There’s a new bar and terrace opening in Manchester by an award-winning drinks duo
Schofield's Bar – created by renowned drinks experts and brothers Joe and Daniel Schofield – will identify as a classic cocktail bar with exceptional drinks, great music and warm hospitality.
A brand new bar which has been ten years in the making will open its doors in Manchester this April.
Schofield’s Bar – created by renowned drinks experts and brothers Joe and Daniel Schofield – will identify as a classic cocktail bar with exceptional drinks, great music and warm hospitality.
The bar, which has been ten years in the making, will be the brother’s first joint venture and achieves their lifelong ambition of opening their first bar in their home city.
The Schofield brothers have over 25 collective years of industry experience and a number of prestigious awards under their belt. Joe is the first person in history to have won both the ‘International Bartender of The Year’ in the Tales of The Cocktail Spirited Awards and ‘Bartender’s Bartender’ at The World’s 50 Best Bars 2018.
Schofield’s Bar
Daniel previously worked as Assistant Bar Manager at Coupette, in London, which picked up accolades such as the ‘Best New International Bar’ at the Spirited Awards, along with Daniel himself being nominated for ‘Bartender of The Year’ at the Class Bar Awards 2018.
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Schofield’s Bar is located in the historic landmark of Sunlight House and will launch with a menu of 24 drinks. Carefully curated by Joe and Daniel, the menu will be headed up by a host of classic cocktails, perfected over the years they have spent honing their craft. There will also be an extensive list of wines, beer and champagne.
The drinks will be complemented with a menu of locally sourced cheese and charcuterie boards, and in the daytime guests can pop in for coffee and pastries from Manchester’s Pollen Bakery.
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Schofield’s Bar
Inside the bar, which seats 70, guests can expect a strong and simple colour palette of navy-blue walls and dark woods. At the heart of the venue is a sweeping wooden bar top and a meticulously selected back bar reminiscent of the world’s most iconic bars. The brothers have also spent time sourcing as many items for the bar locally, including bespoke furniture. Outside on the large terrace there is capacity for up to 60* for al fresco drinks.
On the opening of Schofield’s Bar, Joe and Daniel said: “It’s definitely been challenging opening in a pandemic, but we’re so pleased we’re able to officially open our doors this month. It’s been a dream of ours to open the bar and we always wanted to bring it back to our home city. There’s so much happening in Manchester and loads of new and existing talent, so we’re excited to be back.”
The bar will open this Wednesday (13th April) at 9am and will operate until Sunday at 11pm. It will open an hour later at 10am on Sundays.
All the free things you can get with a Great Manchester Run finisher’s medal this year
Danny Jones
What’s the best part about doing the Great Manchester Run, we hear you ask? All the freebies, of course. You’ll be glad to hear there are more free things than ever for finishers this year.
More than 35,000 runners are set to take on the challenge, be it the half marathon or the 10k, and we firmly believe every single one of these legends should be entitled to as much free stuff as possible.
If it were up to us, they wouldn’t pay for anything all day, but hey, we make don’t make the rules.
So yeah, without further ado, here are all the freebies you can get for taking part in the Great Manchester 2025.
Free stuff and offers for Great Manchester Runners to cop in 2025
Without further ado, here are a tonne of freebies, discounts and deals you can grab by simply flashing your finisher’s medals:
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Dishoom –Complimentary 330ml Kingfisher/Kingfisher Zero (0.0%) for anyone with anyone dining with a finisher’s medal.
Blacklock –Free glass of fizz on us with your medal.
Maray – Free glass of fizz/pint (or non-alcoholic beer/soft) for anyone with a medal who is dining on Sunday
Electric Shuffle – Free house wine, prosecco or pint for anyone with a 2025 medal.
Salon Madre – 2-4-1 margaritas all day Sunday for anyone with a race medal.
Suki Suki – Free bao bun for anyone with a medal.
Refuge/Kimpton Clocktower Hotel – 100 free pints of Manchester Union Beer (first come, first served)
Hello Oriental – Discounted soft serve ice cream, plus a free beer or soft drink with any meal for all finishers
The Shack – Flash your medal to claim a free glass of Prosecco or beer, plus parties with medals get 20% off their food bill.
Dough Religion (House of Social) – half price slice at Manchester Jazz Festival on Sunday
The purpose of this happy hour spotting app has definitely been a topic of discussion between friends while over a few drinks on a night out, and now this idea has been brought to life.
Titled ‘Hoppy’, the all-new app shows you all the best happy hours in Manchester, even going as far as planning nights out for you and telling you what times each venue is hosting their exclusive offers.
Crazy Pedro’s are just one of the bars featured on this Happy Hour app.Trof is another venue that has a happy hour offering and has made its way onto the app.
Whether you’re after £6 margs at Ramona, two for one cocktails at Rewind or £4 draught pints and cider over at Arcane Bar, this app spells everything out for you plain and simple.
They even go as far as using their social media accounts to plan nights out in Manchester to make sure you get the most bang for your buck.
In a post on their Instagram, they plan out the ultimate Tuesday night in the Northern Quarter, making the most of the various happy hours in the neighbourhood.
The happy hour app stops off at multiple pubs and bars, including frequently visited watering holes like Wolf at the Door, Trof, Bay Horse Tavern and Smithfield Social, before ending the night at Crazy Pedro’s.
Sounds like all the ingredients for the perfect crawl, if you ask us.
Revolución de Cuba, has a huge marg menu, is another drinks spot on Hoppy.Mother Mary’s serves some seriously good Guinness alongside some savvy savings too.
Go on, tell us looking at those hasn’t made you thirsty…
Next time you go out for drinks, why not download this happy hour spotting app along for the ride with you, and you won’t only thank yourself but your bank account will too.
‘Hoppy’ is available on the App Store now for everyone to make the most of their next night out and make finding the best happy hours in Manchester even easier HERE.
See you at the pub – provided happy hour is still on, of course.
The Manc -
13th April 2021 
