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Viva Italia Group submits plans for new Glasgow restaurant

Glasgow’s Viva Italia Group has submitted plans to Glasgow City Council to convert the former Zizzi at 31 Royal Exchange Square, that includes a historic A-listed building in the central square, into a 232-capacity restaurant.

Viva Italia operates Toni Macaroni and Mozza in Glasgow and Nardini’s in Largs.

The proposed new venue will have space for 156 diners, with an expanded upper mezzanine set to provide space for a further 76 seats.

The application states the intention to ‘reopen former Zizzi restaurant in Royal Exchange Square as a new Italian restaurant, creating some addition customer space with formation of a small mezzanine floor above existing kitchen/server area.’

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Innis & Gunn’s Beer Kitchen opens in St Andrews

Scottish independent brewer, Innis & Gunn, has rolled out its Beer Kitchen concept to 80 North Street in St Andrews, replacing The Glass House restaurant. The company opened its third Beer Kitchen at the end of November. It follows successful Beer Kitchen openings in Dundee and Edinburgh. 

Designed by Guy Morgan from Morgan McDonnell Architects, the bar restaurant hosts 12 different beer taps and a large selection of bottled and canned craft beers.

Dougal Sharp, Founder and Master Brewer at Innis & Gunn, said, “Each new Beer Kitchen gives us a chance to introduce great craft beer to a new audience. It’s always rewarding to bring this to another town and I’m looking forward to giving St Andrews a new place to enjoy craft beer.”

Innis & Gunn will also open its biggest bar to date in Glasgow in Spring 2017, which will include an on-site brewing facility.

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