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First images released of huge new bar and restaurant at Manchester Central

It's opening in the former railway station.

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson - 4th March 2024

The first images of a brand-new bar and restaurant opening at Manchester Central have been released.

When it opens this spring, Junction will function as a restaurant, cafe and social workspace, right on the doorstop of the city’s famed conference centre.

Junction is now taking shape in the entrance of the iconic domed building, which was formerly a railway station but closed to passengers in 1969.

The CGIs that have been released show how the design of the restaurant will pay homage to the building’s past, with curved industrial architecture.

There’ll be floor-to-ceiling windows looking out on this bustling corner of the city centre.

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Junction will be decorated in peaches, sage greens and stone, with the designers’ envisioning a space that’s relaxed in the day but intimate and warm in the evenings.

It’s been designed by renowned local business Up North Architects.

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The space will be open for coffee, breakfast, lunch and dinner, ready to welcome locals and visitors alike, and will be a new workspace for freelancers or remote workers.

The entrance to Junction will be up the podium steps to the main entrance of Manchester Central.

Junction is a new restaurant that's set to open at Manchester Central. Credit: Supplied
Junction is a new restaurant that’s set to open at Manchester Central. Credit: Supplied

Shaun Hinds, CEO at Manchester Central, said: “We are extremely excited to open Junction in the Spring. This is set to be an incredible space that will be open to everyone, all day, every day.

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“It will be a place to game-plan the day with great coffee in the morning, catch up on emails at lunch, make connections with new contacts, and meet friends over cocktails and small plates in the evening.

“We don’t think there is anything like this on this side of the city, and we know it will be a huge boost to this area.”

Customers can sign up to receive the latest news and offers from the venue at junctionmanchester.com.

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Featured image: Supplied

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Electrik Bar in Chorlton is giving away 100 FREE frankfurters to celebrate their latest kitchen collab

Danny Jones Danny Jones Electrik Bar in Chorlton giving away 100 free frankfurters hot dogs

We all love a freebie, so we thought we’d spread the good word of the scran lords by letting you know that Electrik over in Chorlton is giving away 100 free frankfurters to celebrate their newest menu takeover.

The popular neighbourhood bar and kitchen on Wilbraham Road in the South Manchester suburb has had a couple of different foodie collaborations over the past couple of years, with local residents Paramogeddon and Four Side Vegan Pizza being the most recent, but now they’re doing hot dogs.

Welcoming their latest vendors Tisch Und Teller, Electrik will be giving away a total of 100 free frankfurters to the first century of people there this evening.

Guess we’re taking a trip to Chorlton for tea.

Bringing a taste of Berlin, Bavaria, Frankfurt and more (with a Manc twist, of course) to the popular pub for the Thursday launch party, all you need to do is order a drink upon arrival to get your hands on a free frankfurter sandwiched between a lovely fluffy roll.

Who doesn’t love a hot dog? Especially when they’re giving them away.

As for Tisch Und Teller (TuT), they’ve been serving up German-inspired favourites from the likes of The Shakespeare in Manchester city centre and Nip and Tipple in Whalley Range since September last year, including some very impressive brunches and Sunday roasts.

But the brand just keeps gaining more traction and now they’re setting up shop in Electrik, we’re sure the word will continue to spread – and fast.

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Better still, as advertised on the promo poster, not only will TuT now be serving up their delicious food from Electrik every Thursday-Sunday for the foreseeable but the launch party will also live music by local legend and DJing veteran, Abigail Ward of Ghost Assembly.

Free food, pints and top tunes – what more could you ask for on a random weeknight?

The offer will be available from 6pm tonight and, once again, you have to be among the first 100 people to buy a pint to be eligible for a free frankfurter.

Race you there.

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Featured Images — Electrik/Tisch Und Teller

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Manchester’s new Instagrammable coffee shop is giving away FREE drinks tomorrow

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant

One of Manchester’s newest Instagrammable coffee shops is giving away free drinks tomorrow ahead of the bank holiday weekend.

With another long weekend right around the corner, and much of Greater Manchester and the UK fortunately looking set to bask in the springtime heat, popular coffee chain, Blank Street – which is one of Manchester city centre’s newest residents, with two sites in Piccadilly Gardens, and on the corner of King Street and Cross Street – has decided it wants to help the country “beat the 3pm slump”.

Ahead of the upcoming bank holiday weekend, the chain is inviting Mancs to “meet for matcha” tomorrow afternoon (Friday 3 May).

The exciting freebie offer is all said to be “inspired by data” that shows that almost half of office workers aren’t taking a break from their desks during the day, even despite research showing that this can boost productivity.

Hundreds of iced matcha lattes will be served up at Blank Street‘s Manchester branch on the corner of King Street and Cross Street between 3pm and 4pm tomorrow.

Manchester’s new Instagrammable coffee shop is giving away free drinks tomorrow / Credit: Blank Street

For anyone “ice cold pick-me-up ahead of the long weekend”, but keen not to tip their employers off, the coffee shop chain has created an online tool to allow workers to discreetly add a matcha moment to their diary. 

The brand-new online tool will apparently help to “distract calendar snoopers” by creating a cleverly-named meeting and adding it automatically to Outlook, Google, or Apple calendars – with potential meeting titles that include plenty of corporate jargon to “provide the perfect alibi”.

So, all matcha fans need to do tomorrow afternoon is show the Blank Street team at their chosen branch a meeting in their calendar, and in return, they’ll receive a free small iced matcha latte of their choice from the chain’s delicious spring menu.

Blank Street’s popular matcha offering includes the Classic Matcha, the viral Blueberry Matcha, the silky-smooth White Chocolate Matcha, and the brand-new sumptuous Golden Matcha, so there’s something to “inspire every matcha lover to take a little time out”.

As matcha allows a slow release of caffeine, Blank Street says it’s the “perfect drink” to keep energy levels up throughout the afternoon when you’re stuck at your desk on a Friday.

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You’ll need to be quick though, as the free drinks will be given away on a first come first served basis, and only one will be allocated per customer.

So get yourself down to Blank Street on King Street from 3pm tomorrow.

Featured Image – Mai Eats Food (via Blank Street on Instagram)

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