Vivek Singh, executive chef of The Cinnamon Club and Cinnamon Kitchen, opens his third restaurant mid-March. Called Cinnamon Soho, the new restaurant and bar is located on Kingly Street at the former site of the Red Bar. Open for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and drinks, the cuisine combines Singh’s signature modern Indian cuisine with a nod to British favourites.

With an average spend of £25-30 per head, Cinnamon Soho will offer a more casual, affordable take on the modern Indian cuisine served up at its Westminster and City counterparts. Highlights on the menu – headed up by Ramachandran Raju, formerly of The Cinnamon Club and Cinnamon Kitchen – include dishes such as rasam poached and crumb-fried sole with onion raita, Keralan seafood pie, Punjabi whiting fish fingers with yoghurt rice and fennel slaw, and vindaloo of ox cheek. In addition to the à la carte, there will be a strong pre- and post-theatre offering, set lunch menus, a late-night supper menu of tasting plates, an all-day breakfast menu and a 1am alcohol licence.

Vivek said: “Ten years after opening The Cinnamon Club, and four years after launching Cinnamon Kitchen, I’m proud to announce the third restaurant under the Cinnamon umbrella. Cinnamon Soho will be our first foray into Central London and we’re excited to be in the hustle and bustle of it all: as the younger, trendier sibling, diners can expect a more casual, all-day menu and interiors that are sympathetic to Soho’s inimitable style.”

The space itself – spread across 2,500-square-feet – will offer 75 covers across two floors: upstairs is a bar and restaurant with bar dining, booth-style seating and a covered al fresco dining area; downstairs offers more dining space with a partial open-kitchen provided courtesy of a bespoke window that gives diners a glimpse of chefs preparing food.The design team behind the décor is London-based firm Brinkworth – whose previous clients include brands such as AllSaints, Selfridges and Ministry of Sound – which has employed materials such as teak, steel and racing-green leather to devise an interior scheme that retains Cinnamon’s signature style but has an identity that stands separate to its sister restaurants.