Hip burger joint Almost Famous is to close its Northern Quarter restaurant

Almost Famous, the hip burger joint which helped kickstart Manchester's 'dirty food' trend, is to close its original Northern Quarter restaurant. Bosses have announced that the High Street outpost will shut its doors for the final time on Saturday ahead of a move to a new home.

Almost Famous tweeted: "I'm like a sherbet dibdab of emotion telling this… AlmostFamousNQ is closing forever at the end of next week. The legendary hang out where it all began is moving home - thank you all for making it what it was - come say hey, party all week, last one Saturday."

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The Northern Quarter restaurant first opened in 2012 in a blaze of self-generated hype. And, amid five star reviews, a salacious social media campaign, cheeky marketing and a 'no reservations' policy that meant punters were left queuing out of the door, it quickly became one of the city's most-hyped venues.

Since then the company has gone on to open branches in the Great Northern , Leeds and Liverpool. Customers and fellow restaurateurs reacted to news of the closure with sadness and disbelief.

Renowned Deansgate steak house Hawksmoor tweeted: "What a place. Congratulations on all the success and sorry it’s closing." Chef Andrew Nutter, owner of The Bird at Birtle gastropub in Rochdale, tweeted: "The fun times / the mischief / the mayhem."

Iain Devine posted: "Well, that sucks. But thanks for all the memories, the times I can't remember, the burgers, the drinks and the love x."

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