Gilligate Cafe Number 8 will extend the opening from Valentine's Day

Starting on Valentine's Day (February 14th), Cafe No. 8 Bistro at Gilly Gate will open on Friday and Saturday for breakfast and lunch.

Number 8, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, is open from 5pm to 10pm on Wednesdays to Saturday, and from noon to 4pm on Sundays, with working hours on new Fridays and Saturdays from 9am to 12pm. This means breakfast is served between 2pm and 2pm. .

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Run by chef Chris Plugnell along with business partner Martin Gore, the bistro has been established for a long time in York's dining out scene.

Martin Gore and Chris Plugnell celebrate the 20th anniversary of Cafe No. 8, which celebrates the 20th anniversary of Cafe No. 8 last year (image: Haydn Lewis) So in 2009, it was named one of the nation's top 100 by Eat Out Magazine in search of the best diet guides, local media, internet and trade publications.

The number one at the time was Bray's fat duck, but the cafe ranked 87th.

Cafe no 8 Persian Spice Lamb Meatloaf From Lunch Menu (Image: Supplied) Chris, now a 52-year-old self-taught chef, said his son, Ian Plugnell and his friend Jed Rostron, 20, will run the new initiative.

Ian and Jed already work in the cafe, but under the new administration they will be Ian as the chef and Jed solo as the front of the house.

Cafe no 8 French toast with figs, honeycomb and whipped ricotta (Photo: Supplied) Martin, 61, said: “Ian is learning from Chris in the kitchen and works three to four days a week for about three years.”

“It's about bringing in a bit of a little younger energy, as it's hard to think about what to do again in 20 years and giving two young young people a little opportunity to express themselves a little,” Chris said. I did.

Jed said: “Ian and I have been friends since our first year at St. Oswald school in Fulford. We've never really separated.”

Jed Rostron is in front of the house (Image: Haydn Lewis) Ian said:

“It's a nervous excitement right now and we're trying to prepare ourselves.

“If we enter it, there's a chance we'll do more days.”

Ian Pragnell's behavior in the kitchen (Image: Haydn Lewis) The new breakfast menu includes a vegetarian breakfast with carrots and a full English with bubbles served with bacon, sausages and eggs.

To make a reservation, go to www.cafeno8.co.uk or call 01904 653 074.

Cafe no 8 eggs on bacon, sausage, bubbles and blots hash (Photo: Supply)