Design
- Survey and measured drawings
- Concept, mood and materials
- Layout and kitchen flow
- Lighting and brand integration
- Technical drawings and fixed price
Hospitality design & buildLondon
We design and build restaurants, bars and shopfronts. One team, from the first sketch to the first service.
Kabova began with our own venues. Kaboom Lounge in Royal Wharf and Kavila taught us what a room has to do on a full Saturday night.
See the workStudio
Designed by operators. Built by the same hands.
We run our own venues, so we design every room for the way it trades: how guests arrive, how plates leave the pass, how the mood holds at close. The people who draw your bar are on site when it goes in, so decisions take hours, not weeks.
Kaboom Lounge, E16Kavila
Services
Take the full journey with us, or bring us in where you need us most.
Build
- Strip out and structural works
- M&E, gas and kitchen extraction
- Bespoke joinery and bars
- Shopfronts and signage
- Finishes, stone and lighting
Open
- Planning and licensing support
- Building control and fire sign off
- Furniture, fixtures and equipment
- Snagging and staff walkthrough
- Aftercare and maintenance
Process
From keys to covers in six stages.
Survey & brief
We measure the unit, check services and extraction routes, and learn how you trade.
1 to 2 wksConcept
Layout, mood, materials and a first cost range, shaped around your menu and covers.
2 to 4 wksTechnical design
Full drawings, specification and your fixed price. Long lead items ordered early.
3 to 6 wksApprovals
Planning, premises licence, building control and landlord consent, run alongside design.
In parallelBuild
Our site team and workshop deliver to a weekly programme you can see.
6 to 14 wksHandover
Snagging, sign off, staff walkthrough and a room ready for its first service.
1 wkTypical timings for a 100 to 300 m² venue. Your programme is fixed after survey.
Pricing
Clear from the first meeting. Fixed before we build.
Design onlyFixed fee
Concept to technical drawings, ready for any contractor. Fee agreed after the site visit.
Design & buildFixed price
One contract for design and delivery. Your price is locked once technical design is signed off.
Build onlyTendered
You have drawings. We price them line by line and build to them.
Budget guide
What might your space cost?
Indicative range
£162k to £324k
A guide based on 2026 London fit out ranges, excluding VAT. Kitchen equipment and landlord works vary by site. Your fixed price follows a survey.
Questions
Talk to us before you sign the lease.
Can you look at a unit before I take it on?
Yes. We visit, check services, extraction route, drainage and access, and tell you what the fit out is likely to involve before you sign.
How long does a restaurant fit out take?
For a 100 to 300 m² venue, most projects run 3 to 6 months from survey to opening. The build itself is usually 6 to 14 weeks.
Do you handle planning and licensing?
We prepare the drawings and information for planning, building control, landlord consent and your premises licence, and run them alongside design.
Can you work while we keep trading?
For refreshes and phased works, yes. We plan around your service times and work nights where needed.
Will the price change once you start?
Not on design and build projects. Your price is fixed once technical design is signed off. Any change you ask for is priced and agreed first.
Do you only work on restaurants?
Hospitality is our focus: restaurants, bars, lounges, cafés, bakeries and rooftops. We also design and build shopfronts and small retail units.
Contact
Tell us about your space.
- New projects
- hello@kabova.co.uk
- Studio
- Royal Wharf, London E16