Australians living in New York have been left confused after a popular Australian eatery popped up in the US under a different name.
Fishbowl – an Asian-inspired salad and protein bowl takeaway business – has opened its first outlet in the US.
However, its name has been changed to Thisbowl.
Many Australians living in The Big Apple were left stunned when they spotted the signage in New York’s NoHo.
“Surely this is Fishbowl but they couldn’t just name it Fishbowl,” one woman said in a clip shared on social media.
“I really hope it is, I’ve missed it.”
The store is set to open in mid-2024.
Nic Pestalozzi, one of three founders, said the company wanted to launch big in the US by cracking the New York market.
“New York is the absolute Mecca of retail in the world,” he said.
“We debated other cities. We thought, ‘should we go to Los Angeles or should we go to London’?
“But we said, ‘look, if we do that we will still need to prove that we can do N...
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