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Nominations announced for the Manchester Food and Drink Festival 2021 awards

113 businesses in Greater Manchester have been nominated, and you can vote for your favourite.

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 18th August 2021

The list of nominations at this year’s Manchester Food & Drink Festival (MFDF) awards have been announced today.

The annual Manchester Food & Drink Festival celebrates and recognises the region’s local restaurant and bar scene, with more than 100 businesses from all four corners of Greater Manchester having been nominated for a series of accolades at this year’s awards.

Shortlist have been drawn up for 15 awards, with some new categories having also been added this year to reflect what’s been another extraordinary year for the hospitality industry.

Renowned food and drink critics and writers make up the MFDF judging panel.

Foodies are encouraged to vote for their favourites on the MFDF website and app before the deadline closes, with the winners being crowned at the MFDF Awards gala dinner at Escape to Freight Island on 27 September.

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Speaking on release of the award nominations today, Alexa Stratton-Powell – Director of MFDF – said: “This festival was set up to celebrate the city’s food and drink scene, particularly to support and champion local and independent businesses and talented individuals across the entire hospitality industry [and] now, that manifesto is more crucial than ever as we find ourselves in uncharted territory and the most challenging of times.”

Credit: Manchester Food & Drink Festival

She continued: “The Festival is about supporting the recovery of our industry – and we’re proud to use that platform to shout about these incredible businesses who have not only survived but thrived.

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“Please do get involved and vote for your favourite places via the MFDF app and use the Festival as an excuse to visit and try these places for yourself.”

So, who’s received coveted nominations at this year’s awards then?

Here’s everything you need to know.

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Restaurant of the Year

  • Adam Reid at The French – 16 Peter St, Manchester M60 2DS
  • Baratxuri – 1 Smithy St, Ramsbottom, Bury BL0 9AT
  • Erst – 9 Murray St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6HS
  • Hawksmoor – 184, 186 Deansgate, Manchester M3 3WB
  • Mana – 42 Blossom St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6BF
  • Sparrows – 16 Red Bank, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M4 4HF
  • Street Urchin – 72 Great Ancoats St, Manchester M4 5BG
  • Where The Light Gets In – 7 Rostron Brow, Stockport SK1 1JY

Newcomer of the Year

Sponsored by the Manchester Evening News

  • District – 60 Oldham St, Manchester M4 1LE
  • Open Kitchen MCR – People’s History Museum, Left Bank, Manchester M3 3ER
  • Osma – 132 Bury New Rd, Prestwich, Manchester M25 0AA
  • Pho Cue – 52a Faulkner St, Manchester M1 4FH
  • Ramona – 40 Swan St, Manchester M4 5JG
  • Schofield’s Bar – 3 Little Quay Street Sunlight House, Manchester M3 3JZ
  • Society Basement – 100 Barbirolli Square, Manchester M2 3BD
  • The Moor – 27 Shaw Rd, Stockport SK4 4A
Credit: Instagram (@restaurantmana) | Facebook (Erst)

Bar of the Year

  • Albert’s Schloss – 27 Peter St, Manchester M2 5QR
  • Henry C – 107 Manchester Rd, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21 9GA
  • Kiosk – Lapwing Ln, West Didsbury, Manchester M20 6UT
  • Schofield’s Bar – 3 Little Quay Street Sunlight House, Manchester M3 3JZ
  • Speak in Code – 7 Jackson’s Row, Manchester M2 5ND
  • The Blues Kitchen – 13 Quay St, Manchester M3 3HN
  • The Jane Eyre – Ancoats, 14 Hood St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6WX
  • Three Little Words – 12-13 Watson St, Manchester M3 4LP

