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AJ Handley-Rowe AJ Handley-Rowe - 10th November 2021

Glitzy Manchester restaurant KAJI has quietly shut down

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Glitzy Manchester restaurant KAJI has quietly shut down

A glamorous Manchester restaurant famed for its Japanese cooking and sushi has quietly closed its doors for good, it seems.

KAJI, on Bridge Street, has pulled table reservations and repossession notices have been stuck into its windows.

The glitzy, futuristic restaurant made a pretty big impact on the city’s dining scene since opening in 2022 – but not always for the right reasons.

It first launched as MUSU, and hit headlines when vandals smashed the windows and threw paint all over the restaurant space in the middle of a busy Valentine’s Day service.

MUSU also got its name out there after Ilkay Gundogan’s wife – who had famously described Manchester’s restaurant scene as ‘horrible’ – actually liked the food here.

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It attracted other famous faces too, including Man City boss Pep Guardiola, and Jason Derulo.

Then in 2024, the restaurant rebranded to KAJI, promising dishes cooked over fire in ‘homage to ancient Japanese cooking techniques’.

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And last year it received a review in The Telegraph, where William Sitwell said that KAJI was ‘all tummies, bald heads, tattoos and heat’, describing the experience of eating there as ‘brash (and pricey) torture’.

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Notices in the windows of KAJI
Notices in the windows of KAJI

But now, it appears the business – which launched a new menu concept just weeks ago – has oh-so-quietly shut its doors for good.

When you try to book a table, no availability is showing.

And walking past its glamorous Bridge Street location now, you can see repossession notices have been displayed in the windows.

It appears that the landlords of the building took possession way back on 10 April – and KAJI has been silent on social media ever since.

Will you be sad to see this one go?

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‘Prolific’ burglar jailed following crime spree with dozens of incidents across Greater Manchester

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant

A ‘prolific’ burglar has been jailed following a four-week crime spree in Greater Manchester.

Callum Daniels, of no fixed abode, appeared at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court yesterday (Wednesday 29 April 2026), after previously pleading guilty to 19 offences committed over a four‑week period between December 2025 and January 2026, primarily in the Ashton-under‑Lyne and Audenshaw areas of Tameside.

His sentencing comes after an investigation, led by officers from Greater Manchester Police‘s (GMP) Tameside Neighbourhood Crime Team, linked Daniels to dozens of offences – including burglaries of homes and business, attempted burglaries, and thefts from vehicles.

In late December of last year (19 December 2025), Daniels broke into a business on Stockport Road by gaining access through the roof and stealing goods.

He later targeted another premises on two separate occasions, forcing entry and stealing cash, alcohol, and cigarettes, and then in January 2026, he targeted properties in Ashton where he attempted to force doors, searched vehicles, and in one case, even entered a family home while the occupants slept upstairs, and proceeded to steal high‑value items like laptops, a games console, and bank cards.

Police trawled through CCTV footage, clothing comparisons, and recovered stolen property that linked Daniels to the offences, before he was subsequently arrested on 20 January 2026.

Daniels was sentenced and jailed for five years this week.

Speaking following Daniels’ sentencing, Sergeant Playford, of GMPs’ Tameside Neighbourhood Team, said: “Callum Daniels carried out a sustained series of offences which caused fear and disruption across several communities. His actions showed a clear pattern of targeting homes and vehicles during the night, regardless of the impact on victims.

“In total, more than 20 victims across Tameside were impacted, with losses including cash, personal belongings, household items and damage to properties.

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“This sentence reflects the seriousness of his offending and sends a clear message that burglary and associated crimes will not be tolerated.”

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