Bold Street could be about to welcome two new restaurants as plans to transform a pair of neighbouring retail stores have been revealed.

Turkish restaurant operator Elif, which has outlets on Queens Drive and Lark Lane, has confirmed that it will open a city centre branch in the former Looks luggage store in the coming weeks.

The new Elif could be joined by another eatery next door as plans to transform the adjacent Linen Warehouse into a café or restaurant have been submitted to Liverpool City Council.

Linen Warehouse on Bold St

Tano Properties – a subsidiary of Iliad Group, the developer behind popular Liverpool restaurants including Sapporo Teppanyaki and Il Forno – is behind the proposals to repurpose the site from a retail outlet into a food and drink venue.

The company’s residential & commercial manager Andreas Anastasiou confirmed to Your Move that the project is in the planning stages, but was unable to reveal what kind of eatery is envisaged for the site.

Although Linen Warehouse is currently trading, a report outlining the proposals indicates that the retailer is aiming to vacate the site when its current lease expires.

It reads: “Presently the property is tenanted by the Linen Warehouse Co, who have been seeking to end their lease at the site for some time and the property has provided difficult to re-let for Class A1 retail use, with the interest coming forward for combined café/takeaway use.”

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