Popular coffee shop in the heart of Portobello Road, Notting Hill has been sold to the former Senior Chef at The Ivy, through Christie & Co.
Lowry & Baker is a charming, yet contemporary, coffee shop offering a variety of artisan pastries; however, it is best known within the local community for its brunches, described by TimeOut Magazine as “to die for.” Lowry & Baker is no stranger to publicity, having won a publicly nominated TimeOut Magazine Love London Award 2016 for Best Cafe in the area.
Such success is set to be continued under new owner, Ondrej Petras, who has a track record of delivering high quality dining experiences; having previously worked as Senior Chef at The Ivy. Petras hopes to continue to enhance the reputation of excellence that Lowry & Baker has already established on the Portobello Road.
Petras commented, “Lowry & Baker has a warm, welcoming and laid-back attitude that makes you feel at home immediately. This quality is what caught my eye straight away when I first walked into this little gem and is the type of local cafe that most people dream about.
'I am extremely excited to be the new owner of this well established independent cafe and I will certainly do my best to keep it as close to the ‘original’ Lowry & Baker as possible as I appreciate that the local community love it how it was.”
Lucy McLean, Business Agent at Christie & Co, who handled the transaction commented, “It was an absolute pleasure to market Lowry & Baker right from the first meeting, on the world famous Portobello Road, through to the introduction of Ondrej; who I know will use his wealth of high-end experience to build upon the current successful trade.
'We agreed a deal after just eight weeks of marketing; demonstrating the appetite for high quality businesses in renowned locations such as this.”