Polish milk bar Mamuśka! planning expansion across UK

The owners of Mamuśka!, a successful London-based Polish restaurant, are planning to replicate their concept across London and around the UK. The restaurant, located in the Elephant and Castle area of London, has doubled its September earnings to £65,000 compared to the same month in 2014. British-Canadian Ian Coll and his Polish wife initially expected to attract a predominantly Polish clientele, but the majority of their customers have turned out to be non-Polish. Their casual dining concept, inspired by Polish milk bars, is particularly popular with diners in their 20s. Coll is exploring new sites in London and elsewhere. “We're looking at cities like Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol, and Edinburgh, places with young, trendy foodie people. After the Brexit referendum and the growth of anti-Polish attitudes, we feared for our future, but our customers cured us of our fears, reassuring us that they would continue visiting us out of solidarity,” Coll said.