The full line-up of 20 vendors moving into Salford Quays’ massive new food hall has been announced and features some of Greater Manchester’s most popular food spots, representing cuisines from around the world.
Central Bay and its Kargo MKT foodhall is set to be the largest of its kind in Greater Manchester, adding to the list of multi-kitchen venues that have been popping up across the region over the last few years.
It is located on the waterfront at MediaCity, near The Lowry and overlooking other local landmarks such as Old Trafford and the Imperial War Museum North. The site will include 400 seats, a 2,000 square foot outdoor terrace, five waterside shipping container kitchens, and a shipping container bar.
The launch night is taking place on 14 September and will be open to the public after that.
The food hall is being run by operators Blend Family, the team behind the British Street Food Awards 2022 ‘Food Hall of the Year, Cutlery Works’ in Sheffield and The GPO in Liverpool.
As well as a wide variety of food vendors, Central Bay will also host pop-up events, indie markets, live music performances and recreation space for children, and other celebrations of the cultures represented in the Kargo MKT.
There will also be plenty of deals to take advantage of, including family deals, visitors and locals can take advantage of regular £6 lunch deals from all kitchens Monday to Friday, £5 bottomless batch brew coffee and tea, happy hour deals, bottomless brunch, 20% student discount, and a handy workspace.
Matt Bigland, founder and CEO at Blend Family said: “We take great pride in curating exciting culinary experiences for people and this is one of the most exciting line-ups of world food we’ve ever put together. We can’t wait to open the doors in partnership with Quayside MediaCity and see the smiles on faces as everyone enjoys the incredible plates these kitchens are going to serve.”
Here are 19 of the 20 vendors arriving at Central Bay this September. The only other vendor is Locale Coffee, a fresh concept from the team behind Cuppers Choice.
1. Wong Dumplings
Serving dumplings, noodles and roast meats, all of Wong Dumplings' food is made fresh from scratch by hand, and to ensure the highest quality of food
2. What’s Your Beef
This burger joint sources all their beef from a local butcher. Owners Eddie and Neil spent eight months perfecting their craft and experimenting with recipes until they found “the one”.
3. Vnam
Vnam was the very first restaurant to bring authentic Vietnamese food to Manchester back in 2010. heir speciality is the Pho, (pronounced ‘fuh’), which is basically flat rice noodles served in their famous hearty broth, simmered for 12-18 hours to ensure depth of flavour. Credit: Vnam
4. Thatziki
Thatziki get their produce straight from Greece including their pitta breads and feta to make their offer a real taste of the Greek islands.