Fiction Kitchen relocating to Gateway Plaza

Popular vegetarian restaurant Fiction Kitchen is moving out of downtown Raleigh.

Robert Brown Public Relations announced Wednesday that the restaurant is relocating to Gateway Plaza, which is located at the intersection of Crabtree and Capital boulevards in Raleigh. It is home to Union Special bakery and Mordecai Beverage Co.

Fiction Kitchen opened in 2013 on South Dawson Street in downtown Raleigh. The vegan and vegetarian menu has been very popular over the past decade.

“We plan to bring over the style that everyone knows as Fiction Kitchen. Our atmosphere has always been creative, playful and lively, just like our plates. We want to continue investing in the arts of our community members and employees, inside and outside the kitchen,” Fiction Kitchen chef Caroline Morrison said via a news release.

The new location will have larger larger refrigeration and dish spaces and ample parking, she added.

Fiction Kitchen will remain open at its current location until the new space is finished construction.

Gateway Plaza also announced that the people behind Centro, Locals Seafood, and Ex-Voto are teaming up to open a new Latin American bar and restaurant called Mala Pata.

Mala Pata will feature a variety of Latin American dishes that showcase the use of fresh masa, ground in-house from heirloom Mexican corn.

Opening at the same time will be Peyote Mini-Mercado, a late-night ghost bar and market that will serve the communal alleyway. There, customers will be able to order takeout and to-go drinks as well as desserts and bulk items from Mala Pata’s masa production.

Construction on these restaurants is expected to begin later this month. The restaurants hope to open in the summer.