Work on the £35,000 refurbishment is due to begin in the spring. The money will pay for a new youth cafe and coffee bar, which will be styled on a nightclub bar and have mood lighting as well as comfy seating.
The project will be funded partly by a £28,000 grant from Yanley and North Somerset Environmental Company.
Last year, the centre underwent a £250,000 programme of improvements, which included installing a new dance and recording studio.
Portishead Youth Centre senior youth worker Alan Rowe said he hoped the new cafe bar would open up the centre to a wider range of young people.
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