The 10 restaurant and bar closures that shocked Greater Manchester in 2025

Greater Manchester has one of the most exciting and fastest-growing restaurant scenes on the planet – but that doesn’t make our city immune from hospitality closures, as 2025 has shown.

Given the economic climate and the increasing pressures on hospitality, it’s actually shocking (and a relief) that we haven’t lost even more beloved local spots.

In 2025, there have been some high-profile closures in Manchester that no one saw coming, as we bid a sad farewell to some local legends.

The good news is that the number of openings still outstrips the number of closures – you can see some of the biggest spots we welcomed last year HERE.

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Almost Famous

Greater Manchester

It’s no surprise that this was one of the biggest stories in Manchester in 2025, because we simply could not believe our eyes when Almost Famous announced its closure.

The burger craze of the mid-2010s may have died down, but this spot had always felt like a Northern Quarter OG with a loyal enough following to stand the test of time.

Alas, it closed its doors very suddenly back in January, shortly followed by its sister smash burger brand Super Awesome Deluxe, with a staggering outcry and a lot of fall-out locally.

Thankfully, a short while later it was rescued by the team behind PINS Social Club.

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Hip Hop Chip Shop

Ancoats

Another sad day for the Manchester food scene arrived in February, when Ancoats favourite The Hip Hop Chip Shop announced its closure.

Having first opened in 2014 as a street food stall, to opening their own site in Ancoats, the present financial pressures took their toll, and Hip Hop Chip Shop shut its shutters just a few weeks later.

We still fantasise about their battered halloumi.

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Another Heart To Feed

Northern Quarter

It felt like one of the Northern Quarter’s top brunch spots, and with queues around the block nearly all the time, seemed like a safe spot.

But the award-winning Another Heart to Feed’s popularity was not enough to overcome the challenges facing the industry.

In their statement, this lovely brunch spot and wine bar thanked customers and staff, past and present – you can read more here.

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Mother Mary’s

Oxford Road

One of Manchester’s newest Irish bars announced its sudden and immediate closure in November, citing financial pressures.

Mother Mary’s took over the old student haunt that was Font bar, just off Oxford Road, filling the venue with a state-of-the-art sound system for hosting live music and club nights.

It was much more than just an Irish bar and had become a safe space for so many locals – accessible, queer-inclusive, independent, and dedicated to championing local talent.

The Guinness was always flowing but it seems the river of cash dried up, and the heartbroken owners announced Mother Mary’s is no more.

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Sandinista

Manchester City Centre

One of Manchester’s most legendary bars closed its doors after 13 beautiful years in the city earlier this year, shocking us and everyone who loved it.

Sandinista quietly shut down in October, throwing one final knees-up for loyal (and very sad) punters.

The bar, just off St Ann’s Square, was famed for its menu of beers, tequila, and cocktails, including a pint of Zombie served on fire.

There’ll never be another one like it.

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Bohemian Arts Club

Stockport

Stockport lost a good one back in September – Bohemian Arts Club, the stunning cocktail bar launched by Blossoms frontman Tom Ogden and his wife Katie, closed for good.

It had been a much-loved addition to town, a real vintage-style speakeasy serving top quality drinks, and you could feel all the love the couple had poured into it (even down to the heart-shaped chairs handmade by Katie’s mum and dad).

Thankfully, it stayed in the family – Katie’s incredibly successful Bohemian Salon has expanded from downstairs to take over the entire three-storey building.

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Feel Good Club

Northern Quarter

After five incredible years in the city, brewing up some of the finest coffee, serving an all-day brunch menu full of all your favourite comfort food dishes, hosting countless events, and just generally being a wholesome community space for anyone and everyone who needs it, it’s the end of the road for Feel Good Club.

Founders Kiera and Aimie sadly announced they would be closing the doors to their Northern Quarter cafe in the summer, after struggling to stay afloat this past year like so many other local indies.

They said: “We’ve had the time of our lives, and met the most incredible people along the way.”

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Kala

Manchester City Centre

It was part of Gary Usher’s acclaimed group of restaurants, but Elite Bistros shut down one of its top spots earlier this year.

City centre bistro Kala closed for good back in June, with a heartfelt and very honest statement.

Usher wrote: “Thank you to all the team past & present & I’m so sorry to all of you and all the guests that I couldn’t create something with longevity.”

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Medlock Canteen

New Jackson

Just months after celebrating its first birthday, Medlock Canteen announced it was moving out of the Deansgate Square neighbourhood.

The brilliant local restaurant served a really gorgeous menu that included rotisserie chicken, full English breakfasts, and quite possibly Manchester’s best Caesar salad.

It was all proper hearty food that you actually want to eat, with a stunning mid-century restaurant space and great drinks too.

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Osma

Prestwich

Prestwich’s burgeoning restaurant scene was dealt a major blow at the start of 2025, when Osma announced its closure.

The Scandi-esque restaurant was a front-runner of Prestwich’s ever-growing food and drink scene since it opened in 2020, fronted by Manchester born Danielle Heron, who you might recognise from the Great British Menu and MasterChef: The Professionals 2024, alongside Sofie Stoermann-Naess.

You can still find their brilliant cooking at Exhibition in the city centre, but as for the restaurant itself, Osma said they ‘struggled to find experience staff, leaving us with little to no personal life’.

Sorely missed.

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Featured Image – The Manc Group