20,000 food and drink fans from across the Midlands have visited new Midlands food and culture venue Dockworks Waterfront in its first two months, the team behind the destination have revealed.

Celebrating the success of their new Dudley waterside home, Digbeth Dining Club bosses have also doubled down on a commitment to building the ‘ideal community space’ for the Black Country, working with visitors and regulars to refine their food, drink, and events offering for the summer.

60 street food traders at the 7,000 square foot former steelworks site in Brierley Hill, reimagined with a £500,000 refit, have served 20,000 meals to visitors since opening in late February 2026.

Staff at the day and nightlife destination have served 3,000 pints to accompany in the same time, also welcoming around 500 dogs with owners, including two Great Danes and 20 Daschunds.

In addition to supporting scores of the region’s best established street food businesses with regular on-site trading weekly opportunities between Thursdays and Sundays, DDC is also supporting a new generation of food creators at Dockworks Waterfront.

A selection of participants from the West Midlands Street Food Incubator scheme funded by West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker, and delivered by DDC and the Nationwide Caterers Association, will be invited to trade at the DY5 site - beginning with Brierley Hil fledgling smash burger brand Streatery over the May Bank Holiday weekend.

DDC will launch a summer programme at Dockworks Waterfront in the coming weeks, with live music over the May Day and Whitsun Bank Holiday weekends.

Dockworks Waterfront is open between 1600-2200 on Thursdays, 1200-2300 on Fridays and Saturdays, and 1200-2000 on Sundays. For more information, including food traders and event listings visit the DDC website here.