The team behind Pins Social Club open New York themed pizza bar in the city centre

The full-time venue is set to open on Colquitt Street this July, taking over the former Brewdog site and marking the next chapter for one of the city’s growing independent hospitality groups.

Goldie’s is the latest project from Daniel Gillbanks, David Scowcroft and Daniel Kelly, the team behind PINS Social Club, Almost Famous Burgers and The Dog & Collar, and in many ways it’s been years in the making.

For Gillbanks and Scowcroft, a long-running love affair with New York City, built across more than half a decade of visits, planted the seed.

Credit: Roadtrip Hospitality / Goldie's — Credit: Roadtrip Hospitality / Goldie’s

It wasn’t just the pizza that got them, though the pizza certainly helped, it was the whole culture of the slice shop. The noise, the ritual, the no-fuss theatre of it. The kind of place that’s the perfect spot whether you find yourself there in-between meetings on a Tuesday afternoon or on a late Saturday night out.

Goldie’s first came to life in 2024 as an incubator concept inside PINS Social Club, operating as a slice shop-within-a-venue while the team figured out what it could become. Two years on, it continues to trade well at PINS and will carry on doing so after the new site opens.

At its heart, Goldie’s is as much a bar as it is a ‘slice & pie’ shop.

The drinks list has been put together with the same care as the food, and features an eclectic selection that spans 20 taps of classic beers, local and fan-favourite crafts on tap, hype-fuelled frozen serves, a curated, brand-focused wine offering and a hero £5 Spritz serve.

Whether someone is pulling up for a pint and a slice or settling in for the evening with their date, the bar will have plenty to keep things interesting.

On the food side, the kitchen will be serving the real hero of the venue, 22-inch New York City-style pizzas, available by the ‘Hot Slice’ or as ‘Whole Pies’.

Whilst New York slice shops remain a core reference point, the kitchen team are currently developing their own dough and sauce recipes and processes from scratch; the intention is to take the spirit of what makes that food so enduring and put their own mark on it.

Hot Slices, Whole Pies and Cold Drinks, that’s the offer, simply put.

As a venue, Goldie’s is being built around energy. Live sport will feature across the space, music will be central to the atmosphere and the views into the kitchen will give the pizza-making process its own kind of theatre.

A proper all-day spot that moves comfortably between a lunchtime slice, an after-work drink and a late-night session without missing a beat.

The project brings together the same in-house team responsible for developing and operating The Dog & Collar, PINS and Almost Famous, a group that has built a strong reputation in Liverpool’s independent scene and who will shortly be turning their attention to the expansion of PINS outside of the city.

Further details on the full menu, drinks offering and opening date will be confirmed in the coming weeks.