Let's start with a caveat - this new late-night venue isn’t so much as a food hall, as a multi-kitchen restaurant designed to be a go-to destination for high-end food and drink. Opening next weekend on the site of Manchester’s old natural history museum, it comprises three award-winning independent kitchens, two bars and an exhibition space.
The spot in the historic St George’s House on Museum Street has been conceived by the people behind Haunt coffee shop and bar on neighbouring Peter Street, and promises to deliver some of the best food and drink in Manchester. Last month, the venue announced Sao Paulo Bistro, Baratxuri and Osma would be three food operators taking a spot at the St George’s House building.
The building itself, which is situated between Peter Street and Albert Square, is Grade-II listed, and sits on the site of the 1817 Peterloo Massacre, and is also where the ‘Manchester Mummy’, the preserved body of Hannah Beswick, was originally exhibited from 1828 onwards. As you walk into Exhibition you’ll spot a few nods to the famous artefact including the venue's logo and a large neon installation lighting up the bar area.
