Project Overview

Coffee-and-cocktail restaurant brand Grind has taken its inimitable offering outside of London City for the first time with a relaxed and accessible venue in Greenwich. Contemporary colour and detailing infuse heritage building setting the scene for its unique mix of music, design, coffee, food and cocktails.

Greenwich Grind is designed to make an impact, bringing the inner-city Grind experience to the laidback London suburb and appealing to locals, visitors and tourists alike.

Project Commissioner

Grind & Co.

Project Creator

Biasol

Project Brief

The venue is Biasol’s 12th project for Grind and the largest and most challenging site to date. Located opposite famous Greenwich Market, Greenwich Grind is in a handsome heritage-listed building formerly home to Jamie’s Italian restaurant. In order to create a new venue with an equally strong reputation, we removed all trace of the previous restaurant, keeping the structural footprint intact.

The venue is divided into three spaces – deli/takeaway, cocktail bar and dining room – with an easy flow and operational connection between each. The areas function independently and together, each with distinct but complementary aesthetics for a holistic Grind experience.

Project Need

Greenwich Grind is designed to make an impact, bringing the inner-city Grind experience to the laidback London suburb and appealing to locals, visitors and tourists alike. There is no other place like the Grind, their unique mix of mix of music, design, coffee, food and cocktails sets them apart. The need for an all day, every day food and beverage offering comes together here at Greenwich Grind.

Design Challenge

The venue is the largest and most challenging site to date. We were tasked to make this a destination, not just another café, restaurant or bar. With distinct areas defined by the original infrastructure, this concept finds the balance between functionality, operations and aesthetics.

The grab-and-go deli/takeaway has its own entrance, it’s a fun, bold space with Grind’s signature pink on the walls and ceiling. The Green Room cocktail bar features a deep-turquoise-blue backdrop and elegant stools. Pale-pink banquettes wrap around the front of the restaurant providing lounge seating for bar and restaurant guests.

The all-day restaurant for dine-in customers stretches the full length of the site with a variety of seating, including a communal table, dining tables and banquettes. The main dining room opens to an alfresco dining area, featuring a glass-atrium roof, whilst an abundance of greenery creates a conservatory-like space, evoking the leafy Greenwich area.

The venue is divided into three spaces – deli/takeaway, cocktail bar and dining room – with an easy operational connection between each. The areas function independently and together, each with distinct but complementary aesthetics for a holistic Grind experience. Offering something for everyone, the all-day, everyday destination brings Grind’s unique blend of music, design, coffee, food and cocktails under one beautiful glass-atrium roof.

Sustainability

In order to create a new venue with an equally strong reputation, we removed all trace of the previous restaurant, keeping the structural footprint intact. This was the most economical approach that respected it’s heritage footprint and the only way we could truly create a Grind experience.

The building’s brick walls provide texture, as do the concrete-render walls and subtly distressed finishes. The original timber flooring was used, materials, colours and detailing are simple and confident, with signature pink neon signage, honed marble tabletops and black-and-white mosaic flooring – with inlaid branding to capture those Instagram-worthy moments.

The venue is divided into three spaces – deli/takeaway, cocktail bar and dining room – with an easy flow and operational connection between each. The areas function independently and together, each with distinct but complementary aesthetics for a holistic Grind experience.