Island Poké To Open Four New Restaurants In Edinburgh Over The Next Two Years

• Island Poké has officially announced plans to open four new restaurants in Edinburgh over the next two years.

• The UK’s leading poké operator, part of the Glasgow-based Hero Brands portfolio, will bring its Fresh Pacific Flavours to the Scottish capital and will plan to open its first island in Q1 of next year.

• Island Poké uses sustainable and high-quality ingredients that deliver on both flavour and feel-good factor.

• Island Poké founder James Gould-Porter said: “It’s fantastic to be bringing Island Poké to Edinburgh.

• “It’s our mission to grow our ohana across our home in London and beyond, bringing people a great and fresh alternative to the traditional lunch and dine-out offering.”

With fresh poké bowl options ranging from the Classic Ahi Tuna poké to the Yuzu Lomi salmon poké as well as vegetarian and vegan poké options and chicken bowls. They also offer a ‘build your own’ bowl allowing you to choose from over 50,000 possible poké combinations to create your dream and bespoke poké bowl.

Following the success of its restaurants in London and France, Island Poké is set to forge ahead with further growth plans in 2022 including plans for 30 new locations and a new partnership with dark-kitchen operators, REEF, which will see the brand treble its current UK footprint.

Island Poké founder James Gould-Porter said: “It’s very exciting to be bringing Island Poké to Edinburgh.

“It’s our mission to grow our ohana across our home in London and beyond, bringing people a great and fresh alternative to the traditional lunch and dine-out offering.

“Expanding into Scotland is a huge moment for us and we can’t wait to begin working with our franchise network within the Hero Brands group.”