London Thai restaurant Singburi to relaunch in Shoreditch

London Thai restaurant Singburi, which closed for ‘sabbatical’ last year, will be relaunching in Shoreditch this spring.

The Leytonstone eatery revealed in an Instagram post in November that it was going on ‘sabbatical’ for the first time since starting out as a fish and chip shop 25 years ago.

Chef-patron Sirichai Kularbwong took over his father’s takeaway to transform the space into Singburi, which served the likes of clams with roast chilli jam and basil, moo krob (crispy pork belly with chilli and holy basil) and crispy tilapia and mango salad.

His parents have now formally retired and Kularbwong has teamed up with friends Nick Molyviatis of Kiln and Oma and Alexander Gkikas of café-roastery Catalyst to launch the new Singburi near Shoreditch overground station.

A statement from the restaurant read: “The ethos will remain rooted in the spirit of the original while embracing a broader, distinctly London perspective. There will be a drinks list. There will be a grill. Same but different.”