Aqua Restaurant Group global executive director to launch Mexican concept

Tony Geary, global executive director at Aqua Restaurant Group, and Yahir Gonzalez, previously executive chef at Aqua Nueva, have joined forces to launch a Mexican concept. The duo are launching restaurant and bar Zapote in London’s Shoreditch. The venue will open in the former St Leonards restaurant premises in Leonard Street in February 2023. The 65-cover venue will feature an open charcoal grill along with a cocktail bar with a private dining room to follow. Gonzalez, who hails from the city of Aguascalientes but relocated to London in 2010, will be serving traditional Mexican fare with creative twists.

Michael Penfold of AG&G brokered the deal.