A popular Cardiff restaurant has announced it is closing as it looks for a new home.
3B's, or Bwyta Bwyd Bombai, announced that the restaurant has decided to close.
A Facebook post from the restaurant's page read: "We have had to take a forced decision to close the restaurant, as the landlord wishes to have the unit back as they are demolishing part of the High Street Arcade for a new development.
"We are looking for a new home for the restaurant and will soon update you of our new address."
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The restaurant, which is now temporarily closed, serves Indian street food and its unit was situated in Cardiff's High Street.
Sakshi Adkar, 45, owns the business with her husband and said it was "heartbreaking" to have to close.
The family-run business received notice from the buildings landlords in August last year. Sakshi said that the landlord wanted to activate the break clause and confirmed in December that the business would be given until March 7 to vacate the building.
"It's heartbreaking because we've just come out of lockdown. It's been tough for more than two years for the business so we were hoping that the landlord would show some consideration to us coming out of lockdown," Sakshi said.
She added that they are actively looking for a new location – preferably in the city centre.
3B's opened in 2016 in High Street Arcade and moved to the High Street location back in 2019, taking over the former Vom Fass site. "Soon after the lockdown hit us," Sakshi said.
"We traded in that place for around four to five months only before the lockdown came in in March and then we all know what the pandemic story is."
She continued: "It's so frustrating for the business to close for reasons that are not in my control. I'm hoping that we will be able to get the correct place in town to trade again."
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Customers of the restaurant expressed their disappointment in response to the post. "On to bigger and better things. Good luck," one person wrote.
"Sorry to hear this, but hopefully something will come very soon so that you can reopen," another said.
Plans have been approved to transform a hidden courtyard between two of the arcades with the former Emporium nightclub, which sits in the space behind Duke Street and High Street arcades, set to be demolished.
A new entrance would be created through an existing passageway off High Street Arcade to the scheme.
The plans would create four new spaces designed for independent bars and restaurants around a central open courtyard.
The scheme will also incorporate several current retail units and open up unused spaces on the first and second floors.
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