Mon 30th Nov 2015 - Galvin brothers to launch flagship London pub serving craft beer and hot dogs Galvin brothers to launch flagship London pub serving craft beer and hot dogs: Michelin-starred Galvin Restaurants will launch HOP, described as a “Galvin Pub de Luxe” on what is currently the site of Galvin Café A Vin in Spitalfields Market in January. HOP will offer fresh unpasteurised Pilsner Urquell tank beer, a range of craft beers, a new menu featuring classic pub dishes and a range of premium hot dogs. HOP will become the flagship London pub for the recently created Galvin Pub Co. Their second pub, Green Man in Chelmsford, will be opening in summer 2016. The menu at HOP will feature pub dishes made with seasonal ingredients cooked using a mixture of classic and modern techniques. Designed by brothers Chris and Jeff Galvin, the menu will include slow-cooked beef cheeks in stout and caramelised carrots, Galvin-cured smoked salmon with soda bread, charred beetroot and goats curd salad, rarebread sausage rolls, grilled Suffolk pork and cider braised onions, flatbread with tuna and smoked aubergine, spatchcocked Cotswold chicken and green clementine trifle. HOP will also introduce the “Luxe Dog”, a range of gourmet hot dogs available to eat in or takeaway with Maille’s premium, seasonal mustard served fresh from the pump. Breakfast items, including egg and bacon rolls, toasted muffins and Eccles cakes will also be available “to-go”. Visually, the most striking difference within the space will be four large copper tanks containing unpasteurised Pilsner Urquell, three of which will be positioned above the bar. Pilsner Urquell will be delivering fresh unpasteurised tank beer from the brewery in the Czech Republic weekly. Each tank will be opened in turn, providing the freshest pint. HOP will also offer several different bottled and canned craft beers, as well as a boutique selection of wines on tap installed, supplied and maintained by OW Loeb & Co. There will also be notable aesthetic changes within the space, with new flooring and tiled walls being installed – classic pub design motifs but in a modern space. The kitchen will be semi-open, creating an element of theatre and a front terrace will allow for outside seating. The rebrand and refurbishment will also see the installation of a brand new kitchen, which will serve as the development kitchen for all Galvin sites.