Chef of the Year

  • Adam Reid (The French) – 16 Peter St, Manchester M60 2DS
  • Eddie Shepherd (The Walled Garden) – The Pavilion, Byrom St, Manchester M3 3HG
  • Mary-Ellen McTague (The Creameries) – 406 Wilbraham Rd, Manchester M21 0SD
  • Patrick Withington (Erst) – 9 Murray St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6HS
  • Rachel Stockley (Baratxuri) – 1 Smithy St, Ramsbottom, Bury BL0 9AT
  • Sam Buckley (WTLGI) – 7 Rostron Brow, Stockport SK1 1JY
  • Simon Martin (Mana) – 42 Blossom St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6BF
  • Terry Huang (Umezushi Omkase) – Unit 4 Mirabel St, Manchester M3 1PJ

Pub / Beer Bar of the Year

  • Beatnikz Republic – 35 Dale St, Manchester M1 2HF
  • Cob and Coal – Tommyfield Market Hall, Albion St, Oldham OL1 3BG
  • Edinburgh Castle – 17-19 Blossom St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5AW
  • Heaton Hops – 7 School Ln, Stockport SK4 5DE
  • Nordie – 1044 Stockport Rd, Manchester M19 3WX
  • Reasons To Be Cheerful – 228 Fog Ln, Manchester M20 6EL
  • Society, Basement – 100 Barbirolli Square, Manchester M2 3BD
  • Stalybridge Buffet Bar – Platform 4, Stalybridge Railway Station, Stalybridge SK15 1RF
Credit: Escape to Freight Island

Artisan Food Producer of the Year

  • Bread Flower – www.breadflower.co.uk
  • Companio Bakery – 35 Radium St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6AD
  • Gooey – Ducie Street Warehouse, Manchester M1 2TP
  • Holy Grain Sourdough – 253 Deansgate Great Northern Mews, Manchester M3 4EN
  • Just Natas – Manchester Arndale, Manchester M4 3AD
  • Lily’s Deli – 102 Manchester Rd, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21 9SZ
  • Manchester Smokehouse – 18 Lloyd St, Manchester M2 5WA
  • Pollen Bakery – Cotton Field Wharf, 8 New Union St, Manchester M4 6FQ

Pop Up / Project of the Year

  • Eat Well MCR – https://www.eatwellmcr.org/
  • Escape to Freight Island – 11 Baring St, Manchester M1 2PZ
  • Grub – 50 Red Bank, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M4 4HF
  • Homeground – Medlock St, Manchester M15 4AA
  • Kampus Summer Guest Events – Aytoun St, Manchester M1 3DA
  • Platt Fields Market – Platt Fields Park, Fallowfield, Manchester M14 6LT
  • One Central – Charis House, 1 Central Way, Altrincham WA14 1SB
  • MIF Festival Kitchen Takeovers – https://mif.co.uk/

Neighbourhood Venue of the Year

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  • Bar San Juan – 56 Beech Rd, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21 9EG
  • Levanter – 10 Square St, Ramsbottom, Bury BL0 9BE
  • Erst – 9 Murray St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6HS
  • Fisherman’s Table – 103 Church Ln, Marple, Stockport SK6 7AR
  • Lily’s – 85 Oldham Rd, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 7DF
  • Porta – Salford, 216 Chapel St, Salford M3 6BY
  • Oystercatcher – 123 Manchester Rd, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21 9PG
  • Stretford Foodhall – 123 Manchester Rd, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21 9PG
Credit: Stretford Food Hall

Food Trader of the Year

  • Abeja – Oxford Rd, Manchester M1 7ED
  • Archchi’s – https://www.archchis.com/
  • Gooey – Ducie Street Warehouse, Manchester M1 2TP
  • Honest Crust – https://www.honestcrustsourdoughpizza.com
  • Maison Breizh – https://www.maisonbreizh.co.uk
  • Pico’s Tacos – https://www.instagram.com/eatpicos/?hl=en
  • Tender Cow – https://www.tendercow.uk
  • Wholesome Junkies – 49 High St, Manchester M4 3AH

