Manchester restaurants to include £1 donation on food bills in aid of charity - full list of 16 taking part

A donation of £1 will be added to food bills at a number of leading Manchester restaurants throughout November and December as part of an annual campaign against homelessness. 

The initiative, now in its 25th year, is organised by charity StreetSmart, with official sponsorship from LandAid. In total 560 restaurants will be participating nationally, but all the money raised from the 16 Manchester restaurants that have signed up will be going to local charities. 

Some of the Manchester organisations that will be benefiting from the donations include Centrepoint Manchester and The Booth Centre. These charities help people suffering from or at risk of homelessness by providing them with immediate support, including a bed for the night, as well as more long term support for rebuilding their lives. 

Last year, Street Smart raised £34,000 from the initiative and, as the cost of living crisis continues to put more people at risk of homelessness and increase demand for these services, they are hoping to make 2023 a record year for donations. 

The donation is voluntary and customers can choose to opt out. Figures from previous year show that less that 1% of customers refuse, with some even choosing to donate more.

Glenn Pougnet, director of StreetSmart said: “We are so grateful to the local restaurants who have come together to make a difference this year and we know that the generosity of Greater Mancunians will play a huge part too. Sadly, it is always the poorest in society who are most deeply affected by challenges like the cost of living crisis, which means that the work of the charities that we support becomes even more important right now.

Our mission to eradicate homelessness from the streets remains firmly at the heart of what we do at StreetSmart, and we’d love to welcome even more restaurants to the scheme this Christmas. Please get in touch!”

All kinds of restaurants will be participating, including Manchester’s only Michelin-starred restaurant mana.

Simon Martin, chef patron at mana, said: “The team at mana are keen to work with StreetSmart again this winter. We are proud of our quiet corner of Manchester, but it does not shelter us from the reality of homelessness. We feel a responsibility to promote such a meaningful cause, knowing that real action is being taken to improve lives.”

Which Manchester restaurants are taking part?

The full list of participating restaurants: 

• mana, Ancoats

• Hawksmoor, Deansgate 

• Tampopo: Albert Square, Manchester City Centre.

• Tampopo: Corn Exchange, Manchester City Centre.

• Banyan, Corn Exchange 

• Banyan, Spinningfields 

• Manahatta, Deansgate 

• BOX, Deansgate

• Bottega by San Carlo at Selfridges, Exchange Square

• 20 Stories, Spinningfields

• Street Urchin, Ancoats, Manchester City Centre

• HOME Bar and Kitchen, First Street, Manchester City Centre

• The Lead Station, Chorlton

• Tariff and Dale, Northern Quarter

• Stretford Canteen, Stretford