Za Za Bazaar is fighting to stop the demolition of its restaurant that would make way for a new harbourside building. Bristol's largest restaurant is pleading with the community to object to the plans which it has said would close the restaurant for good.
Proposals led by CBRE Investment Management first emerged in 2021 to knock down the 1990s U-Shed building which houses Za Za Bazaar and B2B The Waterside. If approved, it would see a larger, four-storey building on the same footprint as Pero's Bridge including offices on the upper levels and space on the ground floor for three commercial units with access from Canons Road.
Bristol-based V7, which is managing the application, has said it is engaging with the restaurant owners to see if the proposed space suits their news. Za Za Bazaar told BristolLive it had not been approached by the building owners but is "open to discussions" with the developer. Za Za Bazaar has sublet the waterside space, which seats around 1,000 people, since 2011.
