Manchester
Coverage highlights foodservice and hospitality developments across Manchester, with a focus on high-activity areas such as the Northern Quarter, Ancoats, Spinningfields, and Deansgate. Reporting includes restaurant and bar openings, independent brand growth, investment trends, and evolving footfall dynamics. Insight is tailored for operators tracking urban trading patterns, premium casual formats, and consumer behaviour in one of the UK’s most competitive city markets.
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Nov- 2025 -14 NovemberRestaurants
New Afro-fusion restaurant Chillz opens in Manchester
A new Afro-fusion restaurant has opened on Chapel Street in Manchester after a fully booked launch weekend. Chillz Restaurant Bar and Lounge, which first opened in Failsworth in 2020, has moved into a two-level venue behind the National Football Museum. The site includes two dining rooms seating more than 100…
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3 NovemberAwards & Events
Walk for Wellbeing reaches £500k to support UK Hospitality
Nationwide initiative Walk for Wellbeing has raised more than £500,000 for the UK charity Hospitality Action since its launch in 2020. This year’s event, held in October, saw more than 1,400 people from across the hospitality industry take part – the highest number to date – raising £165,000. Funds from…
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Oct- 2025 -24 OctoberFood and Drink
The Athenian marks 10 years with new Boxpark Wembley opening
Greek street food brand The Athenian will mark its 10th anniversary on 14 November 2025 with the opening of a new restaurant at Boxpark Wembley. Founded in 2015 by chief executive Tim Vasilakis, the company began as a series of London market stalls serving gyros and souvlaki made with freshly…
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23 OctoberRestaurants
Sticks’n’Sushi to open first Manchester restaurant next spring
Danish restaurant group Sticks’n’Sushi is to open its first Manchester restaurant next spring, marking the next stage in its UK growth. The new venue will occupy a two-storey site in Spinningfields, the city’s financial and dining district, becoming the group’s 17th restaurant in the UK and following a recent launch…
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17 OctoberRestaurants
Hard Rock Cafe UK losses widen to £7.5m
Hard Rock Cafe UK Limited has reported a loss after tax of £7.5m for the year to 31 December 2024, which widened from a £0.9m loss a year prior. According to the group’s filing at Companies House, sales fell to £29.2m from £32.5m the previous year, driven by lower restaurant…
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15 OctoberFood and Drink
Pins Social Club reveals new Manchester location
Pins Social Club has confirmed plans to open a new venue in Manchester in late spring 2026. The company has submitted a planning application for the major new, multi-million-pound site in the newly refurbished Sunlight House building on Quay Street. The new venue will be located in the basement of…
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Sep- 2025 -26 SeptemberRestaurants
Bullgogi to open UK’s ‘largest’ Korean BBQ restaurant in Manchester
Bullgogi, the Korean barbecue brand owned by Maguro Group, is set to open what it says will be the UK’s “largest” Korean BBQ restaurant in Manchester on 10 October. The new 165-cover site at Piccadilly Plaza will be the second Bullgogi in the UK, following its Notting Hill Gate opening…
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23 SeptemberAwards & Events
Full list of winners for AA Hospitality Awards 2025 unveiled
Chef Gareth Ward of Ynyshir and sommelier Nataliia Maiseionok of Fischer’s Baslow Hall were among the headline winners at the AA Hospitality Awards 2025 in London. The event, held at JW Marriott Grosvenor House, brought together more than 960 guests from across the sector. Awards were presented in 18 categories,…
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22 SeptemberRestaurants
Mowgli moves into delivery with exclusive Uber Eats partnership
Mowgli Street Food has ventured into delivery for the first time through an exclusive national partnership with Uber Eats. The group said the move marks the “beginning of an exciting new chapter” for the brand, as signature street food dishes like Gunpowder Chicken, Angry Bird and Tamarind Treacle Fries and…
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19 SeptemberFood and Drink
Zambrero UK appoints first franchise development agents
Zambrero UK has announced the appointment of its first franchise development agents, Damian Bennett and Dawn Catherall, to drive expansion in the Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire region. Bennett and Catherall both bring over 20 years of franchising expertise, having previously spearheaded growth in this region for worldwide quick-service restaurant…
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