Pizzeria Romana at Charing Cross has been shut since a blaze ripped through the building in April 2019.
Smoke from the fire could be seen all across St Helier and the pizzeria was forced to relocate to temporary premises at Cheapside.
But now it looks like the restaurant is due to return to its former home after a planning application for the site was submitted.
No documents have been uploaded to the States planning website yet, and business owner Tony Pigliacelli said the landlord and architects were working on the new design of the building and the restaurant – named on the application as Romana Pizzeria & Steak House – and that he hoped
to be able to move back in as soon as possible.
Mr Pigliacelli said: ‘I haven’t been involved in a lot of it, but I know an application has gone in and there will be a lot of changes to the downstairs area with disabled toilets.
‘The landlord has said they hope to possibly have it ready for November, but it might be a few more months that we have to stay in our temporary place.
‘We are doing OK in the temporary place and are still busy with our loyal customers.’
He added: ‘I would love to be back in there before Christmas – I am really looking forward to getting back in there.’
The fire ripped through the restaurant as diners were enjoying their lunch, forcing an evacuation of the grade-three listed property and other nearby buildings.
