London’s newest Boxpark venue is now open: bars, food stands and everything you need to know

2025 is shaping up to be a pretty special year for the London-born food hall chain Boxpark. Hot on the heels of a lease extension saving the brand’s OG Shoreditch site from closure comes the opening of Boxhall City in nearby Liverpool Street. 

The first of a series of spin-off concepts planned by the brand, the 17,000 square-foot space isn’t made from shipping containers like the chain’s other locations but is instead a bricks-and-mortar venue that takes its inspiration from the ever-popular Chelsea Market in downtown Manhattan. First announced all the way back in 2022, Boxhall was originally slated to open in 2024, so we’re thoroughly excited to finally check it out. 

Here’s everything you need to know about the buzzy new opening. 

Where is Boxhall City?

Boxhall City has taken over the historic Metropolitan Arcade, which first opened in 1912 and took its name from its location directly above the railway tracks of the Metropolitan Line. Located just around the corner from Liverpool Street station at Boxhall City is at 1-27 The Arcade, Liverpool Street, EC2M 7PN.

Full list of food vendors and bars at Boxhall City

Boxhall City features 13 food retail spaces, and encompasses a huge variety of global cuisines. The current vendors are:

• Club Mexicana – a well-regarded plant-based Mexican street food chain founded in Hackney in 2014
• Farzi – a fine dining restaurant combining traditional Indian cuisine with British seasonal ingredients
• Gaucho – an outpost for the growing Argentinian chain, serving up high-quality steak sandwiches, burgers, empanadas and churros
• Eggslut – a seventh London location for the LA-born all-day brunch concept 
• Inamo Sukoshi – sushi and fusion street food with influences from across Asia, serving dragon rolls, Korean BBQ ribs, chicken katsu curry and more
• Little Bao Boy – northern export serving homemade bao buns and Asian dishes with a Western twist
• Burger & Beyond – dry-aged beef burgers, fried chicken and decadent sides including truffle tater tots
• Baked Bird – the first physical location for this award-winning baked chicken concept
• Nativo – a Japanese-Latin American fusion restaurant with dishes like pork belly lettuce tacos and chicken yakitori with Peruvian spicy mayo
• Old Chang Kee – A Singaporean street food restaurant that’s famous for its curry puffs
• Boki Coffee – An independent all-day coffee shop with sites in Wembley and Aldgate
• Sourdough Sophia – an independent bakery that began as a lockdown project in 2020, serving up sandwiches, toasties and OTT pastries
• Soft Serve Society – dessert parlour famed for its matcha and charcoal coconut soft serve ice creams and sundaes

Boxhall City is also home to a residency space, Kitchen No. 8, which will host a rotating roster of pop-ups from established and emerging chefs. First up is Ms Joyce K, star of Channel 4’sFive Star Chef: Britain’s Next Great Chef, who will be offering up a Congolese-inspired menu concept, Biléyi. Two-time Great British Menu champion James Cochran takes over the kitchen later in the year, serving up his famous fusion of British and Caribbean cuisine.

Alongside these are two bars serving up a menu of 13 cocktails ranging from classics like the Boxhall margarita and espresso martini to unique inventions like the saigon frappé (Hennessy, cold brew espresso and condensed milk garnished with Mikado sticks), plus a curated list of mainly European wines, a wide selection of no/low-alcohol options and draught beers, including signature pours from Dalston’s 40FT Brewery. 

And that’s not all! Later this year Boxhall will also be opening a rooftop bar featuring panoramic views over the City, perfect for post-work drinks if you work near Liverpool Street.

Keen to check out the major new opening? Early visitors can get their hands on some sweet deals across several of Boxhall’s dining spaces, including:

• 6 free wings for the 50 first people to shout ‘Get Baked Not Fried’ at Baked Bird (until 13^th April)
• £1 signature butter chicken bao or vada pav at Farzi (until 13^th April)
• A free juice with every breakfast at Inamo (until 27^th April)
• A free taco when joining Club Mexicana’s mailing list (until 12^th April)
• A free curry puff when joining the curry puff club at Old Chang Kee (until 12^th April)
• 100 portions of gyoza for the first 100 guests at Little Bao Boy 

Get yourself down there, stat!

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