Salad bar concept Urban Greens to make City debut next month

Expected to open mid next month, the new site will continue the fledgling brand's mission to 'take the humble salad and elevated it to another level'.

The brand was launched by university friends Rushil Ramjee, Houman Ashrafzadeh and Yannis Drivas in 2019 near St James’s Park tube station. 

The trio also operate a site in Canary Wharf, which launched in 2021. 

All salads are made to order with prices ranging from £8.85 to £12.85. There are 12 options, including Cheeky Hummus, Urban Caesar and Beef Saigon. 

“We’re fastidious, obsessive and committed to dismantling what takeaway ‘salads’ have been reduced to in the minds of hungry people, says Ashrafzadeh. “It’s difficult to ascribe the word ‘salad’ to what we produce because often what comes to mind with the word is pale, hard lettuce leaves and lumps of cold tomato, rather than tasty green dishes that sing with cajun-spiced tempeh or sweet potato harissa hummus.”

Ramjee added: “I still remember those awkward moments at work when I’d receive phone calls from farmers about broccoli, or from our salmon supplier in Scandinavia about the technique of hot smoking salmon with Manuka, in between client meetings. It was overwhelming, but we were excited.”