Belle's Hot Chicken Is Opening a Second Store in Richmond
The Fitzroy chicken juggernaut heads to 3121.
Richmond, prepare yourself for really f*cking hot bits of bird, courtesy of the poultry-smiths at Belle's Hot Chicken. The team behind the Nashville-style fried chicken joint and natural wine bar that has been doing a roaring trade in Fitzroy have just announced that restaurant number two will open this Friday, February 15, shacking up at 1/107 Swan Street. Or should we say... wait for it... Chicken Street?
Is this thing on? Oh nevermind.
Belle's Hot Chicken co-founder Morgan McGlone jumped on the lease at the Swan Street location last August. The restaurant will seat 100, and while further details are scant, we can expect a similar menu to the Fitzroy restaurant, albeit with a couple of extra sandwiches in both fried chicken and cornmeal-coated mushroom varieties. They'll also be well-stocked with the same selection of natural wines that have proven so popular north of the river.
Other than that, expect fried chook and plenty of it. The chicken at Belle's comes in wingers, tenders or dark meat (drumsticks and thighs) and runs the gamut in terms of spiciness from 'southern' (don't be a wuss) to 'really f*cking hot'. Extras and side options include pickles, mushrooms, fries, waffles, coleslaw and oysters.
Belle's Hot Chicken Richmond will open at 1/107 Swan Street, Richmond on Friday, February 19. In the meantime, you can visit their original restaurant at 150 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy.
Updated: Monday, February 15
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