
Skof crowned Manchester's restaurant of the year in NOMA
Tom Barnes's Federation Street restaurant has gathered a Michelin star, a string of national honours and now the top prize at the city's own food and drink awards.
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Tom Barnes's Federation Street restaurant has gathered a Michelin star, a string of national honours and now the top prize at the city's own food and drink awards.

Stockport's family brewer has completed an £8.4m brewhouse at Bredbury and passed £100 million in turnover for the first time in its long history.

The Piccadilly brewery marked ten years since its first beers with a run of six birthday releases looking back at its first decade and forward to the next.

The live-fire restaurant and cocktail bar from the team behind Trof has won Newcomer of the Year at the 2026 Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards.

The much-loved bistro at the front of Stretford Mall has been named Best Neighbourhood Venue at the 2026 Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards.

The independent Prestwich Village restaurant, born from a Kickstarter campaign in a former computer shop, saw its head chef crowned at the 2026 Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards.

The Murray Street natural wine bar and small plates restaurant placed 37th in the 2026 National Restaurant Awards, one of four Manchester names on the list.

The New York Street bistro, supplied by its own Cheshire market garden, has added a World's 50 Best Discovery listing to its Bib Gourmand and national awards.