Inside the jaw-dropping new Greek restaurant from team behind Tattu

It's been years in the making, but Fenix, the new glamorous restaurant from the team behind popular city centre eatery Tattu is finally giving diners a sneak peek of its stunning interiors. Opening its doors to the public on November 30, the restaurant is set to bring contemporary Greek-Mediterranean food and culture to Manchester within a stunning two-storey setting.

Sitting at the edge of Spinningfields, it has taken up residence in the new "Enterprise City" part of town - the area around the old Granada Studios now known as St John's overseen by Allied London. The new restaurant already counts Aviva Studios (Factory International), the huge arts and culture space that opened its doors this summer as neighbours, and next year it will be joined by the hotly anticipated arrival of members' club Soho House.

Inspired by the food scene of Mykonos and the Greek islands, Fenix's creation was born out of the pandemic, when Tattu founders Adam and Drew Jones were forced to close their restaurants. Just like the mythical phoenix rising, there is an element of rebirth and renewal at play, a theme that has driven forward the restaurant's opulent design.

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Following on from the award-winning design of Tattu, Fabled Studios have created a downstairs bar area inspired by the mythical creature's nest. Whilst sipping on a carefully curated ensemble of cocktails, guests will sit beneath stone-washed arches and a canopy of golden grasses, while what appears to be flames flicker around them - a reference to Greece's volcanic elements.

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