Jamie's Italian in Princesshay is expected to shut in the next few months, along with five others around the country.
The vote to leave the EU is being blamed.
The chain's chief executive says it is "a tough market", which has become even harder post-Brexit.
The closures will affect 120 staff nationally, but the company says it will try to find them work in other parts of the business.
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