The Six by Nico chain has now been given the go-ahead to open a new restaurant at the Westgate Centre's rooftop terrace.

The chain, which started out in Glasgow, applied to Oxford City Council for a premises licence and it has now been granted.

Run by Scots-Italian chef Nico Simeone, Six by Nico offers diners just one option - a brand new six-course tasting menu served every six weeks.

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Each menu is themed on a place, memory or idea.

Previous themes have included the ‘Childhood’ menu of lasagne, mac and cheese and fish fingers, which is made of diced salmon served with kohlrabi.

Oxford Mail: A Six by Nico restaurantSix by Nico restaurants are now established across the UK with 17 venues in 10 cities, including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester, Liverpool and London.

While the original Glasgow restaurants only has places for 38 diners, the other restaurants have more than 60.

More than 40,000 guests dine at the restaurants over the course of a six-week cycle.

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A spokeswoman for the Westgate Centre said: ""We are always looking at how we can add new and exciting additions to the line-up at Westgate Oxford. We hope to be able to share more details about future plans for the centre very soon."

The licence will allow sale of alcohol, live and recorded music between 10am and 1am daily with opening hours of 10am until 1.30am daily and late-night refreshment between 11pm and 1.30am daily.

The Westgate Centre's roof terrace offers stunning views of the city centre.

Other bars and restaurants on the terrace include The Alchemist, The Breakfast Club, and Nando's.

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