Urban Pitta announces opening date for third Sheffield outlet in expansion plans
A popular Sheffield cafe chain has announced an opening date for a third venue.
Urban Pitta first put posters in a shop window on Crookes, in the suburb of Crookes, announcing plans to open there, in April last year.
But now, they have finally confirmed that it will open for the first time on Friday, April 17.
They issued a message to customers stating: “We can’t thank you enough for your patience while the building work has been completed.
“We know it’s been a long wait, and we’re so grateful you’ve stuck with us. Your support means the world, and we’ve been counting down the days just as much as you have.”
The shop will be marking opening day by selling £1.99 pittas for one day only to raise money for Sheffield Children’s Hospital.
The Crookes venue will add to their existing shops at Chesterfield Road, Woodseats and Junction Road, near Ecclesall Road.
The building which Urban Pitta is moving into has been empty since April 2023, when its previous tenant, the Jaflong Indian restaurant, left the premises.
Jaflong later relocated to another site in Crookes, on Northfield Road.
Prior that that, the building had been a betting shop, and going further back to the 1990s, had been a Blockbuster video rental shop.
It is not known if the new pitta shop will have any eat-in space at the site, which was previously a large restaurant.