Affordable Eats of the Year

Sponsored by Just Eat

  • Abeja – Oxford Rd, Manchester M1 7ED
  • Chapati Café – 496B Wilbraham Rd, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21 9AS
  • Ca Phe Viet – 80-86 Oldham Rd, Ancoats, Greater, Manchester M4 5EB
  • Little Yeti – 495 Barlow Moor Rd, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21 8AG
  • Lily’s – 85 Oldham Rd, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 7DF
  • Mi and Pho – 384 Palatine Rd, Northenden, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 4F
  • Platt Fields Market Garden – Platt Fields Park, Fallowfield, Manchester M14 6LT
  • Rudy’s Pizza – 9 Cotton St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5BF / Petersfield House, Peter St, Manchester M2 5QJ

Coffee Shop of the Year

  • Another Heart to Feed – Northern Quarter, 10 Hilton St, Manchester M1 1JF
  • Ancoats Coffee – 9, Royal Mill, 17 Redhill St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5BA
  • Ezra & Gil – 20 Hilton St, Manchester M1 1FR
  • Federal – Northern Quarter, 9 Nicholas Croft, Manchester M4 1EY
  • Grindsmith – 62 Bridge St, Manchester M3 3BW
  • Grapefruit – 2 School Rd, Sale M33 7XY
  • Just Between Friends – 56 Tib St, Manchester M4 1LG
  • Pollen Bakery – Cotton Field Wharf, 8 New Union St, Manchester M4 6FQ

Foodie Neighbourhood of the Year

  • Altrincham
  • Heaton Moor
  • Prestwich
  • Ramsbottom
  • Sale
  • Stockport
  • Stretford
  • Urmston
Credit: Federal | Rudy’s

Vegetarian / Vegan Offering of the Year

  • Bundobust – 61 Piccadilly, Manchester M1 2AG
  • Eddie Shephard (Walled Garden) – 17 Alness Rd, Whalley Range, Manchester M16 8SP
  • Four Side Pizza – 16-20 Turner St, Manchester M4 1BB
  • Herbivorous – Unit 16, Hatch, 103 Oxford Rd, Manchester M1 7ED
  • Lily’s – 85 Oldham Rd, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 7DF
  • Sanskruti – 93-95 Mauldeth Rd, Manchester M14 6SR
  • Wholesome Junkies – 49 High St, Manchester M4 3AH
  • Vertigo – Unit 9, 11 Jack Rosenthal St, Manchester M15 4RA / Unit 2, Bridge House, Salford M50 2BH / 18 Cross St, Manchester M2 7AE

Independent Drinks Producer of the Year

  • Bundobust – 61 Piccadilly, Manchester M1 2AG
  • Cloudwater Brewery – Units 12-13, Piccadilly Trading Estate, Manchester M1 2NP
  • Diablesse – 396 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 3B
  • Hip Pop – Manor House Farm, Station Rd, Dunham Massey, Altrincham WA14 5SG
  • Manchester Gin – 10-15 Watson St, Manchester M3 4LP
  • Northern Monk – 10 Tariff St, Manchester M1 2FF
  • Pomona Island Beer Brew Co Ltd – Daniel Adamson Rd, Salford M50
  • Steep Soda Co – 73 Temperance St, Manchester M12 6HU

Food and Drink Retailer of the Year

  • Ancoats General Store – 57 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester M4 5AB
  • The Butcher’s Quarter – 66 Tib St, Manchester M4 1LG
  • Bernie’s Grocery Store – 3 Hawthorn Grove, Heaton Moor, Stockport SK4 4HZ
  • Grape to Grain – 1 Church Ln, Prestwich, Manchester M25 1AN
  • Isca Wines – 825 Stockport Rd, Levenshulme, Manchester M19 3PN
  • Out of the Blue – 484 Wilbraham Rd, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21 9AS

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The closing date for votes is 11:59pm on Monday 20 September.

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You can get your votes in here.

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Tawny Stores – Inside the stunning canalside restaurant that’s Stockport’s loveliest addition

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Tawny Stores in Marple Bridge. Credit: The Manc Group

There’s a tiny little opening on the outskirts of Stockport that’s so charming, with such delicious food, that we’re going to have to insist you all rearrange your plans to visit immediately.

