COMING SOON: A rooftop restaurant with 360-degree views is opening in Manchester

Manchester is set to welcome a new rooftop restaurant boasting dazzling panoramic views of the city.

The brains behind Chester’s celebrated wine bar and restaurant Covino will be transforming the rooftop of Blackfriars House into Climat, their new wine-led restaurant and bar.

Blackfriars House recently underwent a multi-million-pound refurbishment, and now boasts a co-working space, a lounge with a fireplace, podcast studio, 1920s-style reading room, seventy-seat auditorium and an independent coffee shop.

And as part of its ethos to blend work and lifestyle, the company has now unveiled its collaboration with Covino, which will see the launch of a brand new rooftop dining concept this autumn.

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Climat will serve a seasonal, daily-changing menu that they say will simply be ‘food you want to eat’, alongside an extensive wine list boasting 250 varieties focused on the Burgundy region.

Charlotte Wild, Head of Retail and Leisure at Bruntwood Works, said: “As we are seeing a big return to the city centre post-covid, it felt it was the right time to launch this extraordinary new dining and drinking space in Manchester.

“Climat will bring a unique experience to this exciting part of the city. With an eclectic wine range and seasonally inspired food in a beautiful new destination dining spot, it’s set to be an inspiring addition to Manchester.

“We’re delighted to be welcoming Chris and his team to our Blackfriars community – they have an amazing vision and will complement this beautiful building perfectly.

“For us, hospitality is completely central to the workplace of the future and so to have such a high-quality offering at Blackfriars makes perfect sense.”

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Christopher Laidler, owner of Covino and Climat restaurants, added: “It’s great to get our foot in the door in Manchester. It represents a big step up for us. The site has so much to offer and we’re going to add something special to a great city.

“The space will be unique to others with its panoramic views and we can’t wait to share our progress during the build leading up to opening in autumn… Ultimately we want our guests to have a great dining experience and come and share our passion for really good food and drink.”

Covino started life as a small 300 square foot restaurant and bar in 2016. It quickly outgrew its first location after two years, and moved to a bigger premises around the corner where it transformed into a fully-fledged restaurant.

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