The best new restaurants that you have to try in Manchester right now

New bar and restaurant openings in Manchester are among the highest in the country, according to some recent stats. It shows that there are some positive green shoots starting to emerge, following the devastation caused by the pandemic.

So with that in mind, these are the best new places to eat in town.

The Butcher

Hailing from Amsterdam, The Butcher landed in Manchester last month, its first location in the UK after successful forays in Berlin and Ibiza. We’re not impoverished when it comes to burger choices in the city, so it was either a brave or foolish move. Luckily, The Butcher pulls it off. These are robust lads, the beef pleasingly aged and sitting proudly in its non-brioche roll like a glistening hockey puck. And because it’s Dutch, the fat fries arrive with mayonnaise, and rightly so. Not merely a burger joint, The Butcher sits in the ‘Urban Playground’ in the Arndale, so once you’ve finished stuffing your face, you can play 27 holes of mind-bendingly upscale crazy golf or The Cube, like on the telly.

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Pesky

Established by an alumnus of city centre staple The Alchemist, Zaide O’Rourke has been inspired by the fresh flavours of Scandinavia for his pop-up project. There are ‘drunken oysters’ with pickled rhubarb and herb oil, paired with shots, and the small plates are divided into ‘seafood’ and ‘land food’. So that’s panko cod cheeks and hake with chimichurri sitting opposite grilled aubergine and labneh. Throw in some seaweed martinis, and a stunning location - at the foot of the Deansgate Square towers - and the job's a good'un. Be quick though, it’s only open for another couple of weeks.

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