Manchester restaurant Skof added to Michelin Guide mere months after opening

One of Manchester’s best new restaurants has been added to the prestigious Michelin Guide – and it’s only been open a few months.

Skof, in NOMA, opened in May in an old textile warehouse just a short stroll from Manchester Victoria.

It’s a top-quality restaurant with lofty ambitions and it looks set to smash them all.

Founded by former L’Enclume executive chef Tom Barnes, and under Simon Rogan’s UMBEL restaurant group umbrella, Skof has been born from a Michelin pedigree.

On each tasting menu you’ll find a slew of ingredients sourced from the North West, whether it’s the small-scale Cinderwood Market Garden or produce grown especially for Skof at Our Farm in the Cartmel Valley.

The restaurant itself is beautiful too, showing off the old building’s best features but subtly elevating the space with modern lighting and smart furniture.

Skof has now joined just a handful of restaurants in Greater Manchester to be deemed worthy of inclusion into the Michelin Guide.

The restaurant said it was ‘so honoured’ to receive the accolade.

They wrote: “So honoured, thank you @michelinguide. The best holiday treat whilst we’re on our break!”

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Ever since opening, Skof has proven so popular that reservations get snapped up almost immediately after going on sale. And they’re opening their December books very soon.

Michelin Guide inspectors wrote: “Located in an old textile warehouse, this restaurant from former L’Enclume Executive Chef Tom Barnes gives a nod to Manchester’s industrial heritage with its exposed brickwork and girders.

“The cooking skilfully blends measured Japanese influences with those from the restaurant’s doorstep; for dessert, you’re just as likely to get amakase sorbet as you are Manchester honey ice cream.

“The meal ends with a scoop of “Barney’s Tiramisu”, touchingly inspired by Tom’s late father.

“A relaxed atmosphere is encouraged, with the chef’s hand-picked playlist and the chattering diners combining for a brilliant buzz.”

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