Manchester’s Finest

SOMETHING NEW HAS LANDED AT GOOEY…

Adding to their already epic breakfast menu Gooey have introduced Breakfast Sliders.

Exclusively available during the week for now, the sliders feature  traditional breakfast fillings served on their freshly baked tear and share brioche buns.

Fillings include Gooey’s signature mouthwatering smoked black pepper bacon with chilli jam and kewpie mayo, fluffy scrambled egg and avo or sausage, egg and cheese.

Currently available Monday-Friday and rolling out to the weekends soon, this is breakfast worth getting up for.

📍Gooey NQ and Oxford Rd
⏰Available until 11 Monday-Friday

THIS NEW WAGYU BURGER RESTAURANT SERVES JUST FIVE THINGS

When the team at Brewski updated their burger offering, people started telling them they were the best they’d ever done.

The reception was so positive, they decided to open their own burger bar - Little Brewski - in the city centre, in what was formerly the Ferma site.

The premise is just five exceptionally high-quality wagyu burgers, fries, and a handful of on-theme sides - and they’ve had a lot of fun with recipe development.

The Brewski keeps it simple with onions, cheese and pickles, while The Bear involves caramelised onions and their signature Bear sauce.
The Bourbon, Bacon & Blue comes with bacon jam and blue cheese sauce (as you might expect).

The Ode to Cheval looks to legendary Chicago diner Au Cheval - some say the home of the best burger in the US - and lovingly recreates their famous bacon, dijonnaise, pickles, and egg stack.

Finally, there’s the Bone Marrow, Truffle & Parmesan - a house favourite - which does exactly what it says on the tin.
Go and give them a try, they are really excellent burgers.

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📍 39 Booth Street, Manchester M2 4AA
⏰ Thus-Mon Midday - Late
💰 Burgers from £17.50, sides from £3.50

BIG TRAY BBQ IS STEPPING THINGS UP WITH A 5KG BBQ SHARER

Celebrating 85,000 people (count em!) coming through the door since opening, Big Tray BBQ is levelling up.

The Media City BBQ joint is unleashing Big Tray BBQ 2.0, (or should that be 5.0?), with a bafflingly large near 5kg sharing platter.

What a way to celebrate. There are a few other new dishes happening too, and upgraded sides, all launching on 15 October, plus a new QR code ordering system.

As ever walk-ins are welcome, but they're now taking bookings for the first time too.
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📍Quayside Media City Central Bay, Unit 35 The Quays, Salford M50 3AG

HAWKSMOOR’S 'FOMO-BUSTING' STEAK TASTING FLIGHT HAS JUST LANDED

@HawksmoorTweets is synonymous with steak excellence in the city, but what if you’re ready to mix things up a bit?

They’re now offering a steak flight - a spread of four premium cuts - designed to share between four or five people.

The steak flight brings together four distinct British cuts: a lean, deeply savoury Hawksmoor Farms rump; buttery, finely marbled Wildfell Wagyu sirloin; rich and juicy Longhorn rib-eye with its generous fat cap; and a delicate Aberdeen Angus fillet with a distinctive ultra-fine grain and off-the-scale tenderness.

Sourced from carefully selected British farms and heritage breeds, each steak has its own balance of smoke, umami, richness and texture.

It’s served with bone marrow, and it’s best enjoyed with any number of Hawksmoor's classic sides like beef dripping chips and creamed spinach.

So you’re bound to come away with a new favourite - and crucially - avoid steak fomo. You just have to decide which drinks you want to pair with it.

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📍 184–186 Deansgate, Manchester M3 3WB
⏰ Mon – Thurs 11:45am – 11pm, Fri – Sat 11:45am– 11:30pm, Sun 11:30am – 10:30pm
💰 Steak flight £200 for 4-5 people, sides from £4, cocktails from £13.50

THE 24-YEAR-OLD MICHELIN CHEF TURNING SANDWICHES INTO A TASTING MENU

Tucked away above a barbers shop in Oldham, the humble butty is being elevated into a seven-course tasting menu.

After going through Michelin-training and working in some of the most renowned restaurants in Manchester, Kieran O'Reilly decided to open his own place, Ruger Fjord, under the motto ‘happy chef, happy food’.

Originally envisioned as a brunch spot with the goal of ‘keeping the lights on’, only three months in, they’ve refined to an elevated sandwich menu that people just can’t get enough of.

You can get your hands on one through a sandwich ‘drop’, ordering online in advance to pick up, or through a completely unique seven-course fine dining experience based around the butty.

The fine-dining menu highlights each meticulously executed element of their sandwiches, including a 105-hour shallot confit, home-made bacon jam and an in-house tomato vine-oil, all designed to get you craving the final product (as if you weren’t already).

For the final course, you’ll witness the ‘Sandwich Demonstration’ where your butty is prepared on the central island, as you’re talked through its composition and finally get to tuck in.

No flipping tables, no stuffy formalities, this is fine-dining through elevated food but with family feel.

📍 Unit 2, The Greaves Building, Hartshead St, Lees, Oldham OL4 5EE
⏰ Sandwich Drops: Thursday & Friday, 5:00-6:15pm, Saturday & Sunday, 11:00am-1:00pm, Tasting Menu: Thursday & Friday 7pm, Saturday & Sunday 3pm or 7pm
💰Sandwiches from £12.25 | Tasting menu from £47.50pp