There’s been a whole host of new restaurants opening in the city over the past month or so, from smart sushi spots to indulgent fried chicken joints. And with that, these are the ones you just have to try…
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10 Tib Lane
Though it opened its doors almost exactly a year ago, the fantastic 10 Tib Lane has just revamped its entire menu, and it’s all - seriously, all of it - dazzlingly good. And it was pretty good before. There are mussels with musky French cider and crisp, salty french fries, sirloin steak with a generous blob of zhug - the Levantine sauce with coriander, chillies and garlic - triple-fried patatas bravas, lamb and broad beans and a perfect spiced chicken thigh grilled and served with a pineapple salsa and charred corn. The Sunday roasts are among the very best in the city, and the Happy Hour, with discount cocktails and oysters at the bar for a quid a pop, just makes us want to go every night of the week.
Kitten
Fire, sushi and cocktails. Three words that define smart new Japanese ‘izakaya’ restaurant Kitten, on Deansgate Square beneath the skyline-dominating towers.
An izakaya is generally an informal after work type bar, serving drinks and snacks, but with its thoughtful, beautiful design, this place is a bit more elevated than that. From mackerel tartare to expertly crafted ngiri which are pretty as a picture and seared wagyu on squid ink sushi rice, Kitten is making quite the entrance.
Bird of Prey
US-style fried chicken and waffles are the MO for this new gaff on the Circle Square development - the old site of the BBC on Oxford Road. Load up on double-dredged chicken strips, buffalo (or for the foolish,
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