Latest openings in Reading

15th December 2022

Despite the challenging economic climate for retail and hospitality, Reading has seen a flurry of new shop and restaurant openings in recent months and there are more planned. 
On and around Broad Street, Gail's the Bakers have opened their first Reading store with sourdough loaves a speciality. Other new arrivals in the pedestrianised town centre streets are Biryani Mama, shoeshops Deichmann and Sole Trader, Wenzel's the bakers, Vision Express, gift retailer Miniso and the soon to open Coco di Mama, an Italian takeaway, as well as another branch of Black Sheep Coffee.  

In King's Walk, Ding Tea, Indian restaurant Chilis, Churros and Coffee, Polish street food outlet My Warsaw, Vietnamese restaurant Banh Mi Qb, Ji, a Taiwanese chicken shop, create an international food village, adding to the existing popular restaurants Pho and Soju. 

Inside The Oracle shopping centre, Oliver Bonas, Rituals, Charles Tyrwhitt, Boux Avenue, Pravins and H&M Home have all opened. Restaurant Marugame Udon is due to open on the Riverside soon. 

Muffin Break (bakery cafe) is the latest addition to Broad St Mall as part of an ongoing enhancement scheme that will see the Mall continuing to diversify their retail, food and beverage and leisure offering. 

At Chatham Place, the new Hotpod Yoga studio, has just opened.