Hawker Union street food concept closes after 12 weeks
Hawker Union, the street food and bar concept by Street Feast, is set to close just 12 weeks after it opened in Wood Green, London.
On Twitter, co-founder Jonathan Downey said Haringey council were “deliberately difficult” and claimed they tried “very hard” to stop the venue from opening which had £45,000 invested into its development.
Sorry to say but, after just 12wks, we’ve decided to close Hawker Union. This weekend is our last one. Haringey Council tried very hard to stop us from opening and continue to be deliberately difficult. Time to move on. BIG thanks to all our traders and the 12,000+ who came down. pic.twitter.com/ul9TZb5SWr
Advertisement— Jonathan Downey (@DowneyJD) September 10, 2018
Downey also said he believed there was a “concerted effort” by Haringey council to obstruct the opening of the site.
We’ve had good support from the Haringey ReGen team but it wasn’t enough. In 21yrs of opening over 35 venues in five countries, I’ve never had to close a site like this. We spent £450,000 to create a lively and unique local community amenity. Borough residents deserve better. pic.twitter.com/GJK0bbgPg4
— Jonathan Downey (@DowneyJD) September 10, 2018
Street Feast is a London-based night market and street food venue operator which is owned by Jonathan Downey and Henry Dimbleby who acquired the company in 2015. It has sites in Canada Water, Lewisham and Shoreditch.
