Double deal on Exeter restaurants

He has relaunched Thirty 8, a popular wine bar in the Southernhay area, as a chic 100-seat wine bar and restaurant called Rendezvous 10 which offers more than 100 wines and champagnes from around the world.

The sale included a converted chapel and garden that Rozario has transformed from a sandwich bar into a delicatessen called Chapel Deli.

Stonesmith sold the leasehold off a guide price of £155,000 on behalf of BSB Enterprises.

Under Rozario's ownership, Havana (now Havana 10) in the Quayside district has become a 200-seat, first-floor café bar with another 40 seats outside and a bar/function room for around 80 guests.

Stonesmith sold the property in an off-market deal for local restaurateur Edmond Davari, who still owns Cohiba and Al Farid in Exeter and other operations outside the city.

Havana 10

By Angela Frewin