Manchester

Aiden Byrne planning Salford restaurant and pub

28-Jan-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Aiden Byrne has announced plans to open a large restaurant and pub in Salford just weeks after the sudden closure of his Manchester flagship MCR.

Aiden Byrne closes Restaurant MCR

09-Jan-2020 By James McAllister

Aiden Byrne has permanently shut his Restaurant MCR site in Manchester.

Rosa's Thai Cafe to open third regional location

24-Oct-2019 By James McAllister

Rosa’s Thai Cafe is to open its first site in Manchester next year, as it continues to push forward with its regional expansion.

Thinking outside the lunch box

19-Sep-2019 By Tony Naylor

Lunch visits are falling in frequency, but are there ways restaurants can work around, or with, this change in customer habits?

UKHospitality stresses need to promote late-night sector across UK after Manchester blueprint unveiled

02-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

Trade body UKHospitality has welcomed Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s blueprint for its night time economy, and has called on mayoral authorities around the UK to adopt similar strategies.

Nico Simeone: "Making sure my food is accessible is the most important thing"

02-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

Scottish chef Nico Simeone launched his debut restaurant 111 by Nico in Glasgow in 2011. Earlier this month he brought his ‘ever-evolving’ Six by Nico restaurant concept to Manchester for his first opening south of the border.

Residency restaurant opens in Manchester

04-Jul-2019 By James McAllister

A new Manchester hotel restaurant concept is looking to collaborate with up and coming food traders to serve street cuisine in a swankier setting.

Restaurant radar: July 2019

02-Jul-2019 By James McAllister

From the launch London’s latest food hall concept to the opening of Patrick Powell’s first solo restaurant, here are July’s key restaurant openings.

San Carlo set to open first airport location

28-Jun-2019 By James McAllister

Italian restaurant group San Carlo is to open its first airport location in Manchester’s new ‘super terminal’, which is set to open next year.

Nico Simeone to bring his 'ever-evolving' dining concept to Manchester

19-Jun-2019 By James McAllister

Scottish-born chef Nico Simeone is set to open his first restaurant south of the border next month with the launch of Six by Nico in Manchester.

Simon Shaw to open second El Gato Negro in Liverpool

23-May-2019 By James McAllister

Simon Shaw, chef patron of Manchester’s well-regarded El Gato Negro tapas restaurant, has confirmed plans to open a second location in Liverpool later this year.

Huge halal steakhouse to open in Manchester

21-Mar-2019 By James McAllister

A halal steakhouse concept is to launch in Manchester this summer with what it claims is the city’s first dry bar.

Grafene is Manchester's latest fine dining closure

30-Jan-2019 By Sophie Witts

Manchester fine dining restaurant Grafene has closed its doors after less than three years of trading.

Mowgli lines up second Manchester restaurant

11-Jan-2019 By Sophie Witts

Indian street food group Mowgli is to open its second Manchester restaurant later this month.

Gino D’Acampo expands My Coffee & Deli Bar two months after launch

12-Dec-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Celebrity chef and restaurateur Gino D’Acampo has expanded his My Coffee & Deli Bar concept after eight weeks trading.

Friday Five: the week's top stories

23-Nov-2018 By Stefan Chomka

A round-up of the biggest hospitality stories you might have missed this week

Opening of the Month: Mana

16-Nov-2018 By Tony Naylor

Attracted by a wave of development, restaurant operators are flocking to Ancoats (aka Scrancoats) in Manchester. Mana is by far the most hotly anticipated of those openings

GG Hospitality to close The Rabbit restaurant

30-Oct-2018 By Sophie Witts

GG Hospitality is to close its fine dining restaurant The Rabbit, formerly Michael O’Hare’s The Rabbit in the Moon, next month.

Opening of the Month: Canto

17-Oct-2018 By Tony Naylor

Simon Shaw’s follow up to his acclaimed Spanish restaurant El Gato Negro brings modern Portuguese cooking to Manchester.

Manchester House restaurant enters administration

09-Oct-2018 By Sophie Witts

Living Ventures has put its Manchester House and Artisan restaurants in Manchester in to administration.

Veggie Pret is coming to Manchester

19-Sep-2018 By Sophie Witts

Pret A Manger is to open its first vegetarian-only store in Manchester next month.

Dishoom finally confirms a winter Manchester opening

28-Aug-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Dishoom will make its long-awaited Manchester debut this winter, having secured the license for a historical site it applied for last year.

Manchester's "first food waste catering business" to launch crowdfund

20-Aug-2018 By Sophie Witts

Real Junk Food Manchester (RJFM) is to launch a crowdfunding drive to create what it claims is the city's first food waste catering business.

Mission Mars secures £10m investment to expand

25-Jul-2018 By Sophie Witts

Manchester’s Mission Mars hospitality group has received a £10m investment to expand across the UK.

North's 'first food waste catering business' set for Manchester

17-Jul-2018 By Sophie Witts

Real Junk Food Manchester (RJFM) is to open what it says is the North’s first outside catering business to only cook with food waste.

Hopping off: O’Hare leaves The Rabbit in the Moon

05-Jun-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Michael O’Hare has left his The Rabbit in the Moon restaurant following a parting of ways with his Manchester-based backers Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs.

