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Team behind El Gato Negro launching new restaurant focusing on authentic Portuguese food
It’s safe to say El Gato Negro has won every tapas-loving Mancunian’s heart. Which is good news, because the Spanish restaurant is about to get a sister restaurant hailing from the other part of the Iberian peninsula: Canto, a Portuguese restaurant in Ancoats. Details are thin on the ground at...
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Beatnikz Republic Brewing Co find permanent venue in a listed building and boasting 16 pumps
Beatnikz Republic Brewing Co have been hitting a bit of trouble when it comes to locking down a permanent venue, but they’ve finally got some luck. The independent brewers are moving into Dale House in the Northern Quarter, bringing their craft beer to the listed building and sharing an entrance...
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Wine, dine and shop 'til you drop in a shipping container at Hatch
Find Manchester's finest street food traders in shipping containers at Hatch.
Say hello to Hatch: the new home of street food. Situated under the Mancunian Way on Oxford Road, the arrival of the giant shipping container collective brings an ever-changing roster of street food traders, unique...
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There's A Vegan Tasting Menu Coming To Cottonopolis Next Week
Potty for plant-based: Cottonopolis will host a eight-course vegan tasting menu for one evening next week.
Plant-based Mancunians rejoice, as Cottonopolis has announced that its next vegan kitchen takeover will be kicking off on April 30th. This one-night only event sees head chef Joe Grant...
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Thomas Dakin Gin To Open City Centre Distillery
One of Manchester's oldest gin brands will be opening a new venue in the heart of the city next year. Due to welcome in its first customers in Spring 2019, the Thomas Dakin Distillery will feature two floors of gin-based drinking and activities, including a gin academy and visitor experience where...
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Two-floor Bar and On-site Brewing Facility Are BrewDog's Plans for Manchester Venue
BrewPub by Brewdog coming to Manchester.
The "punk" brewers, BrewDog are currently in the process of opening up a second BrewPub venue, this time in Manchester. If all goes to plan, the crowdfunded company could have its second venue welcoming guests through its doors at the University Green...
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Rudy's Pizza Is Coming To Peter Street This Month
After nearly three years of success with their Ancoats restaurant, Neapolitan pizzeria Rudy's will be opening their second location on Peter Street. Happily ensconced between Brewdog and Albert Hall, the renowned dough throwers will be bringing their delicious oven-baked pizzas to the masses as...
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Marco Pierre White to deliver steaks and grills to Canal Street with third English Chophouse restaurant
Marco Pierre White’s restaurant empire continues to grow with the addition of another of his English Chophouse brands. The venue’s been pretty successful elsewhere, with a restaurant in Birmingham and a soon-to-open one in London, with people attracted to the menu’s simplicity and the big...
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Prepare To Get Your Boogie On At This New Norther Quarter Bar
The brainchild of music industry minds Ben Spier and Keith Patterson, this new Northern Quarter bar is set to be the top spot for those looking for some great drinks, great music and great moves. With a bar run by cocktail entrepreneur and master bartender Ben Scorah, and a stripped-back basement...
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The Clink Charity Brings Café Staffed by Ex-Inmates to Manchester's City Centre
It's not every day you eat in a café staffed mostly with ex-inmates, but The Clink Café in Manchester looks to be another positive step for prisoners upon release. The Clink, a charity focusing on the rehabilitation of prisoners, has four restaurants located within jails. The Café is an...
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Articles by month
May 2018
- Chef restaurateur Gary Usher announces his sixth restaurant on King Street
- Team behind El Gato Negro launching new restaurant focusing on authentic Portuguese food
- Beatnikz Republic Brewing Co find permanent venue in a listed building and boasting 16 pumps
- Wine, dine and shop 'til you drop in a shipping container at Hatch
- Looking for a cardboard cut out of Ainsley Harriott? We tried Bongo's Bingo
- We Tried The Gin Masterclass At Alston Bar & Beef
April 2018
- There's A Vegan Tasting Menu Coming To Cottonopolis Next Week
- We Tried The New Kahlúa Brunch Club
- Thomas Dakin Gin To Open City Centre Distillery
- Cooking Up Meth - We Took The Breaking Bad-Themed RV For A Spin
- Two-floor Bar and On-site Brewing Facility Are BrewDog's Plans for Manchester Venue
March 2018
- Rudy's Pizza Is Coming To Peter Street This Month
- Marco Pierre White to deliver steaks and grills to Canal Street with third English Chophouse restaurant
- Prepare To Get Your Boogie On At This New Norther Quarter Bar
- The Clink Charity Brings Café Staffed by Ex-Inmates to Manchester's City Centre
- Booth Street Restaurant Pledges To Fund Hot Meals For The Homeless
February 2018
- Manchester City's Pep Guardiola teams with Michelin-starred chef Paco Perez for new Catalan restaurant
- Brewski is bringing poutine and craft beer to second venue in the City Centre
- Brothers Izakaya Brings Late-Night Japanese Cuisine To The Northern Quarter
- That's so fetch - Mean Girls Bottomless Brunch is heading to Manchester
- Manchester House - Manchester Restaurant Review
January 2018
- The Pen & Pencil are celebrating Chinese New Year of the Dog with a Pug Cafe pop-up!
