Luxury Japanese restaurant MUSU to open at prime Manchester site

A new "high end" Japanese restaurant is to open in Manchester from a team of experienced hospitality operators from across the city. MUSU is set to launch in October on Bridge Street, at the site of the former Randall & Aubin restaurant.

Bosses say MUSU will "bring something very different to the city – a new breed of restaurant that offers both the pinnacle of fine dining and a totally immersive experience". Visuals have been released today of how the restaurant will look when it opens on October 6 after a multi-million pound investment.

It will boast a vast onyx and brass bar, plush dark woods and green leather booths. There are three video walls, while they say tables will "transform" into cocktail booths at night to create a "day to night experience".

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The Japanese word MUSU translates as “infinite possibilities,” which the owners say encapsulates the ethos of the venue from its menu to its interiors. The food will be "contemporary interpretation of Japanese dishes" from chef Patron Michael Shaw, formerly of Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons and more recently at the acclaimed White Hart at Lydgate.

He has spent the last 18 months honing his passion for Japanese cuisine, with all the precision, skill and flavours that entails. The result will be a tasting menu concept designed to deliver a "multi-sensory dining experience".

Divided into three sections, Sentaku allows guests to choose their dishes from each section of the menu to suit their own personal taste preferences, while Kaiseki is a set menu curated by Michael that comprises seven and eleven course options which together provide the guest with a balanced choice of the