The Sparrows is an eastern european restaurant in Noma, Manchester.
Editorially verified May 27, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 16 Red Bank, Manchester M4 4HF
Bib Gourmand on Murray Street since 2019. Short menu of seasonal plates, twenty natural reds and the same in whites, most bottles under fifty pounds.
OrderWhatever the kitchen lists on the chalkboard; the wine list rewards exploration.
TipTuesday to Saturday only, kitchen closed 15:00-16:30 for the gap shift.
The upstairs kitchen earned a Top 50 Gastropubs spot in the UK; Gabe Lea took over as head chef in late 2024. Located in Ancoats. Priced at £££.
OrderWhatever protein is hung in the room that week; ask the pass.
TipDownstairs handles walk-in pints; the restaurant upstairs needs a booking.
Gary Usher's Didsbury bistro is the southern outpost of his Sticky Walnut group in Manchester. Two-course set lunch at sixteen pounds, ambitious for price.
OrderSet lunch with featherblade and the parkin pudding with butterscotch.
TipSundays book out; mid-week is calmer and the kitchen serves the same menu.
Kurt Zdesar's tenth-floor Nikkei rooftop room at No.1 St Michael's, opened October 2025. Located in Spinningfields. Kitchen leans japanese-peruvian nikkei.
OrderSalmon Nikkei tiradito; black cod miso; finish at the rooftop bar.
TipBook the terrace tables for sunset; lift access from the Jacksons Row entrance only.
Simon Shaw's tapas room landed on King Street in 2016 and held its Bib Gourmand through the 2026 guide. Three floors: bar, counter kitchen, roof terrace.
OrderWhatever is grilled over the open coals upstairs; sherry by the copita with it.
TipThe counter on the first floor faces the kitchen; reserve there.
Max Yorke and Julian Pizer run a 24-seat Michelin-listed bistro on Deansgate Mews in Manchester. Vegetable-forward plates, low-intervention wines.
OrderThe vegetable plate the kitchen builds that week; sourdough comes with cultured butter.
TipTiny room, two services only. Bookings via the site, no walk-ins.
