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Meet Adam our site manager – he makes sure the Arcade is in tip top condition day and night Adam is a man on a…

BAHA taqueria – is run by the team behind Oishii Street Kitchen, Connaught Kitchen and Moco Kitchen and serves hand-pressed tacos with authentic flavours from Mexico.

Meet Jo, Begum and Sheridan at Marmalades Cafe – serving high quality refreshments, always with a smile Marmalades is a quality independent café situated in…

The latest blog by Visit Norwich suggests you visit us to drop into Gyre & Gimble and Yalm Food Hall. “After all that shopping, you’re bound…

And now it’s time to go and visit some of the kitchens in Yalm Foodhall. Eric’s Pizza is run by Eric Snaith and his team…

If you are coming into Norwich for the festive lights switch on why not pop in to see the Royal Arcade. Our Christmas lights are…

Meet the team at Yalm Foodhall! Currently with seven, yes seven, local, independent kitchens serving up the best in Norfolk cuisine in its first floor food…

When darkness falls, our lights come to life to create a festive glow in the middle of Norwich city centre.

Our storeowners are doing a great job dressing their windows for Christmas. Lauren Rose Interior Design collaborated with Norfolk Dreamscapes to create a fabulous festive…

Meet Madeleine and Suzanne, the daughter and mother team that owns and runs JUNI & CO – carefully curating the best in beauty and wellness…

We had the pleasure of hosting Edd Smith of BBC Radio Norfolk. He recorded a piece about our Christmas decorations being installed, including an interview with…

So with Bonfire Night out of the way it’s time ot focus on Christmas. Over three early mornings our friends at…

Meet Lauren the founder of Lauren Rose Interior Design – creating beautiful spaces in clients’ homes Lauren set up her own business in 2021 and…

We’d like to introduce you to the people behind the great food that is served in Yalm Foodhall. So let’s meet Tom Ginn owner of Toast Kitchen – the architect…

Meet Niall and Chloe, who alongside Rebeka, manage the SOHO Fine Art gallery – the friendly faces of fine art in Norwich. SOHO Fine Art is a…

Meet Gemma the owner of Basil & Pip – the ‘florist with a difference’. With a 15-year career in hospitality and events behind her, she…

Fantastic news! One of our stores Gyre & Gimble was named the UK’s Best Gin Producer at the International Wine and Spirits Competition 2023. Congratulations…

Madeleine White of JUNI & CO has been appointed as an Advisory Board member of the British Beauty Council’s Sustainable Beauty Coalition. The British Beauty…

Meet Ric the owner of The Ethical Hairdresser – Norwich’s sustainable hair salon. Ric has been working in the hairdressing sector for over a decade,…

Meet Pepa, the manager of Izola (pronounced eye-zola) – the Norfolk manufacturers of fine fragrance and natural skincare. Izola is owned by Atlantic Folk, a…

We’ve got some exciting news! Brunch at Yalm has had a shake up. It now has breakfast menus from Souk, Eric’s Pizza and Baha in…

Meet Tim the owner of Macarons & More – a MasterChef contestant and purveyor of fine macarons. Macarons & More craft, make and sell a range of…

For the inside look at what happened at the recent Norfolk Food & Drinks Awards click here for the highlights reel.

Meet Jenny B the owner of Lady B Loves – the fashion boutique where vintage-inspired glamour and design make you ‘Feel fabulous, look gorgeous’ Jenny…

Over the next few months, we are running a social media campaign across LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook to showcase the many wonderful, independent stores we…

Oktoberfest takeover at Yalm Yalm will be celebrating Oktoberfest all this week with great beers, food and events. Check out the food and drinks menus…

What a great night everyone had at our food hall Yalm at the Norfolk Magazine Food & Drink Awards. Congratulations to all those who were…

We are delighted that, on Monday 18 September, Yalm Food Hall in the Royal Arcade will be hosting the prestigious Norfolk Food & Drink Awards,…

Historic England has just published its latest blog titled 5 Art Nouveau Buildings in England where it explores some of England’s beautiful Art Nouveau buildings, featuring…

If you are an amateur artist or photographer we would love to see you on Monday 11 September when we are holding an art and…

Tickets for the Norfolk Magazine Food & Drink Awards 2023 hosted at Yalm are now available!! The event on Monday 18 September will celebrate the…

