Closed
Chiquito
Their signature: Margarita
The venues we've lost
Every venue here poured for Manchester Cocktail Week and has since closed for good. Thank you to every one of them.
Closed
Garten Bar
Their signature: Lychee Martini
Closed
House of Fu
Their signature: Spicy Margarita
Closed
Maya
Their signature: Vimto Daiquiri
Closed
Namii
Their signature: Saigon Sunset
Closed
Simmons Bar
Closed
Soots Pasta
Their signature: Tomato Martini
Closures come from Google Maps, which lists each of these venues as permanently closed (checked every month), and from venues we've been told have closed. Has one reopened, moved or changed its name? Email hello@cocktail-week.com and we'll update it.
Still pouring in Manchester
Venues that have taken part in Manchester Cocktail Week and are open now. Tap one to see what they poured.
- 20 Stories
- The Alchemist Media City
- The Alchemist New York Street
- The Alchemist Spinningfields
- The Anthologist
- Arcane Bar
- Banyan
- Banyan Corn Exchange
- The Banyan Tree
- Barca Bar
- Be At One
- Bill's
- Bill's Spinningfields
- Black Cat Club
- Blue Palm Coffee
- Canto
- Chotto Matte
- Claude's Skyview Bar
- Cloud 23
- Cosy Club
- Cosy Club Corn Exchange
- The Cut & Craft
- Dear Sailor
- Dirty Martini
- Dirty O'Sullivans
- Dishoom
- Dog Bowl
- El Gato Negro
- El Gato Negro Tapas
- Electric Shuffle
- Embankment Kitchen
- Fenix
- The Fitzgerald
- Flight Club
- Gaucho
- Giovanni’s
- Gorilla
- Grand Pacific
- Gusto Italian
- Habbibi
- Heathcote Brasserie & Bar
- Hula
- Impossible
- impossible MCR
- The Ivy
- The Ivy Asia
- The Ivy Brasserie
- King Pins
- The Lawn Club
- Leven
- The Liquor Store
- Lock 84 Restaurant & Bar
- Lock91
- Louis Restaurants
- Lucky Cat
- Malmaison Deansgate
- Malmaison Piccadilly
- Mamucium
- Manahatta
- Manahatta Deansgate
- Mean-Eyed Cat
- Menagerie
- The Midland
- MNKY HSE
- Mojo
- Motley
- NQ64 (Peter Street)
- NQ64 (Tib Street)
- NQ64 Northern Quarter
- Ocasa
- Peter Street Kitchen
- Pho
- Pip at the Treehouse
- Pip at Treehouse Hotel
- Pitch
- Podium Bar & Restaurant
- Pong & Puck
- The Real Greek
- The Real Greek Manchester
- The Refuge
- Revolución de Cuba
- The Rex Hotel
- Riva Blu
- Roxy Ball Room Arndale
- Roxy Ball Room Deansgate
- Salon Madre
- Sexy Fish
- Side Street
- Slug & Lettuce - Albert Square
- Society
- Sora
- Sticks'n'Sushi
- Studio IV at Mollie's
- Tampopo
- Tattu
- Thaikhun
- Tiki Hideaway
- Turtle Bay Oldham St
- Turtle Bay Oxford Street
- Vnam
- The Wharf
- The Whiskey Jar
- Wynwood Lanes
- Yard and Coop
- Yours Restaurant & Bar
- Zizzi
- Zizzi (Corn Exchange)
- Zouk Tea Bar & Grill
What Manchester Cocktail Week does for hospitality
Manchester Cocktail Week is about getting people out to local bars and restaurants. The venues host and pour and we bring the customers.
Real footfall
Wristband holders plan their ten days around the line-up, so venues meet people who have never been through the door, often at a quieter time of year.
Money in the till
Every signature cocktail is bought at the bar, so the money goes straight into the venue's own till, along with whatever else people order while they're in.
Awareness
The guide, the website, social ads, emails and local press put every venue taking part in front of people across Manchester.
124Manchester venues across 3 editions of Manchester Cocktail Week, with 163 different signature cocktails
What Manchester venues said
Manchetser cocktail week is a fantastic way to showcase what Manchetser has to offer, the camaraderie that is experienced during the event is unmatched across venues and hospitality staff.
Fenix, head of bars, after Manchester Cocktail Week 2025Manchester Cocktail Week is a truly amazing celebration showcasing the talent and creativity of the city’s hospitality scene. It’s great to see the energy, love and support for the incredible local businesses that make Manchester’s bar scene so special.
Mamucium, sales & marketing manager, after Manchester Cocktail Week 2025A great way to promote creativity within venue, utilising the teams creative spark.
Tattu, head of bars, after Manchester Cocktail Week 2026
Why your local needs you
A bar or restaurant is someone's first job, a regular order for local suppliers, the place you go for birthdays and the reason Manchester still feels alive after six o'clock.
Costs have climbed on every side: wages, energy, food, business rates and VAT. When a venue closes, the staff, the regulars and the nights out go with it. The best thing any of us can do is simple: go out and go local.
How you can help
- Go midweekWeekends are busy. A Tuesday or Wednesday visit goes further.
- Try somewhere newPick the bar you always walk past and finally go in.
- Book, then turn upCan't make it? Cancel, so someone else can have the table.
- Leave a reviewA kind review takes a minute and helps the next person choose them.
- Bring the groupBirthdays, leaving dos and catch ups. Book them local.
- Buy a gift cardChristmas sorted and money through the door when it's needed.
- Back the VAT cutSign the #VATsTheProblem petition for a 10% VAT rate on hospitality. Sign it here.
Why VAT matters
Cut hospitality VAT
In the UK, VAT on eating and drinking out is 20%. The campaign points out that France, Spain and Italy charge 10% on hospitality.
The #VATsTheProblem campaign, led by chef Tom Kerridge and backed by UKHospitality, the British Beer & Pub Association and the British Institute of Innkeeping, is asking for a 10% rate for hospitality. More than 400,000 people signed its petition before it was handed in at Downing Street on 14 October 2026.
The Budget on 28 October 2026 did not cut it, so the campaign carries on. We're behind it.
Sign the petition20%→10%
VAT on UK hospitality now, and what the #VATsTheProblem campaign is asking for.
Plan your night out
Questions
What venues have closed in Manchester?
Chiquito, Garten Bar, House of Fu, Maya, Namii, Simmons Bar and Soots Pasta took part in Manchester Cocktail Week and are now listed as permanently closed.
How can I support Manchester hospitality?
Go out locally, midweek if you can. Try somewhere new, book and turn up, leave a review, bring your group and buy gift cards from local venues. You can also sign the #VATsTheProblem petition for a 10% VAT rate on hospitality.
What does Manchester Cocktail Week do for local hospitality?
For ten days, wristband holders plan their nights around the venues taking part, so they meet new customers. Every cocktail is bought at the bar, so the money goes into the venue's own till and the guide, website, ads and local press put every venue in front of people across Manchester.
What is the #VATsTheProblem campaign?
A campaign led by chef Tom Kerridge, with UKHospitality, the British Beer & Pub Association and the British Institute of Innkeeping, asking the UK Government to cut VAT on hospitality from 20% to 10%. More than 400,000 people had signed its petition by October 2026. The Budget on 28 October 2026 did not cut the rate and the campaign is carrying on.
The next Manchester Cocktail Week
The next Manchester Cocktail Week runs 25 June to 4 July 2027. One wristband unlocks signature cocktails from £6.