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The biggest Manchester bar, restaurant and club closures of 2022
Georgina Pellant
There’s no denying it, 2022 has been a tough year to be in the hospitality game. Between rocketing energy bills and food costs, record inflation and the largest squeeze on living standards in 40 years, many operators have found themselves caught between a rock and a hard place.
Add in wide-reaching staff shortages, thanks – in part – to us finally feeling the full effects of Brexit (a taboo subject, we know), and it’s unsurprising that many venues were forced to make the tough decision to close their doors for good this year.
Vegan eateries seem to have been hit particularly hard, with JJ’s Vish and Chips, Chorlton takeaway Zad’s, Liverpudlian concept Frost Burgers and original Manchester vegan restaurant V Rev all closing their doors citing rising costs.
But Manchester also lost some huge hospitality businesses that have been a part of the city’s fabric for decades – with South Nightclub, Fifth Avenue, Croma Pizza and Home Sweet Home all saying their final goodbyes after years in the city.
We take a look at some of the biggest closures of 2022 below, and the reasons why these beloved businesses are no more.
The Bull & Bear
Image: The Bull & Bear
In November, Tom Kerridge and Gary Neville agreed to part ways with their acclaimed restaurant, The Bull & Bear, situated for the past three years on the ground floor of the grand Stock Exchange Hotel on Norfolk Street.
Michelin-starred chef Kerridge insisted that ‘there is no falling out’ while giving the former Manchester United legend a friendly shake on the shoulders in a video released to social media.
The duo aaid that the restaurant isn’t operating as a seven-day business, but the Stock Exchange Hotel is – and so The Bull & Bear will ‘be no more’.
Following the announcement, the pair were ‘blown away’ with kind messages of support from those who’d visited the restaurant over the…
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