The best new Manchester bar and restaurant openings this July

Now that the summer is upon us, there are a few new watering holes and eateries to check out across the city. There’s everything from sprawling post-industrial beer gardens to Korean corn dogs, as well as the return of an old school favourite.

Check out where’s best to head out to this July…

Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features.

Diecast

One of the biggest openings of the year, Diecast, from the people behind Ramona and The Firehouse, is a huge undertaking. An old foundry which made parts for the motor industry, this vast space is being turned into a bar, restaurant, workspace, beer garden, brewery, bakery and many things in between. It will fit 5000 people inside once it’s fully functioning, upon which there will be pizza, daiquiris and dancing.

51 Ducie Street, Manchester, M1 2JQ

Est

Formerly Est Est Est, the Italian favourite is now simply Est Italian, with its Trafford Centre restaurant now reopened with a new look and a new menu. There will be ‘rustic pizzas, classic pastas, vibrant salads and regional grill dishes’, as well as spritzes, Italian wines and craft beers.

104-106, The Orient, The Trafford Centre, Manchester M17 8EH

Bunsik

Korean corn dogs? Yes please. This small chain - with three outlets in London - is coming north to take up the spot vacated by Bryon Burger on Piccadilly Gardens. For the uninitiated, they specialise in skewering a frankfurter, dipping it in batter and breadcrumbs and then other wonderful things like potato, diced french fries or smashed up ramen. There will also be all manner of other Korean delights from fried chicken to kimbap, Korea’s answer to sushi. It opens on July 9.

One Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester M1 1RG