This is Tawny Stores, a restaurant, cafe and deli where you can do everything from having a romantic candlelit dinner to scoffing a morning pastry to grabbing a loaf of bread to take home.

With a pretty canalside location, and windows that look out over the water, it’s already proving a fantastic addition to Greater Manchester.

Tawny Stores is in Marple Bridge, a picturesque village at the foot of the Peak District hills (which feels a million miles from Stockport, but the name on the wheelie bins doesn’t lie).

It may be a total pain in the arse to get to, especially with every-other train being cancelled, but getting stuck out here is far from being the end of the world.

From their tiny kitchen they cook an ever-changing menu that’s technical, but simple.

By the time you read this the menu will probably have changed again, but here we go anyway.

Rabbit pie at Tawny Stores in Marple Bridge. Credit: The Manc Group
Rabbit pie at Tawny Stores in Marple Bridge. Credit: The Manc Group
A cheese toastie at Tawny Stores.
A cheese toastie at Tawny Stores. Credit: The Manc Group
Homemade crisps and a glass of wine. Credit: The Manc Group
Homemade crisps and a glass of wine. Credit: The Manc Group
Roast squash and lentils. Credit: The Manc Group
Roast squash and lentils at Tawny Stores in Marple Bridge. Credit: The Manc Group

We had a wild rabbit, cider and tarragon pie, with a crust that could win awards and a generous dollop of silky smooth mash.

There was a simple cheese and onion toastie, elevated by some top-quality bread and homemade chutney on the side.

A warming pile of lentils was then topped with roasted squash and a zingy and herby green sauce to zap it (and you) back to life.

And then there’s homemade focaccia, which you can order with olive oil or have it as a sandwich, where fillings are currently festive and include squash and stuffing, crispy sprouts and aioli, and pork Milanese and cranberry.

Inside Tawny Stores, Marple Bridge, Stockport. Credit: The Manc Group
Inside Tawny Stores, Marple Bridge, Stockport. Credit: The Manc Group
Tawny Stores in Marple Bridge. Credit: The Manc Group
Tawny Stores in Marple Bridge. Credit: The Manc Group

Before you head out, take a moment to browse the shelves full of produce (and the display unit filled with homemade cakes).

You can grab a hot drink to walk down the canal and burn off some of that fuel, or do it in reverse and come in here to warm your cockles after a brisk winter stroll.

Either way, it’s one to visit – and soon.

You can follow them on Instagram HERE for their latest menus.

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10 of the best new bars and restaurants to open in Greater Manchester in 2024

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Blacklock is one of the biggest and best openings in Manchester of 2024. Credit: The Manc Group

Another year has ticked by and once again, Greater Manchester has proven itself as a global heavyweight when it comes to new bars and restaurants.

As the city expands ever-further, with new neighbourhoods springing up like daisies, there’s been a flurry of new openings across the city region.

From the small teams painstakingly hand-rolling pasta or laminating croissants to much larger ventures flinging out sunny brunch dishes or slabs of meat, there’s been something to excite just about every palate in 2024.

With so many new spots to check out, you’re bound to have missed a few – so we’ve pulled together our 10 favourites to add to your visit list in 2025.

And don’t forget to follow The Manc Eats on Instagram for the best food and drink all-year round.

Cafe Continental, Stalybridge

Cacio e pepe pasta. Credit: The Manc Group
Cacio e pepe pasta. Credit: The Manc Group
Soup and a steak sandwich. Credit: The Manc Group
Soup and a steak sandwich. Credit: The Manc Group
The Paris hot chocolate. Credit: The Manc Group
The Paris hot chocolate. Credit: The Manc Group

In smaller Greater Manchester towns, new openings don’t come along every day – which might be why Cafe Continental caused such a stir initially when it launched in Stalybridge.

But as the months have ticked on this neighbourhood restaurant has proved that it’s far from a flash in the pan.

It looks like it’s been plucked from a pretty Parisian back street and has a menu that will stand the test of time, from a cacio e pepe pasta with an egg yolk on top to spicy twice-fried chicken buns and steak sandwiches.

