A national street food chain has been given the green light to open its first Norfolk restaurant in a former Norwich bank.
Pho Vietnamese Street Food will open in the former Royal Bank of Scotland branch at 5 Queen Street, which closed in March 2022.
The chain will offer its signature pho bowls, which are the national dish of Vietnam, along with a selection of salads, noodles and curries.
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Its closest site is currently almost 60 miles away in Cambridge.
Planned opening hours are yet to be announced but it is believed the restaurant will follow similar hours to its Cambridge branch, which opens from midday to 10pm from Sunday to Thursday and until 11.30pm on Friday and Saturday.
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Pho will install a wall-mounted illuminated menu box along with other signs at the site, which is next to the Revolucion de Cuba bar and restaurant.
The chain has a host of stores nationwide, including in Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham and several in London.
It was started in 2005 after its founders had travelled to Vietnam and fallen in love with the food.
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