Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant empire is set to expand as he prepares to open a swanky Pan-Asian restaurant and robata grill in Manchester. Lucky Cat, which first opened in Mayfair in London in 2019, will take over the unit formerly occupied by Jamie’s Italian and HSBC on King Street.
This will not be the first time that a Ramsay-owned property takes over a former Oliver establishment. Earlier this year, Ramsay made a cheeky dig at Jamie Oliver after he opened his Bread Street Kitchen & Bar in Liverpool where Jamie’s Italian restaurant used to stand.
Speaking to the Liverpool Echo at the time, he said: “It was never my intention to take over Jamie’s Italian…It had nothing to do with it being his old site. Where Jamie failed, there’s a big learning curve for all of us. One Man’s failure is the next man’s success.”