That’s alongside excellent cocktails and one of the internet’s most viral sweet treats, a proper Paris hot chocolate, where you dollop thick cream into dainty cups of molten hot chocolate.

You can read more about it here.

Blacklock, Peter Street

Blacklock's cocktail trolley which roams their Manchester restaurant. Credit: The Manc Group
Blacklock’s cocktail trolley which roams their new Manchester restaurants. Credit: The Manc Group
Blacklock's all-in platter outside their new Manchester restaurant. Credit: The Manc Group
Blacklock’s all-in platter outside their new Manchester restaurant. Credit: The Manc Group

Easily up there with the biggest openings in 2025 is Blacklock, which ventured out of its native London for the first time this year and landed in a basement unit on Peter Street.

Here, it’s all about the meat-heavy menu of reasonably-priced British classics, affordable cocktails, and its legendary white chocolate cheesecake scooped straight from the dish and dolloped onto your plate.

Blacklock is a modern take on a traditional chop house and proudly offers ‘hearty fare and rowdy comfort’.

A menu highlight is their all-in platter, where chops are piled high on charcoal-grilled flatbread which soaks up the meat juices. Delicious.

You can see more here.

Onda, Circle Square

Pasta and pizzetta dishes at Onda in Manchester
Pasta and pizzetta dishes at Onda in Manchester
Pasta and pizzetta dishes at Onda in Manchester. Credit: The Manc Group

Surely one of the greatest success stories in recent years, Onda has gone from a humble kitchen within Exhibition food hall, to a resident at New Cross in Ancoats, to its very own shiny restaurant at Circle Square in the blink of an eye.

From this massive new space, you can watch a team of chefs carefully making fresh pasta in the open kitchen, and glimpse their now-viral tiramisu drawer in action.

Even six months down the line, it’s damn-near impossible to book a table here, with people still waiting months to sample their delicious pastas, including fan favourites like nduja and vodka sauce, cacio e pepe bucatini, and a selection of thick-crusted pizzettas.

The tiramisu might have sent their popularity sky-high, but the quality and prices here prove that it deserves every bit of success coming its way. This place is not a novelty.

Rudy’s, Prestwich and Altrincham

Rudy's Altrincham. Credit: The Manc Group
Rudy’s in Altrincham. Credit: The Manc Group
Rudy's Prestwich. Credit: The Manc Group
Rudy’s Prestwich. Credit: The Manc Group
Rudy’s opened two new restaurants in Greater Manchester this year

Some might think that Rudy’s is getting a little big for its boots, now with 29 restaurants across the UK – properly impressive growth considering they were just a tiny pizzeria in Ancoats less than a decade ago.

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But these top-quality Neapolitan-style pizzas are the stuff of legend for good reason and are pulling in big crowds in every suburb they land in.

This year alone they’ve launched new restaurants in Altrincham and another in Prestwich, the latter of which has gone into a vacant bank building on the high street of the Greater Manchester suburb.

Will anything ever stop these guys in their tracks? Doubt it…

Medlock Canteen, Deansgate Square

Fresh baguettes stuffed with rotisserie chicken straight out of the oven
Fresh baguettes stuffed with rotisserie chicken straight out of the oven. Credit: The Manc Group
Inside Medlock Canteen. Credit: The Manc Group

Bottomless coffee, rotisserie chicken, epic sandwiches, schnitzels, and big brekkies, all served in a delightfully mid-century modern interior – we were excited for Medlock Canteen before the doors even opened.

Moving into the skyscraper neighbourhood of Deansgate Square, this place comes from the same team behind Madre (the Mexican restaurant at Kampus) and Belzan (one of Liverpool’s top restaurants).

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It’s had a few rave national reviews and pulls in a steady crowd, thanks in part to its proximity to Club de Padel. Going straight from court to cocktails is a pretty dreamy Manchester evening.

They’ll even let you order a portion of whatever the staff dinner is that night for a tenner.

