NORFOLK — It was around 8:30 p.m. on a recent Friday at The Banque when things began pulsing. The house lights had dimmed and hip-hop baselines were infusing The Banque’s country and western playlist.

Hudson has had a second wind with the openings of Via Cassia, Manor Rock, Saint Florian and Banque. The latter, at 544 Warren St., is in a renovated 1927 Farmers National Bank building with tall, ...