It’s JUNI & CO’s 1st birthday and to celebrate on Saturday, MAYU will be taking over their 1st floor studio offering a selection of freshly…

JUNI & CO is hosting ‘An Evening of Vintage Make-up’ on Thursday 31 Aug, 7-9pm. Acclaimed make-up artist Louise Young will demonstrate how to create an…

We are going to celebrate our wonderful store owners by creating a new display in the glass cabinets at the Gentleman’s Walk entrance to the…

Check out this video from Madeleine White of JUNI & CO in the Royal Arcade who shares her summer morning skincare routine to protect you…

Yalm’s first pop-up kitchen Urban Chowk opens today. Yalm, based in the Royal Arcade Norwich, has announced that the first pop-up kitchen to open in…

Yalm has announced that the first pop-up kitchen to open in its main first floor food hall from Tuesday 1 August will be Urban Chowk…

The East of England Tourism Awards champion the very best tourism and hospitality businesses, celebrating quality, innovation and best practice across Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk…

Happy Norfolk Day! A county full of independent thinkers, innovators, eateries and retailers. We are proud to be home to many of them here in…

The Norwich Evening News has today published a lovely article about the opening of The Ethical hairdresser’s new salon in the Royal Arcade.    

The Ethical Hairdresser is now open. Owner, Ric Gardner-Collis, is committed to following sustainable practices throughout his business that are organic, biodynamic, vegan, cruelty-free, plastic-free…

We’re loving the new signage at Yalm. No ambiguity there then!         And seeing local signwriters in action was so absorbing.

It’s Seafood Week at Yalm so why not grab a table this week and enjoy the best of what our bountiful coast can offer. All…

Dan Searle, operations manager at Yalm, said he is expecting the change to boost custom, following the success of its first al fresco area on the…

Norfolk production companies and TV personalities short-listed We are delighted that Yalm has been chosen to host the Royal Television Society (RTS) East Awards 2023…

Basil & Pip will be running a collaborative workshop with the Little Pie Patisserie and Bloom Norfolk on Thursday 22 June, 5.30-10pm. A glass of fizz will greet…

Yalm is holding three special events in the second half of June that deserve your attention:   Sunday 18 June, 2.30-4.30pm Paint & Sip: an…

JUNI & CO is running an exciting Brighten and Boost Masterclass with the Pai Skincare team on Friday 23 June. The team will guide customers…

This Saturday (10th) at 5pm, Verity Burton is hosting a special art workshop in Basil & Pip using a range of mixed media, focusing on…

Norfolk Wine Week kicks off at Yalm with Flint Vineyard!

We are delighted to announce that The Ethical Hairdresser is going to be opening a salon in unit 3 of the Arcade later this month.…

Fancy brunch this weekend? You can now grab Toast’s delicious menu downstairs in Yalm’s ground floor conveyor belt bar!

If you see this flag hanging from our Castle St entrance tomorrow and wonder what it is, why don’t you ask yourself this question: “When…

Izola, the skincare and fine fragrance store , has introduced a new barber service to its first floor studio. AVOCA, run by Chris Kemp, is…

Great to see that we are featured in this BBC story about Historic England’s appeal to get more fabulous photographs of Norwich. Its appeal has…

It’s open! MILK’s new Dessert Bar is serving a fabulous range of desserts and its famous soft serve ice cream as well as breakfast pastries…

Desserts on a conveyor belt? Soft serve ice cream? What’s not to like?

With the Coronation on Saturday, many of the shops in the Royal Arcade of created some magnificent window displays. Well done Basil & Pip, Lauren…

Displaying the most beautiful lighting from Charlotte Packe Lighting. Wow wow wow!

