Eats

Inside Caravan, Manchester’s most exciting new restaurant opening

All-day dining from New Zealand, without the all-day flying.

Daisy Jackson - 13th August 2024

Caravan, one of London’s most popular all-day restaurant destinations, is finally ready to open its doors in Manchester for the first time.

Caravan is a hotly-anticipated eatery famed for its brunches, sourdough pizzas, coffee and cocktails, which has been slowly taking shape in the St John’s neighbourhood.

The huge new space is now complete, offering room for up to 170 diners plus a cocktail bar, a private dining room and a full working roastery producing some of the freshest coffees in the city.

There are massive floor-to-ceiling windows that will open all the way on sunny days, adding to the brand’s New Zealand cafe culture roots.

Caravan in Manchester has been decorated in neutral colour palette with loads of texture – brick tiles, natural wood, rattan lampshades, rust-coloured leather banquettes, and stone-coloured crockery. It’s beautiful.

A central bar is well-stocked with wines and spirits for their list of cocktails, including their delicious tiramisu martini, made with caravan espresso and salted caramel syrup.

The restaurant’s ‘well-travelled’ all-day menu features dishes like jalapeño cornbread with chilli butter, sourdough pizzas, and healthy (but hearty) grain bowls.

Open seven days a week, there’s also a full brunch menu that includes Korean-style buttermilk fried chicken with kimchi pancakes, and, of course, fry-ups.

Co-founders Chris Ammermann, Laura Harper Hinton and Miles Kirby, all native New Zealanders, launched Caravan back in 2009 and are finally ready to bring the Antipodean favourite up north.

Caravan Manchester will officially open on Tuesday 20 August.