Our prayers have been answered – Double Zero is officially ready to open its very first pizzeria in Manchester city centre.
Arguably the best pizzas in the entire region (and they have some stiff competition) are now available right in the heart of the city.
Double Zero has taken over a unit on Spring Gardens that was previously home to Lattsam.
The pizzeria is beautiful – sunny yellow and white tiles, retro Campari posters everywhere, simple wooden furniture, lots of plants, and (the star of the show) a huge tiled pizza oven.
With this new 80-cover site, they also have space for a bar area, a new feature for the venue.
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Over in their original site in Chorlton, which opened almost a decade a go, the business has always operated a BYO policy.
But now diners will be able to order delicious cocktails like classic spritzes, negronis, espresso martinis, and Italian wines.
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It goes alongside their huge menu of signature Neapolitan pizzas, with toppings like a truffle mushroom cream base with Italian ham and artichoke; a Miele Sizzler loaded with hot honey, ‘nduja, pepperoni, and chorizo; and the Partenopea, featuring a whole burrata as well as heirloom tomatoes and parma ham.
Double Zero is ready to open its first pizzeria in Manchester city centre
Double Zero ferments their dough for at least 48 hours, before hand-stretching the pizza bases and blasting them in the wood-fired oven for just 90 seconds.
The result is a perfectly floppy base with plump, chewy crusts, ready to be doused in their legendary homemade chilli oil (go steady, it’s spicy).
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Double Zero will officially open its doors on Spring Gardens tomorrow, Thursday 28 March.
A rosé festival where your ticket includes unlimited wine is returning to Manchester
Lydia Mastrolonardo
A festival dedicated to rosé wine is making a return to Manchester this summer – and your ticket includes unlimited wine.
This year marks the third year of The Beeswing’s Rosé Festival, which has quickly become a staple for all Mancunian wine-lovers.
This outdoor festival will transport you to a French vineyard, with acoustic live music from La Chanteuse, and a setting in amongst the leaft Kampus gardens. Even your four-legged friends are invited to the party.
Head on down to absorb some of that sunshine and get your hands on unlimited glasses of more than 20 different rosés, orange and sparkling wines, sourced from across the world.
Whether you consider yourself a connoisseur or just like the sound of some fizz in the sun, this garden party has plenty of new wines for you to try.
Sit back and relax, chat with suppliers, and if you choose to, you can purchase bottles of some seriously top-notch wines at exclusive reduced rates.
You can expect wines from Raymond Reynolds (Portuguese Wines), Alliance Wines, Hammonds of Knutsford, and Boutinot.
Beeswing in Manchester will host the rosé festival again. Credit: The Manc Group
In the run-up to the festival, The Beeswing are also holding various other opportunities for us to try some delicious wines, including an English Wine Tasting next Sunday.
Wine Tasting with Gusbourne – 28 June – Celebrate English Wine Week at an exclusive tasting experience from 4-6pm, with five Gusbourne wines and some nibbles. Tickets cost £40.
Click HERE to secure your Wine Tasting with Gusbourne tickets.
The Rosé Festival – 4 July – Hosted on the Kampus gardens in Manchester from 12.30pm-3pm. Tickets cost £35 and include unlimited wine and a welcome drink.
Tickets sold out quickly last year and booking in advance is necessary to attend.
Manchester’s tiniest coffee shop has opened in Ancoats serving £2.50 flat whites
Daisy Jackson
A tiny new coffee shop has opened in Ancoats, and it’s already turning heads with a simple mission – making quality coffee affordable again.
7ZZ (pronounced ‘seven zeez’) has quietly launched on Oldham Road in a space no bigger than your arm span.
Owner Joe Stephens is bringing speciality coffee prices back down to earth with flat whites starting from just £2.50 and matcha from only £4.
In a city where a morning coffee can easily set you back more than a fiver, the new independent hopes to bridge the gap between premium coffee shops and budget chains.
The compact café may be easy to miss at first glance, but its menu packs plenty of personality. Alongside classic espresso-based drinks, customers can pick up ceremonial-grade matcha, iced barista-made coffees, and vibrant ube lattes made properly (no purple syrup in sight).
Joe says the idea behind 7ZZ was to create a space where customers don’t have to choose between quality and affordability, with a price list that rivals Greggs.
Adding to the appeal is a selection of pastries from Sticky Fingers, the popular Stockport bakery known for its indulgent sweet treats.
Joe Stephens at 7ZZ in AncoatsIced matcha and ube lattes start at just £47ZZ has Sticky Fingers bakes on the counter
With fresh bakes like croissants and custard buns lining the counter each day, the new opening looks set to become a popular stop for commuters and locals alike.
As Ancoats continues to cement its reputation as one of Manchester’s best neighbourhoods for food and drink, 7ZZ is offering something increasingly rare – speciality coffee that doesn’t come with a speciality price tag.
7ZZ Coffee is now open at 116 Oldham Road, Ancoats, M4 6AG.
Daisy Jackson -
27th March 2024 
