Duke Street Food & Drink Market

Name

Duke Street Food & Drink Market

Legal name

Duke Street Food Market

Website

https://dukestreetmarket.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Duke Street Food & Drink Market is an independent Liverpool food hall operating six kitchens, a cocktail bar, and a curated wine kiosk inside a restored warehouse, serving walk-in diners, families, and private event bookers via venue-based and online wine retail channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Hall and Casual Dining

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Pubs & Gastropubs (CRANACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Wine Retail (Bottle Shops & Wine Merchants) (CRANABAB)

Keywords

• Food hall dining
• Casual dining restaurant
• Private event hire
• Wine retail shop
• Specialty coffee bar

Headquarters

HQ city

Liverpool

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Revenue from six independent kitchen vendors serving diverse cuisines, alcoholic beverages at Bar 1864, and specialty wines from the Spilt Wine Kiosk featuring over 100 hand-picked wines.
2. Private Event Hire: Market Loft private dining space accommodating up to 50 guests with its own private bar and AV capabilities, available for celebrations, team events, and private dinners.
3. Online Wine Retail: Online wine shop for home delivery of specialty wines including organic, vegan, and natural bottles.
4. Gift Cards: Gift card sales available through a third-party platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Duke Street Food & Drink Market is a physical food and drink market in Liverpool city centre, operating from a restored 100-year-old warehouse at 46 Duke Street. The venue houses six independent kitchen vendors (Bold Street Coffee, Club Fish, Bone & Block, Cahita, Ginger, Big Lolas Taquiera, and Barbina Pasta Amore X Pizza Dealers), a cocktail bar (Bar 1864), a wine kiosk (Spilt Wine) stocking over 100 hand-picked wines with online ordering, and a private dining space (Market Loft) for up to 50 guests, complemented by a children's play area and weekend pastries from local bakers.

Product overview

Duke Street Food & Drink Market is an award-winning culinary hub in Liverpool featuring six diverse kitchen vendors (Bold Street Coffee, Club Fish, Bone & Block, Cahita, Ginger, Big Lolas Taquiera, and Barbina Pasta Amore X Pizza Dealers) alongside a cocktail bar (Bar 1864), a wine kiosk (Spilt Wine) with over 100 hand-picked wines, private dining space (Market Loft), a kids' play area, and weekend pastry offerings from local bakers. The venue operates from a restored 100-year-old warehouse and is family and dog-friendly.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bold Street Coffee: Speciality coffee counter serving expertly brewed coffee from local and independent roasters
• Bar 1864
• Spilt Wine Kiosk
• Market Loft
• Kids Corner

Products and services

• Duke Street Food & Drink Market A physical food and drink market venue in Liverpool's city centre operating from a restored 100-year-old warehouse, offering diverse cuisines, beverages, and event spaces for walk-in diners and private bookings.
• Bold Street Coffee Specialty coffee counter serving expertly brewed coffee from local and independent roasters, open for breakfast from 10am Tuesday-Friday and 9am Saturday-Sunday, targeting coffee enthusiasts seeking quality takeaway or in-venue drinks.
• Club Fish Seafood-focused kitchen offering classic seafood dishes with a fresh twist for walk-in diners at the food hall.
• Bone & Block Steak-focused kitchen positioning itself as one of Liverpool's top steak spots, serving dine-in customers at the food hall.
• Cahita Cuban-inspired kitchen known as the home of the Cubano sandwich, serving Cuban-style food to market diners.
• Ginger Southeast Asian-inspired kitchen offering cuisine inspired by travels across the region and beyond, serving market diners.
• Big Lolas Taquiera Mexican food vendor offering a selection of Mexican dishes including tacos, targeting diners seeking authentic Mexican flavours.
• Barbina Pasta Amore X Pizza Dealers Handmade pizza and pasta vendor combining Italian craft traditions, serving market diners seeking freshly made Italian dishes.
• Bar 1864 Cocktail and drinks bar serving classic cocktails with a twist, local beers, and wine recommendations, providing a social drinking space for market visitors.
• Spilt Wine Kiosk and Online Wine Shop Wine kiosk and online wine shop offering over 100 hand-picked wines including organic, vegan, and small-batch natural bottles, available for in-venue consumption or home delivery, targeting wine enthusiasts.
• Market Loft Private Hire Private dining space accommodating up to 50 guests with a dedicated private bar and smart TV, available for celebrations, team nights, corporate events, and private dinners.
• Gift Cards Gift cards sold through a third-party platform, redeemable at the food and drink market for use across the venue's offerings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over £20,000 donated to Claire House Children's Hospice
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Claire House Children's HospiceminorOthersDuke Street Market raised nearly £20,000 for Claire House Children's Hospice in July 2025, funding a new car for their vital day care services to transport children to activities and provide care at home.
• Come TogetherminorOthersDuke Street Market donated £19,086 in December 2025 to Come Together, a charitable organization ensuring every child in Liverpool woke up to a Christmas present.
• Various Local CharitiesminorOthersDuke Street Market supports multiple local charities including YKIDS, Action for ME, Brain Tumor Research, March for Maddie, Zoe's Place, La Salle, TBF, North West Cancer Research, and Swifties for Southport. Over the years they have raised tens of thousands of pounds with guest support.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Dishoom: Multi-site UK Indian restaurant chain with a strong regional awards track record and experiential venue design. Comparable as an award-winning regional-to-national casual dining brand with distinctive venue atmosphere.
• The Ivy: Multi-site UK upscale casual dining brand. Comparable as an established UK hospitality operator with a regional reputation, but operating at much larger scale and a single-cuisine format.
• Hawksmoor: UK-wide steakhouse group. Broadly comparable as an upscale casual UK dining brand; directly competes with the Bone & Block steak kitchen inside Duke Street Market.

Direct peers

• Jeroboams: UK specialty wine shop chain offering curated wines for off-premise consumption. Closely comparable to Duke Street's Spilt Wine Kiosk and online wine retail operation.
• Market Halls: UK food hall operator with multi-site venues featuring independent kitchens and bars. Closely aligned to Duke Street Market's curated multi-kitchen, multi-bar format.
• Vinoteca: UK wine bar and restaurant chain offering curated wines alongside casual dining. Closely comparable to Duke Street Market's combination of Bar 1864, Spilt Wine kiosk, and food hall model.
• Berry Bros. & Rudd: Long-established London wine merchant with national delivery. Comparable to Spilt Wine's specialty wine retail and online delivery model, though operating at significantly larger scale.
• Mackie Mayor: Award-winning food hall in Manchester featuring multiple independent food vendors under one roof. Operates the same multi-kitchen food hall model as Duke Street Market in a comparable UK regional city.
• Mowgli Street Food: UK Indian street food restaurant chain offering casual, vibrant dining with a similar independent-kitchen ethos. Comparable as a casual, experiential regional UK dining concept.
• Altrincham Market: Restored market hall in Greater Manchester housing multiple independent food and drink traders. Directly comparable as a regional UK food hall venue with curated independent vendors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/kookiesbykaren
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/duke-street-food-drink-market

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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