{"id":6032,"date":"2015-03-13T15:46:36","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T15:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=6032"},"modified":"2015-03-13T15:46:36","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T15:46:36","slug":"popular-tapas-chain-bar-44-to-open-new-branch-in-the-centre-of-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/03\/13\/popular-tapas-chain-bar-44-to-open-new-branch-in-the-centre-of-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular tapas chain Bar 44 to open new branch in the centre of Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tapas restaurant chain Bar 44 announced earlier today they would be hitting the Cardiff Central area with a new site.<br \/>\nBar 44 currently have two restaurants, one in Penarth and one in Cowbridge.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6034\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6034\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/KS_bar44_web.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6034\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/KS_bar44_web-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Bar 44\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6034\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6034\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/KS_bar44_web-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Bar 44\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Bar 44<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe group was first established in 2002 after two brothers fell in love with Spanish cuisine. The restaurant group announced this morning on social media they \u201cpicked up the keys to our new city centre location\u201d.<br \/>\nThe restaurant\u2019s following on Twitter and Facebook erupted at the news.<br \/>\nOwen Morgan, director of Bar 44, was delighted at the support they have received in the last few hours. He said: \u201cWe are so excited by the support this morning on social media, it\u2019s great to see we have such a large following.\u201d<br \/>\nMr Morgan is happy to see that his modern take on tapas has taken shape and gained support.<br \/>\nHe said: \u201cSpanish food is in such a boom in the UK and we have been championing it in Penarth and Cowbridge.\u201d<br \/>\nThe new restaurant site is located on Westgate street next to the Urban Tap House. Mr Morgan said: \u201cIt will be great to be part of the independent scene in Cardiff that so many places such as the Tap House, Casanova and the Potted Pig are a part of.\u201d<br \/>\nThe new site will be under construction for the next few months and the chain aims to have their new baby up and running during summer.<br \/>\nMr Morgan said: \u201cWe are excited to offer what we do to the people in town.\u201d<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-13-at-15.27.41.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-6035 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-13-at-15.27.41-300x69.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-03-13 at 15.27.41\" width=\"300\" height=\"69\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-6035 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-13-at-15.27.41-300x69.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-03-13 at 15.27.41\" width=\"300\" height=\"69\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-13-at-15.28.41.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-6036 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-13-at-15.28.41-293x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-03-13 at 15.28.41\" width=\"293\" height=\"300\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-6036 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-13-at-15.28.41-293x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-03-13 at 15.28.41\" width=\"293\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-13-at-15.29.16.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-6037 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-13-at-15.29.16-300x66.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-03-13 at 15.29.16\" width=\"300\" height=\"66\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-6037 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-13-at-15.29.16-300x66.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-03-13 at 15.29.16\" width=\"300\" height=\"66\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nBar 44 will be hosting their Calcotada festival, a celebration of the Catalonian spring onion, next Tuesday at 7.00pm in Penarth for the second year running.<br \/>\nTwo tables are still available for the festival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tapas restaurant chain Bar 44 announced earlier today they would be hitting the Cardiff Central area with a new site. Bar 44 currently have two restaurants, one in Penarth and one in Cowbridge. The group was first established in 2002 after two brothers fell in love with Spanish cuisine. The restaurant group announced this morning on social media they \u201cpicked up the keys to our new city centre location\u201d. The restaurant\u2019s following on Twitter and Facebook erupted at the news. 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