One of the internet’s most beloved bakeries, Get Baked, is opening its doors in Manchester.
The bakery is perhaps best-known for its most viral cake, a 24-layer chocolate overload inspired by the Bruce Bogtrotter cake from classic film Matilda.
Slices of the ‘Bruce’ cake, which are sold online, are so popular that weekly drops sell out almost instantly.
Get Baked also hit headlines several years ago with the bizarre ‘sprinklegate‘ row, where they were ordered to stop using their colourful cake sprinkles by Trading Standards.
As well as the world-famous Bruce cake, Get Baked also creates fudgy brownies, cookies, puddings, pies and cake jars, all very indulgent.
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And now the Leeds-based bakery has announced plans to open its first site here in Manchester.
Get Baked had already teased the news on social media, writing in their typically cheeky manner: “Hi Manchester. Guess who’s opening inside of you. That’s right…”
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They later shared a photo of what will become the new location – and it’s right in the heart of town.
Get Baked’s viral Bruce cakeGet Baked’s viral Bruce cakeCredit: Get Baked
It looks like Get Baked is set to open on Peter Street in Manchester city centre, taking over that weird pointy bit of the glass building that’s also home to Impossible.
It will put them right in between the city’s busiest nightlife venues (including Albert’s Schloss, Albert Hall, NQ64 and Revs de Cuba) and the popular venues over at the Great Northern Warehouse.
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Naturally, Get Baked’s quarter-of-a-million followers have welcomed the news of their Manchester opening with delight.
Onda Pasta Bar – another viral business which just yesterday confirmed it was opening its first proper restaurant here – wrote: “What a spot that is! See you soon.”
Another person joked: “On my walk into work?! Well, it’s been nice NOT having diabetes, but needs must.”
And someone else wrote: “Well, sh*t , this is going to get expensive.”
The exact opening date for Get Baked Manchester hasn’t yet been announced, but we’ll be keeping an eye on all things Bruce.
‘Manchester’s best lunch deal’ that’s only available for two hours a day
Daisy Jackson
There’s a cafe in the centre of Manchester that’s had queues all the way down the street thanks to its incredible value lunch deal.
Although it’s been in Spring Gardens for two years now, Meridian has remained one of Manchester’s best-kept secrets online, thanks to its decision to stay totally off social media until recently.
That hasn’t stopped the queues though, and they’re all here for the same thing – a loaded £5.80 lunch box.
Tucked away just off Market Street, Meridian is an unassuming cafe operated by founder Dan.
It’s much more than a coffee shop, with a menu of Asian fusion dishes served in the cafe, as well as for grab-and-go lunches.
The lunch boxes start from just £5.80, which gets you a box absolutely packed to the brim with delicious Chinese and South East Asian items.
You start off with a base of either egg rice fried, chips, or noodles; then lash on a sauce like Malaysian curry, Thai sweet chilli, or satay.
Meridian in ManchesterThe Meridian lunch boxes in Manchester
As for the toppings, there’s a massive list including popcorn salt n chilli chicken, Japanese gyozas, roasted pork ribs, tofu bites, and crispy spicy beef.
Plans officially submitted for ‘vibrant’ new food hall in Wythenshawe
Emily Sergeant
Are you feeling hungry? Good, because a new food hall is on the horizon.
That’s right – plans to transform Wythenshawe Civic have taken another exciting leap forward this week, as Manchester City Council and placemaker Muse have submitted a planning application to bring a brand-new food hall to the town.
Set to be housed within the three units next to the former Peacocks store – which has now been demolished – the new food hall will become a ‘vibrant’ destination for independent and local food vendors to attract people with ‘delicious and diverse’ offerings.
Developers also hope the new food hall will keep the suburban Manchester town’s centre ‘bustling’ throughout the day and into the evening.
The announcement that the new food hall is in the works comes as part of the already-announced plans for Wythenshawe Civic – with work to soon begin on everything from the public realm, and outside space, to the vacant office space above the existing Iceland-store, which will also be transformed into modern new workspace to support local start-ups and bring new jobs into the town centre.
Developers also recently submitted three separate applications to create 422 new affordable homes for social rent across three locations in the town centre.
“Listening to local people over the last year and more, we know that Wythenshawe residents want more from their town centre – more things to do, opportunities to spend time in Civic and night time attractions that give the area a lift and attract visitors,” commented Cllr Bev Craig, who is the Leader of Manchester City Council.
“This is the drive behind the Culture Hub. A place for local people with an interest in the arts to take part in creative activities, see a show or enjoy the cinema space – right in the heart of their community.
“This is another exciting chapter in the transformation of Wythenshawe Town Centre.”
Joel Chandler, who is the Senior Development Manager at Muse, added that developers are ‘moving at pace’ with plans to give the town centre the ‘regeneration it deserves’.
“The food hall will be a hive for a range of local outlets and will provide new spaces for the community to spend time in and give the town’s nighttime economy a major boost.”
Daisy Jackson -
26th March 2024 
