The much-awaited Hello Oriental - which combines an Asian supermarket, bar, restaurant and bakery - will throw open its doors this weekend.
And the Manchester Evening News was given a sneak preview of the swish venue last night (Thursday).
Situated in a three-floor site on the newly minted 'Symphony Park' development on Circle Square, off Oxford Road (two floors of which are underground), the ambitious project has cost £2.5 million.