have over 150 employees and will be on course to deliver a turnover of £12m for 2024.
Within Shaftesbury Capital’s Soho neighbourhood, the 3,400 sq ft, 180-capacity site at 9 Kingly Street – formerly legendary music venue Bag O’ Nails frequented by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Elton John, Paul McCartney and Pete Townshend – is spread over two floors with additional terrace seating out front.
The site has been designed by Behind the Doors Design and showcases the “distinctive lived-in feel” associated with the Little Door and Co. brand. Each area has been designed to depict a real-life home with colourful soft furnishings, prints, bookcases and record collections. Additional touches pay homage to the birthplace of Swinging London in the 1960s with references to both music and fashion throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
The ground floor houses a sitting room and a vinyl bar, whilst downstairs has been designed with flat parties in mind. The “main highlight” of the venue is the kitchen disco, where DJs will provide a “house party vibe” from the kitchen counter from Wednesday through to Saturday.
Additional lower ground floor rooms including a living room, laundry room and a games room are complete with retro video game consoles and a cocktail bar.
The cocktails, inspired by the flat’s DVD collection, are served in miscellaneous household objects such as vases and trophies with sharers in giant disco balls.
Unlike its sister sites, The Little Violet Door will trade from noon daily seven days a week with a menu of sharing dishes including tacos and mezze boards, whilst the Little Door and Co’s. bottomless brunch will be available every weekend.
Kamran Dehdashti, co-founder and director, said: “Following the success of The Little Scarlet Door, our ambition has always been to grow our footprint in central London. From hosting our first pop-up ten years ago, our fifth site is a real milestone.”
Jamie Hazeel, co-founder and director, added: “The Little Violet Door takes us back to our British heritage and the iconic history of Kingly Street perfectly aligns with our vision. We can’t wait to bring a new era of the flat party to the space with the ultimate kitchen disco.”