Inside Sudbury's newest Italian restaurant Franco's

Francesco opened his first restaurant when he was 19 and has worked across Europe and Asia, including at a Michelin star restaurant in London.

Francesco has opened Italian Restaurant, Franco's, in Cross Street in Sudbury (Image: Newsquest / Will King)

The young owner, who is now 29, has now started his new adventure in Sudbury with Franco's Restaurant and says he is excited to serve local people high-quality home made food. 

The bar and tapas area (Image: Newsquest / Will King)

Inside is a modern bar where visitors can have small tapas plates and enjoy a drink.

The main dining area is a minimalistic medium-sized space with warm decorations, plants and the smell of garlic frying in the kitchen

Decorations from Francesco's travels across Europe and Asia pay tribute to the influence that different cuisines and cultures have had on the restaurant's menu.

The restaurant is situated at the premises of the former Boathouse restaurant on Cross Street and has a great location looking onto the river.

Interesting and unique decorations from Franco's travels surround the space (Image: Newsquest / Will King)

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The space is well lit and warm (Image: Newsquest / Will King)

The restaurant serves a range of traditional Italian dishes with an Asian twist, including Crab Linguine and braised black-garlic lamb. 

There is also a diverse pudding menu which includes Italian classics like Tiramisu.

Parma ham, Stracciatella and figs bruschetta (Image: Newsquest / Will King)

Braised black garlic lamb with Labneh and sweet potato (Image: Newsquest / Will King)

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Crab linguine with slow cooked tomatoes and chilli (Image: Newsquest / Will King)

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There is also an outside dining space with umbrellas and cushions looking onto the river.

Francesco believes that this area will be buzzing in the summer and will be the perfect place to enjoy a meal on a warm summer day. 

Outside seating area (Image: Outside seating area)

The young Italian owner believes that the restaurant and the menu still have "another 40% of potential growth and things will only get even better".

He added: "Things have been busy so far and we are still learning. The most important thing is that we look after our customers and ensure everyone has a good time. It's the small details that really count."