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Nick Tyrrell

The exciting plans that could make this city centre street a new Liverpool hotspot

Liverpool is continuing to transform, with new bars, restaurants and hotels popping up right across the city centre.

But until recent years one street hadn't experienced the same boom as some other areas of the city.

Now, with a number of recent openings and more on the way, Duke Street could be set to join nearby Seel Street and Bold Street as a magnet for Scousers and tourists alike.

Here are the hotels, bars and restaurants that could transform the well known road.

A new food and drink market - and it's not like the Baltic Market

Food and Drink market to open on Duke Street from Graffiti Spirits Group in 2019 (Graffiti Spirits Group)

The team behind the nearby Salt Dog Slims and Santa Chupitos are set to open yet another city venue - but Duke Street Food and Drink Market could add a completely new element to the city's dining scene.

The market will include a 60-cover showpiece restaurant, six kitchens, a sushi bar and a variety of artisanal produce and speciality drinks , the majority of which will be a mix of leading independent Liverpool talent.

Co-Founders of Graffiti Spirits Group, Matthew Farrell and John Ennis (Graffiti Spirits Group)

Co-founder Matthew Farrell said earlier this month that this venture will differ from Baltic Market in a number of ways , particularly that the market will be for sit down meals only.

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Next to the much-loved Mayflower restaurant, the market is set to benefit from a great location in the middle of Duke Street.

And it would join a growing number of restaurants on the street, with the nearby Brunch Club having just gone through an extensive revamp .

A late night bowling alley

First floated last year, this could be a major opening for the Ropewalks - and the city more generally.

Pins, backed by developer D2, was first announced a year ago and is set to reshape how people go bowling in the city , looking to market the event to adults in a much bigger way.

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It's set to open in an old warehouse on Duke Street.

The venue's licensing application for part of the premises is still ongoing, but it could be end up being Liverpool's first late night bowling alley and see the city follow in the footsteps of London and Manchester.

A four star hotel

Drivers in the city centre will be familiar with the open car park just off Duke Street, but that could be set to disappear in favour of a four star hotel.

Developer Legacie, which is behind a massive apartment block in the Baltic Triangle , has put in plans for a 250 bedroom on top of the car park site, which it calls a 'blight' on the area - and they're hoping it will bring even more people on to the street.

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The company's founder told the ECHO earlier this year he hopes the new hotel will help finish 'the remaining chapter of Duke Street's regeneration story' .

And two aparthotels down the road

Not far away, in a set of decrepit four townhouses, another aparthotel is set to spring up on the street.

Plans for the hotel, spearheaded by Henry Space Developments, have been on the table for a number of years, but last week Liverpool council approved slightly altered plans for it.

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That would see the houses renovated and an eight storey extension added on the back.

And just down the road the EPIC aparthotel, which also occupies old townhouses, has now been open for well over a year .

And a boutique hotel and bar at the bottom of the street

(LIVERPOOL ECHO)

Finished at the end of last year, the fourteen bedroom Lock and Key offers yet another dimension to Duke Street's changing fortunes .

Like other buildings on the road, the late 18th century Georgian buildings had fallen into repair, but after extensive work they've been restored and modernised.

Sitting at the bottom of Duke Street, and with a bar attached to the hotel, Lock and Key's location means it's in a good place to benefit from tourists moving through the city centre.

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