First it was going to be be Indian street food, then Fat Cat was set to jump ship and re-open across the road. Now it appears a THIRD operator will be moving in to a vacant property in Nottingham city centre.
The building in Chapel Bar has stood empty since Sinatra restaurant closed in May 2017 after a council eviction notice.
But it has, from time to time, sparked a number of potential takeovers. In May 2017, Indian street food and cocktail bar Zindiya put in a bid which didn't come to anything.
The owners of Fat Cat were planning to relocate next month to the site opposite the existing bar after being granted a licence to stay open up 1.30am seven days a week - but they pulled the plug.
"This was very important to enable us to continue to cater for customers loyal to the brand with no disruption, as well as allowing us to move to premises better suited for our future plans for the brand," said a representative at the time.
Now, it could be third time lucky with the property being let to Deutscher Döner, a new healthy kebab concept run by an independent restaurateur.
It is expected to open its doors in May.
Jack Shakespeare, of FHP Property Consultants which let the building, said: “Chapel Bar, Long Row and the surrounding vicinity already has a fantastic catering offering and I’m sure this will be welcomed to the mix by the people of Nottingham.
"Along with adding value to the upper floors by converting them to residential we have achieved a great result for our client here and are now marketing the freehold investment.
“This letting continues to demonstrate that there is vitality in the thriving independent market across the region and despite the national press headlines damning the high street, we are still seeing new entrepreneurial businesses open across the city.”
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