Deliveroo has revealed the top 100 trending dishes across the entire planet, as well as the top 30 trending dishes in the UK this week.
It’s a bit of a ritual for a lot of us to turn to a takeaway after a long week at work (or a long night in the pub).
And there’s always a bit of a debate as to what to actually order from Deliveroo – pizza, curry, Chinese, Thai, burger, or just a box full of waffles?
Well now we know exactly what way people tend to sway in Manchester, and it’s probably not what you’re expecting.
Globally, the Deliveroo 100 report found that a Pita Chawarma dish in Paris took the top spot, with a Chipotle burrito in London coming second.
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Edinburgh’s Ting Thai Caravan made the big list too, along with Five Guys, Clucking Oinks and Popeyes.
Super Happy. Credit: The Manc GroupYum Cha. Credit: The Manc Group
Deliveroo said that this has been the ‘most eclectic’ top 100 in recent years with people really branching out in their eating habits.
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Burritos have dominated in three markets and make up 5% of the global trending dishes, with pizza making up another 4%.
Burgers are still the top overall choice, making up nearly a quarter of the list.
Nowhere in Manchester served a dish that made the top 10 – but we did sneak in to the top 30.
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We all know we’ve got some great takeaway options here in the city – just look at our Takeaway Champions series for inspiration – many of them brilliant local independent restaurants.
So who got the top spot? Was it something cool, like Tonkotsu ramen, black daal, or a poke bowl? Not exactly…
Erm. It was bananas.
And that’s not some achingly hip new bar that’s opened in the Northern Quarter. It’s literal bananas.
Specifically, a bunch of five Fairtrade bananas Morrisons.
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You stay healthy, Manchester.
Here’s Deliveroo’s full list of the top 30 trending dishes from around the UK
Burrito from Chipotle, London
Pad Thai from Ting Thai Caravan, Edinburgh
Cheeseburger from Five Guys, London
Build Your Own Salad Bowl from atis, London
Regular Fried Chicken Strips from Clucking Oinks, York
The Spicy Chicken Sandwich from Popeyes, London
Perfectly Ripe Avocados from Waitrose, London
House Black Daal from Dishoom, London
Original Frozen Yogurt from Snog, London
Jerk Chicken and Chips from White Men Can’t Jerk, London
Margherita from VIP Very Italian Pizza, Brighton
katsu curry (chicken) from Wagamama, London
Choose Any 2 Meats with Rice from Three Uncles, London
Burrito from FreshMex, Aberdeen
ShackBurger from Shake Shack, London
Build Your Poke Bowl from The Poke Shack, London
Fairtrade Bananas x5 from Morrisons, Manchester
Build Your Own Poke Bowl from Honi Poke, London
Harissa Chickenfrom Farmer J, London
Grilled Chicken Burrito from Tortilla, London
The ‘Carbonara of Dreams’ from Pasta Evangelists, London
Build Your Poke Bowl from Poke Shack, London
Margherita from BONA Sourdough Pizza, London
St. Peter’s Burger (Cheeseburger) from The Meating Room, London
Cheeseburger from Bleecker, London
Tonkotsu Ramen from Tonkotsu, London
Southern Fried from Chicken & Blues, Bournemouth
Pita Yeeros Chicken from Meat the Greek – Guildford
Double Pepperoni & Spicy Honey Pizza from Pizza Pilgrims, London
Fried Rice with Egg 蛋炒饭 from Jin Jiang Chinese Restaurant, London
Featured image: Deliveroo
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Glitzy Manchester restaurant KAJI has quietly shut down
Daisy Jackson
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.
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’.
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’.
KAJINotices 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.
‘Prolific’ burglar jailed following crime spree with dozens of incidents across Greater Manchester
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.
Daisy Jackson -
2nd December 2022 
