Ancoats favourite Sud Pasta set to open new location in Manchester city centre

Sud Pasta will be opening their first city centre location this August, becoming the latest Manchester food spot to move into the Peter Street venue Exhibition.

Formerly known as Sugo, Sud specialises in dishes from southern Italy and already has locations in other Greater Manchester foodie hotspots including Ancoats, Altrincham and Sale. Sud Pasta will open at Exhibition on Wednesday 23 August.

Menu items in these locations include starters like Calabrian spiced pork belly ribs and fried mackerel with caper aioli, and of course, pasta classics such as Calamarata with tiger prawns, pistacchio and green chilli pesto and Orecchiette ‘al pomodoro.’

What is Exhibition?

Exhibition is a multi-kitchen dining space, which allows you to design your meal around all of the independent food vendors based there. With the addition of Sud Pasta, there are three kitchens currently at Exhibition. They offer an a la carte menu, an express lunch menu a Sunday menu and an afters menu.

Baratxuri specialises in food from the Basque country, cooked over a live fire. Their menu includes large cuts of meat, like their famous Txuleton steaks and whole fish alongside smaller plates. Their original restaurant is located in Ramsbottom.

The other vendor that has found a home at Exhibition is Osma, which has its original spot in Prestwich. They specialises in Scandinavian small plates that are perfect for sharing.

Exhibition is open 12pm-late, Wednesday-Sunday, with kitchens serving food until 9pm (7pm on Sundays). Bookings can be made via the Exhibition website.

What do the owners say?

Alex de Martiis, co-owner of SUD says: “Needless to say, we’re absolutely buzzing to be opening our brand-new kitchen at Exhibition. We think it’s a great project in a great location, and most importantly for us, the whole team at Exhibition really cares about creating something special.

“Three great kitchens, one beautiful building in the heart of Manchester and the chance to cook and serve some of our stone-cold classic dishes - what’s not to love about that!?”

Sam Wheatley, Operations Manager at Exhibition, said: “We’re honoured and incredibly excited to be welcoming SUD to Exhibition. Having loved and respected the Manchester-born brand for many years, having them on board is just amazing.

“We’ve passed some major milestones this year, and the addition of SUD to our family is another huge one. It’s great to see that our guests and the people of Manchester have been so positive about the new concept - we’ve only just scratched the surface of what we have planned.”