Yalm, is to launch a new dessert bar at its iconic ground floor conveyor belt bar. The bar will be run by MILK and will…

Influencer, Shu Lin, recently visited Norwich and was delighted with what she found. So much so that she has written a guide about it for…

If you’re looking for a Mother’s Day gift with a difference then we invite you to come along and visit some of our stores that…

BBC content creator and YouTuber, Shu Lin, visited Norwich showcasing how affordable a place it is to visit. We’re glad we made it on to…

With Mother’s Day on the horizon why not get your gifts planned by dropping in to see Gemma at Basi & Pip for some inspirational…

The Eastern Daily Press (EDP) published a feature about what those in the retail and hospitality sectors  would like to see in the upcoming Spring…

If you like cinema then pay a visit to see the latest window display at Lauren Rose Interior Design. For March, they have given one…

One of our businesses, Lauren Rose Interior Design, was commissioned to give Big Sky Living’s show home and marketing suite at its Cringleford development a…

Perfume Making Workshop with acclaimed perfumer, Sarah McCartney, Sunday 26 March (£195) Founder of 4160Tuesdays, Sarah will run a workshop that will include sampling various…

It was great to get see coverage in the Norwich Evening News for Lauren Collins-Hines monthly window displays at her Lauren Rose Interior Design store…

Each month this year Lauren Rose Interior Design is using one of its display windows to showcase some of Norfolk’s brightest artists and designers. This…

There’s lots going on at Yalm in February and March.   Just take a look at the special events that are coming up.   Pretty…

Tim Kinnaird at Macarons & More has come up with this quite beautiful ‘Heart of Hearts’ for Valentine’s Day. If you give this to your…

Toni Lizzimore, who won the prize offered by the Royal Arcade in the Greater Anglia ’12 Days of Christmas’ competition, was welcomed recently when she…

Great to see Norwich and specifically the Royal Arcade or food hall Yalm and tenant Gyre & Gimble given a good mention in this international…

It’s true! As reported in today’s Norwich Evening News, Basil & Pip florists is open today! Hooray!

Just a quick reminder that our new florist Basil & Pip will be opening its doors to customers for the first time tomorrow so please…

We are delighted that our long standing friends in Marmalades have decided to renew their lease and will be part of our Royal Arcade community…

The New Year kicked off in a great way for Yalm with a fantastic review in Norfolk magazine. Here it is in full: The attention…

The Eastern Daily Press has published a great article about the opening month or so’s success Yalm food hall has had in the Arcade. Seems…

Great to start the New Year with some more good news. Basil & Pip florists will be opening on 26 January bringing fabulous blooming colour…

Fantastic news that we have passed the 2 million visitor milestone for 2022. Thank you all for coming and hope to see you over the…

Great news for Sonkai Bespoke Jewellers. They have been named as the best jewellery store in the UK in the annual Muddy Stilletos Awards. https://muddystilettos.co.uk/awards/national-results/

The EDP published an article looking at how independent retailers in the Royal Arcade Norwich were gearing up for a busy Christmas based on the…

Norwich Evening News ran a story investigating why the Royal Arcade uses the word ‘royal’ in its title. It’s because the Arcade was built on…

We have teamed up with Greater Anglia to offer a £100 prize in its 12 Days of Christmas competition. If you’d like to enter go…

This morning, Derin Clark of EDP Business, came to the Royal Arcade to interview one of our brilliant store owners Madeleine White of JUNI &…

The EDP covered the news that the opening of Yalm has helped to drive footfall to high for 2022. Really great to see the number…

We are delighted with the full page review of Yalm written by food expert Andy Newman in today’s EDP. “…Yalm deserves to succeed, and I…

Yalm held a packed out press launch for local media, influencers and bloggers on Monday 28 November and ther ewas a fantastic turn out including…

Great to see that the Royal Arcade and our new food hall Yalm are a key part of Norwich’s tourism proposition. Featured in Coach Tours…

It was great to see the Royal Arcade Norwich featured in this Daily Telegraph article about the best 15 cities in Britain for Christmas shopping…

Such has been the anticipation about the opening of Yalm that it’s made the front cover of the Norwich Evening News AND has the whole…

Yalm, the Royal Arcade’s food hall, is now open! With six kitchens to choose from on its first floor restaurant and a cool ground floor…

We are really pleased with our Christmas lights and decorations that have now been installed throughout the building. Why not pop down and take a…

We are delighted to welcome Basil & Pip as our next shop. Basil & Pip is a ‘florist with a difference’ that will be focusing…

The Norwich Evening News ran an article reporting on the success enjoyed by Break’s GoGoDiscover dinosaur trail it ran in Norwich and Norfolk throughout the…

Another great piece of coverage in today’s Norwich Evening News about Macarons & More renewing its lease. Really happy that Tim Kinnaird and his team…