See inside plans for new Tower Street Food Hall in Ipswich

The Tower Street Food Hall, opening in the former Yates Wine Bar in Tower Street, opposite Tower Ramparts Bus Station, will feature a range of food stalls, two bars and a kids play area.

The three-storey building will have undergone a major fit out, with the premises currently being stripped out completely before being refurbished inside, while keeping many of the historical features of the building.

The view from the food market when you enter with food counters around the outside, the coffee and desserts counter on the right and seating in the middle (Image: Tower Street Food Hall)

The owner, Sandeep Singh, said that he wanted to keep the historic look, with the front of the food counters featuring wooden carvings to give a vintage feel.

On the ground floor, around the outside there will be a number of food counters selling a range of cuisines including Italian, Indian, Japanese and American.

There will also be plenty of tables and seats for people, as well as a coffee and desserts counter, a small bar and a children's play area under the stairs.

The view of the coffee unit and dessert counter. (Image: Tower Street Food Hall) What the front of the building will look like when it is complete (Image: Tower Street Food Hall)

On the first floor, there will be more seating and a larger bar area, offering local craft beers, wines and cocktails.

On the second floor there will be a banquet hall which will be hireable for wedding celebrations, events, parties and meetings.

Mr Singh said: "We wanted to have a nice family feel to the ground floor, and we will have a main bar on the first floor so people can still come upstairs and enjoy it while keeping an area for families.

Sandeep Singh, the owner of Tower Street Food Hall (Image: Tom Cann)

"With the second floor, we can set it up for people how they would like and people can have a bigger event if they wish due to the amount of space it will have.

"We can host up to 200 people across the first and second floor, while also serving regular customers on the ground floor."

The Tower Street Food Hall has been in the planning for two years, with Mr Singh liking the look of Trafalgar House, providing enough space following the closure of Yates last year.

The first floor of the Tower Street Food Hall which will feature a bigger bar (Image: Tower Street Food Hall)

Simon Anderson from Market Halls London has been a consultant on the project, and he has previously started a number of successful indoor markets in the capital city.

Work is ongoing on the building, with hopes the new Food Hall will be open before Christmas.

The new venue is set to create around 75 new jobs for people in the area.

The former Yates in Tower Street where the Food Hall will be (Image: Tom Cann)