- Polish Food Stall Gets Bricks And Mortar Restaurant In Deansgate
- Coyote Ugly is coming to Manchester and promising girls dancing on the bar and BBQ food
- Breaking Bad themed bar let's you cook up your own cocktails
- Festa Italiana Returns To Cathedral Gardens In July
- Manchester Beer Week Returns For Its Third Year
- New Restaurant Bar Brings A Taste Of Manhattan To Deansgate
- A massive vegan festival is coming to Manchester this Spring
December 2017
- New Deansgate Bar Offers Cocktails And Pizza
- Manchester's Highest Restaurant Will Have New Rooftop Terrace and Renowned Chef
- Alston Bar & Beef Manchester - Restaurant Review
- The Northern Quarter's newest secret bar is disguised as your average newsagents
- George's Great British Kitchen Make Plans for Manchester Restaurant and Gin Bar
- Dirty Martini - Manchester Bar Reviews
November 2017
- Watch Christmas Movies in a Victorian Swimming Pool
- New Cheese-focused restaurant hopes to open in March
- New Blues bar by people behind Crazy Pedro's delivers bourbon, live music and 10p chicken wings
- Naughty health-conscious eatery Love Thy Neighbour to open in Chorlton
- New restaurant and wine bar opens in The Range serving British small plates
- New Northern Quarter private members' bar judges your Instagram before you're let in
- An Immersive Love Actually Cinema Is Coming To Manchester
- Famous London Indian restaurant Dishoom to open in Grade II-listed Manchester Hall
- Restaurant With Hidden Courtyard Coming To The Northern Quarter
October 2017
- New Chorlton bar has more than 60 varieties of whisky
- This Christmas forest wonderland is coming to Manchester with tipis, live music and a hot tub
- Stop everything! You can eat Roast Dinner Fondue in Manchester
- Yard & Coop Introduce Foot High Chicken Burger
- New City Centre Bar Will Have A Massive Stingray Tank And Bollinger Bar
- New Authentic Spanish Restaurant From Couple Behind Tapeo Opens In Didsbury
September 2017
- Pay as you feel at Real Junk Food's supermarket-waste restaurant
- The Laundrette First Street - Manchester Bar Review
- We tried out the new Alchemist in MediaCityUK. Here's how we got on.
- Rave in a giant ice cave this September in Manchester
- Mason-themed restaurant to open in Manchester's former Masonic hall
- We tried out the ‘Bubbles and Berries’ 5-course cocktail progression at Cloud 23
August 2017
- Impossible - Manchester Restaurant Review
- A new industrial-style restaurant and dedicated craft beer bar are opening in Manchester
July 2017
- Manchester is getting a Mexican 'taqueria' filled with tacos and tequila
- Manchester is getting its own tomato throwing festival called La Tomatina
- Dive NQ up the ante every Friday with a bottomless drinks & bites offer
June 2017
- A newsagents has transformed into a Victorian restaurant called Fress
- New Manchester Bar will have Lickable Champagne Bubbles, Secret Gin Palace and Cryogenically Frozen Cocktails
- The Grill on the Alley - Manchester Restaurant Review
- New York-style bar brings gourmet hot dogs and decadent waffles to the Northern Quarter
- Cabana - Manchester Restaurant Reviews
May 2017
- Glaswegian Steak And Gin Specialists Opening First English Restaurant In Corn Exchange
- Secret And Sexy Cocktail Bar Behind Closed Doors Is Opening In The Northern Quarter
- There's an Italian festival headed our way this summer
April 2017
- Waygu beef, bottomless drinks and poached eggs? We try out the Cottonopolis brunch
- Grand Pacific - Manchester Restaurant Bar Review
- We tried out Manchester's Crystal Maze for ourselves...what was the verdict?
- An adult ball pit is coming to the Printworks
- MasterChef Simon Wood opens his first namesake restaurant in Manchester city centre
- Why You Can't Miss Cocktails In The City This Spring
- Team Behind Pen & Pencil are Set to Open a New Bar and Restaurant in Northern Quarter
March 2017
- Ginopolis is a new Manchester gin bar set to be a paradise for juniper lovers
- Iberica Spinningfields - Manchester Restaurant Review
February 2017
- Asian fables come to life in Panacea founder's new Japanese restaurant in Spinningfields
- The Refinery Spinningfields - Manchester Restaurant Review
- New 1920s bar opens in the heart of Grade II listed building
- Veeno - Manchester Wine Bar Review
- Luxury sports bar The Director's Box set to open on Manchester's Booth Street
- The San Carlo Group turn their attention to Neapolitan pizzas, opening a new restaurant in Manchester
January 2017
- Suri is bringing flavours of the Middle East and Mediterranean to King Street
- Organic and seasonal restaurant set to open with onsite microbrewery
- Rabbit In The Moon aims to stun Manchester with its 'Space Age Asian' cuisine
- Dirty Martini to open 10th venue in Manchester
- West CNR brings an all-day hangover haven to Manchester's Northern Quarter
December 2016
- Manchester United legend Gary Neville brings renowned Mahiki nightclub to Manchester
- Marmite-Inspired Menu Coming to Bill's In Manchester
- Seven Bro7hers Beerhouse brings the brewery's beers to Ancoats growing nightlife
- The first 'Pay As You Feel' Cafe is opening in Manchester
- Mexica spices up Ancoats with fresh Central American cuisine
- Crazy Pedro's Christmas Pizza 'Let It Dough' is its most bizarre creation yet
- Blow off some steam at a new axe throwing club in Manchester
- V Revolution reboots its vegan Manchester restaurant with some American classics
- Car-yard themed pop up Garage Bar speeds into Manchester
- Jimmy's plans to bring rock and roll back to Manchester's Northern Quarter
- GRUB's Christmas Food Fair returns to Alphabet Brewing Co.
