Restaurant India News: Together Hospitality Brings Southeast Asia’s Street Culture to Pune with Izipizi Street

Together Hospitality has launched Izipizi Street in Kalyani Nagar at Pune which brings a new dining destination inspired by the street food cultures of Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Korea and Japan. The concept is based on the founders’ travels across Southeast Asia and aims to recreate the energy of its bustling streets through food, design and overall experience.

The launch comes at a time when more Indian travellers are exploring Southeast Asia and developing a taste for its casual, flavour-driven street food. While the market already has several fine-dining Asian restaurants, the group identified a gap for a high-quality, street-style dining experience that is more informal and accessible. The brand's concept, strategy, identity and overall experience design have been developed by Rare Ideas, a Pune based design studio who approached Izipizi  Street as a parent brand housing a network of independent hawker-style concepts.

Conceptualised by Karan Khilnani, Vijeta Singh, Hanoze Shroff and their team, Izipizi Street is designed as a vibrant, street-like space rather than a traditional restaurant. It features multiple hawker-style concepts, including Moto Moto Sushi, The Serious Robata Guy, Izi Dimsum Station, Pizi Noodle Bar, Kuri Kaw Kaw, Black Bear Boba and Tama Goro Café. Retail sections such as Everyday Mart and Same Same Shop allow guests to purchase ingredients and merchandise inspired by Southeast Asian culture.

Each section of the space reflects different countries in the region, aiming to capture a shared street culture rather than replicate a single city. The beverage programme also reflects changing consumer habits, with a focus on options that cater to both daytime and evening audiences, including those choosing to drink less alcohol.

“Izipizi is about the energy of a real street,” says Vijeta Singh, Partner at Together Hospitality. “The steam from the grills, the music, the noise, the spontaneity of walking in without a plan, that’s what we wanted to build. A place where you can stay for hours and feel the shift from day to night.”

“We travel frequently to different Asian countries, not just for the food, but for the overall street vibe,” says Karan Khilnani, Founding Partner at Together Hospitality. “While fine dining has its place, what was missing in the city was a good quality, street-style Asian experience that didn’t require an occasion. We wanted to create a space where you can walk in for deeply flavourful food and good drinks at any time, without it feeling formal.”

Adding another first to Pune is Song Room, the city’s first dedicated karaoke bar inspired by Korean karaoke culture. Designed as a glass-walled den accommodating up to 20 guests, it offers an intimate, high-energy pocket within the larger street setting.

Keith Menon, Co-Founder of Spiro Spero and the architect behind the project, describes the space as, “The space is imagined as a collection of lanes inspired by Korea, Vietnam and Japan - worlds that overlap visually, so you’re always looking through one into another. That layering creates the sense of endless discovery you experience on an actual street.”

The food programme forms the heart of the experience at Izipizi Street. “Street food across Southeast Asia is built on depth of flavour and precision in simplicity. We honour traditional sauces and techniques, cooking over high heat and letting quality ingredients speak. The menu moves between the comfort of Chinese and Thai street plates and the more premium, nuanced influences of Japan and Korea”, says Chef Hanoze Shroff, Chef Partner, Together Hospitality.