Plans have been unveiled for a new bar and restaurant in the heart of Norwich city centre. 

First Draft Bar and Kitchen has applied to open a premises at the former Al Dente restaurant in St Giles Street.

If approved, the venue would serve food and accompanying drinks, including cocktails, wine and beer. 

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It would be open from 10am to 9pm on Mondays and Sundays, and 10am to 11pm from Tuesday to Saturday.

Early-stage plans submitted to the city council detail a bar counter, kitchen, prep room and toilets. But no further details have yet been released.

The proposals come just six months after the closure of Al Dente. 

The restaurant was launched in St Giles Street five years ago by Adriano Turco and it served a range of authentic Italian dishes, with a build-your-own pasta bar too. 

Its immediate closure was announced on June 12 on the Al Dente social media pages. 

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It said: "Thank you Norwich - the time has come to say goodbye.

"We’ve had five fantastic years, been through the highs, the lows and the challenges that the last few years have thrown at us.

"Watch this space for our team’s next project - ciao for now."