The London-based coffee brand will open within Gary Neville’s new St. Michael’s development this summer
Founded in 2011 when David Abrahamovitch turned his father’s old mobile phone store in Shoreditch into the first Grind café, Grind has expanded to open cafes in Greenwich, Covent Garden, Liverpool Street, and London Bridge as well as coffee shops in Soho, Waterloo, Canary Wharf, King’s Cross, and Royal Exchange.
“We’ve always said that if we were to do a big site outside of London, the first place we would go would be Manchester,” says Abrahamovitch.
“My wife is Mancunian and her whole family live in Manchester, so I’ve spent a lot of time there over the years and I’ve always thought that a Grind would work well.
“We’ve looked at various locations over the years, but thanks to Gary (Neville) and the team at Relentless we think we’ve finally found the perfect home for Grind in St Michaels, in the heart of Manchester.
“We cannot wait to get open in the summer.”
The Manchester Grind will be a cafe format serving an extensive menu of hot drinks and cocktails, seasonal food and bottomless brunches.
“The ambition for St Michael’s was to create a landmark that will become an economic driver for Manchester and bring together major names in a world-class, sustainable development,” says Neville, director at Relentless Developments.
“Attracting brands like Grind who have yet to set foot outside the capital is a massive achievement and testament to how hard we’ve been working to deliver our vision for the scheme and city as a whole.”