Overview
- Caravel and its sister venue Studio Kitchen said in a social media post that they were forced to close their doors with immediate effect.
- The restaurants did not provide a cause for the shutdown and said they will share details when they are allowed to make them public.
- Caravel is a floating restaurant on a barge on Regent’s Canal in Hoxton and won strong reviews after its 2022 launch, including a Best New London Restaurant mention.
- The founders, brothers Lorcan and Fin Spiteri, left the venues last November citing circumstances beyond their control, and the parent company described the exit as unexpected.
- The closure lands as trade groups warn that higher energy, ingredient, wage and business-rate costs are driving closures across hospitality, though no link has been confirmed in this case.