Micky’s, one of Manchester’s very best sandwich slingers, has announced it it closing its city centre location.
The hugely popular butty bar is loved by the masses for its focaccia sandwiches and its subs, served with extra dips on the side.
Hearts across the city broke when Micky’s was left homeless by the closure of Ply back in June.
But it wasn’t long before it found a new home for its epic sarnies, this time at Ducie Street Warehouse, opening at the end of July.
Now Micky’s has announced that it will be bowing out of there too to ‘take a beat’, suggesting it’s not goodbye forever.
They added that you ‘won’t find a Micky’s anywhere’ after 4 October when it shuts down the Ducie Street butty shop.
It means an end – at least for now – to its butties like the Micky’s Hot Chicken (Panko fried chicken cutlets, fresh red chilli, Monterey Jack cheese, shredded lettuce, hot sauce, onion and garlic parmesan ranch) and the Padrino (roast turkey, sweet Calabrian sausage, gruyere, and herb mayo).
Micky’s sandwich shop is closing in Manchester. Credit: The Manc Group
Micky’s wrote: “After 4th October we’ll take a beat. Three and a half years of breathless sandwich slinging under our belt now and we want to make sure our next move is the right thing for Micky’s real nice sandwiches (and most importantly our customers) in the long term.
“@duciestreet really did us a solid when we left Ply and needed a kitchen asap, and it’s been a couple of lively months seeing summer off, working a new menu with our subs, and running a series of awesome collab specials with our mates.
“The kitchen space allowed us to do a lot of fun stuff and bring butties to lots of new faces. Jay Rayner even stopped by for a butty a couple weeks ago and that’s a guy who knows what’s up.
“Take a leaf out of his book and get some serious sandwiches in your mouth while ya can x”
Manchester favourite Nell’s to open new site for New York-style pizza, karaoke and shuffleboard
Daisy Jackson
Much-loved New York-style pizza joint Nell’s has announced big plans for a brand new location – they’re heading to MediaCity.
Nell’s are stepping things up a notch with the move, adding in private karaoke booths, shuffleboard tables, and a huge outdoor terrace in their new site.
Nell’s MediaCity is set to open this autumn, promising 22-inch New York-style pizza (also served in gigantic slices), frozen margs, and ice cream sandwiches.
There are already several spots around Manchester where you can get a slice of Nell’s, including their restaurants at Kampus and in Altrincham, the OG Northern Quarter site in Common, and at The Beagle in Chorlton.
And now it’s Salford’s turn, with plans unveiled for the team to expand over to MediaCity’s quayside Orange Building.
Nell’s co-founder Jonny Heyes said: “We’ve been thinking about MediaCity for a long time, it’s such a great area and we’ve seen what brilliant operators like Kargo have achieved so when this space came up, we jumped on it!
“The venue is huge which has given us the chance to really play with the experience.
“This idea of karaoke and shuffleboard accompanying our made-for-sharing pizzas and great cocktails feels like a natural next step for us as a brand.”
Nell’s have also partnered with Deliveroo and Slerp to send 14-inch and 22-inch pizzas far and wide.
The new opening is expected to create more than 35 new jobs, and as Common & Co has twice been named in the Times 100 Best Places To Work list, you might want to check those out HERE.
These viral sensations are a plush toy created by Hong Kong-born, Netherlands-raised designer Kasing Lung, who drew inspiration from his love of fairytales to create a character with bunny-like ears, large eyes and big smiles.
They’re swinging off handbags all over the UK at the minute and people are queueing for hours for the latest Labubu drops.
At Sweet Dreams, they’re making edible chocolate Labubus using a special mould flown in from Japan.
Each one has a pistachio kunafa filling and is painstakingly painted by hand.
And that brings us neatly to the next viral craze at play here – Dubai pistachio chocolate.
An army of pistachio chocolate LabubuInside a chocolate pistachio Labubu
Kunafa is a staple in Middle Eastern bakes and pastries but hit the global mainstream last year when thick chocolate pistachio bars stuffed with it went viral online, spawning countless dupes and inspired specials.
And finally, chocolate covered strawberries – hardly a new invention, but this simple dessert has rocketed in popularity especially in food hotspots like Borough Market in London.
Head into Sweet Dreams and you can build your treat from the base up – choose white or milk melted chocolate for your strawberries, layer on pistachio kunafa, then top with either a milk or white chocolate Labubu.
A slightly daft novelty? Yes. But that doesn’t stop them being delicious.
This is the only place in the UK currently selling Dubai pistachio chocolate Labubus.
Daisy Jackson -
25th September 2024 
