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COLLAB CANTEEN AND COFFEE SHOP SWELL OLD BANK RESIDENCY

COLLAB CANTEEN AND COFFEE SHOP SWELL OLD BANK RESIDENCY

EN route for a well earned pint in ‘home-made pub’ The Pilcrow we chanced upon the latest crafty, collaborative project from NOMA-base creatives. The Old Bank Residency opened its doors in January 2019 in the ...

8 April 2019

Streets ahead! Yakumama, Blue Caribou Canteen and Holy Crab all to open inside a week

Streets ahead! Yakumama, Blue Caribou Canteen and Holy Crab all to open inside a week

CRAB balls, poutine and empanadas are all going getting a roof over their head this April as three of the region’s finest street food traders open in permanent sites. First up on Friday, April 12 ...

8 April 2019 by Neil Sowerby

Honest Burger introduce their Manchester Special – aiming for a Runaway success

Honest Burger introduce their Manchester Special – aiming for a Runaway success

HONEST Burgers has announced the details of its Manchester special, which will be available exclusively at its Bridge Street restaurant when it opens on Monday, April 15. In a collaboration with local producers, the Manchester ...

8 April 2019 by Neil Sowerby

Nordie the perfect neighbourhood bar? Plenty of competition in Levy

Nordie the perfect neighbourhood bar? Plenty of competition in Levy

ODD to remember a time when Trove was a bold pioneer in Levenshulme, dispensing sourdough and a contemporary take on casual food. The original’s still there at No.1032 in the endless highway that is Stockport ...

7 April 2019 by Neil Sowerby

First look at Stockport Produce Hall – does it deliver?

First look at Stockport Produce Hall – does it deliver?

IN its opening week Stockport Produce Hall has had a stormier ride than Brexit. Veteran restaurateur/entrepreneur Steve Pilling delivered the food and drink deal he’d won the contract for in the Grade II listed building ...

7 April 2019 by Neil Sowerby

‘Suburbs Meets City’ Neapolitan banquet pits Tre Ciccio against Salvi’s

‘Suburbs Meets City’ Neapolitan banquet pits Tre Ciccio against Salvi’s

FESTA Italiana Manchester, the city's festival of Italian food, drink and culture (July 26-29), is this year hosting the first ever ‘Suburbia Meets City’ banquet. Designed to showcase the finest Italian food, created live by ...

6 April 2019 by Neil Sowerby

Northern Quarter vegan bar Folk & Soul has closed

Northern Quarter vegan bar Folk & Soul has closed

LESS than a year after opening the NQ’s all-vegan bar Folk & Soul has closed its doors. Co-owners Matt Nickson and Annabel Holland issued a statement on Instagram saying: “Hi everyone. As of now this ...

5 April 2019

Federal coffee house to open a second outlet – on Deansgate

Federal coffee house to open a second outlet – on Deansgate

A WEEK to go to the opening of a second Federal, bringing their gorgeous pastel de natas to Deansgate. The jury’s out on which is the best Manc version of these Portuguese custard tarts – ...

5 April 2019

Mamucium's Unlimited Sharing Menu – What a surprise spread

Mamucium's Unlimited Sharing Menu – What a surprise spread

MAMUCIUM is buzzing with new menus. Not long after opening (in late November) it launched an opulent Afternoon Tea. To be expected under an exec head chef Andrew Green, who had made his name at ...

4 April 2019

Smell the coffee – Ditto Music launch caffeine-fuelled hub in Oxford Place

Smell the coffee – Ditto Music launch caffeine-fuelled hub in Oxford Place

BRUNTWOOD are really getting down to business as they seek to establish their ‘West Village’ community, sweeping around from Portland Street through to Oxford Street. ToM’s waiting patiently for the whole jigsaw to come together; ...

4 April 2019 by Neil Sowerby

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