Companio, Northern Quarter

Companio Bakery in the Northern Quarter
Companio Bakery in the Northern Quarter
Maritozzi from Companio Bakery
Maritozzi from Companio Bakery
Credit: The Manc Group

It’s always been one of Manchester’s best bakeries, but its original location on the very edges of Ancoats sort of kept it a bit too out of the way.

So when Companio announced a new spot in the heart of the Northern Quarter, bringing its loaves and pastries that little bit closer, the city centre rejoiced.

On the menu you’ll find sandwiches in freshly-baked bread, maritozzi bursting at the seams with cream, delicious coffee, seasonal bakes and loads more, in a gorgeous new cafe on an NQ back street.

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You can even pull up a seat right next to the bakery so you can sit and watch loaves being lovingly shaped and baked right in front of you – now that’s my kind of show.

Hive Stores, Altrincham

Hive Stores in Altrincham, Greater Manchester
Hive Stores in Altrincham, Greater Manchester
Hive Stores in Altrincham, Greater Manchester

It’s not every day that Greater Manchester gets a new business quite as beautiful as the bar at Hive Stores, which is filled with gorgeous antique furniture, a general store, and a cafe.

The business had previously operated as an antiques store from a ramshackle building out the back – but when this roadside space came up next door, they snapped it up and transformed it into a timeless, character-packed community cafe and bar.

You can pick up some eggs and have an espresso martini at the same time, tuck into a cheese board and a few glasses of wine, grab a Half Dozen Other pastry, or sit on the pavement with a spritz and people-watch.

It’s operated by Steven Sherratt and Gareth Wilkins and you’re guaranteed a warm welcome every time. A must-visit.

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Stow, Bridge Street

Dishes at Stow are seasonal and cooked over open fire. Credit: The Manc Group
Dishes at Stow are seasonal and cooked over open fire. Credit: The Manc Group
Stow in Manchester
Stow in Manchester

This is the newest spot on the list, and if you’ve not already jumped on the bandwagon it’s one to add to your list for 2025.

What sets Stow apart from the rest is its innovative cooking style – no ovens, no conventional appliances, just fire and grill. Everything on the menu – even their bread and cake – is cooked over open fire.

They’ve totally transformed the space on Bridge Street too, which has at various points over the last few years been a futuristic coffee shop, a Thai BBQ restaurant, and a wine bar.

Stow is owned and operated by Matt Nellany and Jamie Pickles from Trof, who want to celebrate the ‘simplicity of great ingredients cooked over open fire with very little faff’.

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Caravan, St John’s 

Cheese and kimchi on toast at Caravan in Manchester
Cheese and kimchi on toast at Caravan in Manchester
Caravan is ready to open in St John's, Manchester

It would be quicker to list what Caravan doesn’t serve than what it does, but every single thing on their all-day menu is executed to the highest degree.

From brunches to sourdough pizzas, coffee to cocktails, grain bowls to brioche puddings, the menu harks from sunny New Zealand (as do its three co-founders).

Caravan is a wildly popular name down in London and finally landed here in Manchester in the summer, with a massive new 170-capacity restaurant and a full working roastery.

Menu highlights include jalapeño cornbread with chilli butter, Korean-style buttermilk fried chicken with kimchi pancakes, and, of course, fry-ups.

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RamenShop, Northern Quarter

Ramenshop in the Northern Quarter. Credit: The Manc Group
Ramenshop in the Northern Quarter. Credit: The Manc Group

Alright this one technically isn’t a new opening, rather a rebrand – but something about that shiny new sign above the door made us fall back in love with RamenShop (formerly Tokyo Ramen) all over again.

The team who run the show here – Janven, Marc and Mark – have actually been given partial ownership of the restaurant, which is a lovely bit of positive hospitality news for a change, isn’t it?

Their concise menu sees 12-hour chicken broth bases piled high with perfect noodles, proteins and jammy eggs, including their best-selling ‘fire’ ramen, topped with crunchy koji-fried chicken, and the classic shoyu that’s topped with torched pork belly.

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