Located just three minutes’ walk from Piccadilly Station, Manchester Street Food will house 11 traders in its large-scale food hall with two bars and an extensive entertainment offer.
Inside, the 15,000sq ft venue will provide 450 covers, including a 75-cover private hire space, a tequila bar, a beer tap wall, and a winter garden offering breakfast service.
The terrace will accommodate a further 180 covers and be home to guest traders.
The move forms part of Edinburgh Street Food’s strategic growth plan to expand across the UK with the opening of a new venue every year for the next five years.
The venue will also include a 32-seater mini-cinema, game rooms and two stages.
“Manchester has always been a city with incredible energy, creativity and a love of food, so bringing our concept here in this stunning venue is a natural and exciting next step,” says Ben MacMillan, ESF managing director.
“We want to create a space brought to life by local artists which celebrates the city’s culture and provides a line-up of independent traders and brewers a city centre platform to shine.
“We’ve seen how much people embraced the spirit of ESF in Edinburgh, and we know Manchester, with its energy and hunger for innovation, will take it to another level.
“We’re incredibly excited about making the city our second home.”
Edinburgh Street Food, launched in 2003 by Andrew Marshall and Ben MacMillan, is part of Street Food Holdings, a group dedicated to growing street food culture across the UK.
Currently completing over a million transactions per year, the venue combines a diverse events programme with a table service model offering a range of cuisines, including Mexican, Korean, Peruvian, Japanese and South Asian dishes.