Two star chef Paco Perez to open Manchester restaurant

23-Feb-2018 By Sophie Witts

Paco Perez, the chef behind a number of Michelin-starred restaurants across Europe, is to open his first site in Manchester in June.

Friday Five: The week's top news

24-Nov-2017 By Sophie Witts

From the end of an era at Ormer Jersey to a new project for a Manchester chef, we round-up the top stories you might have missed this week.

Manchester restaurant abandons plans for stingray tank after online backlash

24-Oct-2017 By Sophie Witts

An upcoming £1m Manchester restaurant has abandoned plans to house live stingrays in its tank following an online backlash.

'Floating' restaurant planned for Manchester's Old Granada Studios

16-May-2017 By Sophie Witts

A new ‘floating’ restaurant could be set to open above the former Granada Television studios in Manchester.

Real Junk Food Manchester hits crowdfunding goal

06-Jan-2017 By Sophie Witts

A food waste restaurant headed up by a former Fat Duck chef is to open in Manchester after hitting its £20,000 crowdfunding target.

Malmaison founder to open Dakota hotels nationwide

19-Dec-2016 By Sophie Witts

Dakota - the boutique hotel group created by Malmaison founder Ken McCulloch - has revealed plans to open in all the UK’s major regional cities by 2021.

Bundobust opens Manchester restaurant

13-Dec-2016 By Emma Eversham

Leeds-based Indian street food and craft beer restaurant Bundobust is to open a site in Manchester this week. 

Bar Soba aiming to expand in to a national brand

06-Dec-2016 By Sophie Witts

Asian restaurant group Bar Soba is hoping to become a national brand after securing a £3m investment from the Business Growth Fund.

Olive Tree Brasserie seeks investors to grow

09-Nov-2016 By Sophie Witts

Modern Greek restaurant group Olive Tree Brasserie is planning to seek further investment to expand after opening its third site in Chester last month.

Roomzzz Aparthotels to open 97-bedroom aparthotel in York

31-Oct-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Planning permission has been granted for a new 97-bedroom Roomzzz-branded aparthotel in York, expected to open in summer 2018.

Michelin Guide editor: Manchester still falling short of a star

04-Oct-2016 By Sophie Witts

Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland editor Rebecca Burr has admitted that Manchester’s restaurants are continuing to fall short of the standards needed for a star.

Cheshire’s Flat Cap Hotels to expand following investment

20-Sep-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Flat Cap Hotels, the family-run pub and hotel group, is to expand after securing financial backing through private investment.

Gary Neville unveils plans for Manchester hotel and restaurant scheme

28-Jul-2016 By Sophie Witts

Former footballers Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs have unveiled plans to build a multi-million-pound hotel, restaurant and housing development in central Manchester.

East Coast Concepts receives investment to expand Neighbourhood and Victor's

29-Jun-2016 By Emma Eversham

Restaurant and bar group East Coast Concepts has received a multi million pound investment from private equity firm NorthEdge Capital to enable it to expand its casual dining brands Neighbourhood and Victor's. 

Business Profile: New Moon Co

10-May-2016 By Emma Eversham

With four gastropubs and four different restaurant brands, New Moon Co is building a diverse portfolio across the north. 

Industry pays tribute to Tim Bacon

03-May-2016 By Emma Eversham

Members of the industry have made tributes to 'vibrant, honourable and generous' Tim Bacon, chairman of Living Ventures Group, who died on Friday (29 April).

Drake & Morgan announces trio of new sites, including first two in Manchester

19-Apr-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Restaurant and bar group Drake & Morgan is to open three new sites over the next 12 months, including its first and second openings in Manchester, and a venue in West India Quay.

D&D London to open ‘game-changing’ Manchester restaurant

12-Apr-2016 By Sophie Witts

Restaurant group D&D London is to open its first Manchester venue in autumn 2017.

Solita buys Paul Heathcote restaurant sites

07-Apr-2016 By Emma Eversham

Manchester-based restaurant group Solita has bought two of chef Paul Heathcote's restaurant sites - The Olive Press and Heathcote's Brasserie in Preston.

itsu joins Leeds's 'fast growing' restaurant scene

23-Feb-2016 By Sophie Witts

Itsu is continuing its expansion in the North of England with a new opening in Leeds.

Paul Heathcote on selling his final restaurants and what the future holds

10-Feb-2016 By Sophie Witts

Former Michelin-starred chef Paul Heathcote MBE is to sell his two remaining restaurants this year to focus on other projects.

Eclectic Hotels reveals details of soon-to-open Kings Street Townhouse

08-Dec-2015 By Emma Eversham

Eclectic Hotels has revealed more details of the soon-to-open King Street Townhouse hotel in Manchester which owner Eamonn O'Loughlin has called an 'important landmark' for the group. 

Travelodge outlines plans for expansion in Greater Manchester

29-Sep-2015 By Emma Eversham

Budget hotel chain Travelodge is looking to grow its presence in Greater Manchester after exchanging contracts on two new hotels in the region and announcing plans to look for a further seven

Olive Tree Brasserie owner in talks with investors to fund roll out

15-Jul-2015 By Ruth Williams

Restaurant group Olive Tree Brasserie is seeking investment to roll out its Greek brasserie concept as well as a newly launched cocktail bar called Elia.