The Ivy Manchester set to be the ‘largest restaurant to open in the UK this...
The Ivy has finally confirmed the opening date of its forthcoming Manchester restaurant, one of the most highly anticipated branches in the brand’s ever-growing franchise. The new space will feature...
View ArticleAiden Byrne set to relaunch northern favourite Manchester House
Manchester House, which suffered a shock closure in October, is to reopen, with chef Aiden Byrne back in the kitchen. OMG. Talk about musical chairs. Byrne is returning to Manchester House after...
View ArticleManchester’s El Gato Negro group to launch Middle Eastern restaurant
The Manchester-based El Gato Negro team, which is “still smashing it” at its flagship Iberian restaurant, is soon to launch a third venture in the city. In September, we reported the group would be...
View ArticleBrian Hughson takes the reins at Manchester’s buzzing 20 Stories
Manchester’s bold and glitzy 20 Stories fared well in our 2019 guide. The restaurant, which launched last year, has so far lived up better to the D&D brand than some of its other launches,...
View ArticleA look inside Kala, Gary Usher’s new Manchester venture
Gary Usher broke a crowdfunding record to open Kala, his latest restaurant in Manchester. After seeing £100,000 flood in in less than 24 hours, Usher said: “I am honestly struggling to get my head...
View ArticleAlbert’s Schloss owners to open Albert Schenke in Liverpool
The team behind Albert’s Schloss in Manchester is to launch a new site, Albert’s Schenke, in Liverpool later this year. Restaurant group Mission Mars have seen success at Schloss, which reporters...
View ArticleTom Kerridge to oversee new Manchester hotel
Celebrity chef Tom Kerridge has come aboard for one of Manchester’s most high-profile openings of recent years. He steps into the shoes originally destined for Michael O’ Hare: impresario behind Leeds...
View ArticleSix by Nico to launch in Manchester
Six by Nico, chef Nico Simeone’s three-strong chain, is to launch in England for the first time. The Scottish chef, who was born to Italian parents, is to open in Manchester with a 66-cover site...
View ArticleTom Kerridge to launch The Bull & Bear in Manchester
Tom Kerridge is opening a restaurant in Manchester. The Bull & Bear, in the Stock Exchange Hotel on Norfolk Street, will launch on November 15, and will feature Kerridge’s famed style of cooking,...
View ArticleRosa’s Thai to launch in Manchester – apparently there’s no stopping it
Rosa’s Thai is continuing its national expansion with aplomb as the brand sets itself up to open in Manchester. The Thai chain will launch in Spinningfields in a spot vacated by the Handmade Burger...
View ArticleRestaurant MCR has closed – and this time it’s for good
Restaurant MCR, previously known as Manchester House, has closed again. Chef director Aiden Byrne announced the news in the Manchester Evening News and said this time the restaurant has shut for good....
View ArticleManchester restaurant group Tre Ciccio enters administration
The Manchester-based Italian restaurant group Tre Ciccio has been placed in administration. The group operated three restaurants in Altrincham, Bramhall, and Ramsbottom, but the Bramhall site closed...
View ArticlePopular Manchester restaurant founder dies during lockdown
The founder of a Manchester restaurant institution has died aged 71. Jhunu Miaya Dangol, who helped establish The Great Kathmandu, in Disbury, died on Monday April 6. Dangol set up the restaurant with...
View ArticleNew Mediterranean restaurant to open in former Manchester hardware store
A new restaurant is opening in a former hardware store in Manchester. That’s right: some positive, independent restaurant news! The Mediterranean concept is set to launch in the middle of next month...
View ArticleManchester hospitality leader files legal challenge due to Tier 3 restrictions
Hospitality leaders in Greater Manchester have launched a legal challenge against the government after the region was placed in Tier 3 (very high) of the new Covid-19 restrictions. The group claims the...
View ArticleEl Gato Negro owner to open Middle Eastern restaurant in Manchester
The chef patron of the El Gato Negro and Canto restaurant group Simon Shaw has revealed plans for a third Manchester dining spot, Habas. Habas will be a modern Middle Eastern restaurant and bar on...
View ArticleHigher Ground on solid ground in Manchester’s Chinatown
Ambitious former pop-up Manchester restaurant Higher Ground opens tomorrow in a permanent site in the city’s Chinatown, from the team behind Ancoats natural wine bar Flawd. Joe Otway, Daniel Craig...
View ArticleNordic chef for Shoreditch launch
Chef Anna Søgaard, who came to prominence at Manchester’s ultra-minimalist restaurant Erst, is to head the kitchen brigade at a new Shoreditch venture from the team behind Crispin in Spitalfields and...
View ArticleMartlet takes flight in Rochdale’s municipal marvel
A restaurant offering a ‘fine-dining’ take on classic northern dishes has launched in Rochdale’s newly restored Victorian Gothic town hall. The Martlet Kitchen, named after a mythical bird with no...
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