'This all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ spot is so good I don't want anyone else to find it'

If you’ve ever wondered what it looks like to systematically plough through eight plates of food then Azuma on Cavendish Street is a good place to start.

Situated just across the road from Manchester Met’s Cambridge Halls, this unassuming spot leading into Hulme could easily be missed were it not for the carefully constructed flower archway hanging above the door.

It’s reminiscent of those showstopping displays you can’t help but gawk at as you head down King Street around Christmas time. Glitzily festooned exteriors with thousands of glistening baubles and twinkling lights bolted onto the front - literally stopping traffic in their wake.

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Azuma is more pared back than this though, after all, it’s what inside the building that counts.

There’s been a huge uptick in the number of Korean eateries, supermarkets and street food stalls popping up in Manchester in recent years - offering up everything from corn dogs covered with chopped up crispy French fries to Korean Fried Chicken cooked twice to get that extra crunch. Oseyo, the UK’s largest Asian supermarket chain, has also announced its opening a second Manchester branch later this year.

We’re also lucky to have a strong selection of Korean BBQ spots including Stockport favourite Baekdu and city centre staples Ban di Bul, Koreana and Annyeong. One of the city’s more hidden eateries though is Azuma. Both a Korean BBQ and Chinese hotpot restaurant, this place is probably the most fun you’re going to have on a Tuesday night.

While its exterior might be inconspicuous, inside the place is buzzing. On one side of the room, steam rises from the hot plates set into the tables as