A restaurant is set to move into the former home of a much-loved chocolate shop in The Lanes.

Choccywoccydoodah in Meeting House Lane, Brighton, closed suddenly in 2019 due to financial difficulties after supplying customers with sweet treats for more than two decades.

Almost four years after the chocolate shop closed its doors for the last time, The Witchez has announced it will move into the site from its old location in Marine Parade, Brighton.

The restaurant, which specialises in European cuisine from Bavarian schnitzel to Czech fried cheese, was listed as a Travellers’ Choice on TripAdvisor last year and is the third highest-ranked restaurant in the city on the site.

While the restaurant does not yet have an opening date, work on redeveloping the former shop is said to be well underway.

A spokeswoman for the restaurant said: “We have been faced with a few delays - definitely more than expected due to the building being empty for a few years, but we are currently working our magic on the space and it’s starting to all come together.”

Founded in 2001, Choccywoccydoodah was the feature of its own TV series on the Good Food Channel between 2011 and 2014.

Documents revealed the company went bust owing almost £600,000 in taxes, as well as to landlords, staff and customers.