Kallos is as kallos does. In ancient Greek, it means beauty, and from top to bottom – food to drinks, venue to service – it looks and feels stunning.

Manchester’s most joyous summer celebration is back. From Friday 22 to Sunday 24 August 2025, Festa Italiana returns to Cathedral Gardens for its eighth edition.

Picante opened in March and soon rocketed up the league table of Liverpool’s most flat-out fun dining destinations. It’s all about Mexican street food and brightly coloured, ice-cold cocktails, making it a must for the summer.

The Little Sri Lankan is currently running monthly supper clubs at Miru Mill in Stockport and Prestwich’s The Goods In, selling chutneys and basically bossing the more interesting end of Manchester’s independent food culture.

Upcoming Supper Clubs:

• Thursday 29th May, Miru Mill, Stockport
• Wednesday 11th June, Grounded Mcr, Levenshulme
• Wednesday 18th June, The Goods In, Prestwich
• Thursday 26th June, Miru Mill, Stockport
• Friday 27th June, Miru Mill, Stockport

Rainy Heart’s residency at the Kampus bungalow will end Sunday, 8 June. But let us not mourn yet. This is one of the most exciting ways to spend the month of May.

Society welcomes El Piloto, a family-run Mexican street food concept, as its newest independent trader starting 2 June 2025. Founded by Lukas Tilzey in 2022, El Piloto has grown from a part-time project in Congleton into a thriving business known for vibrant, homemade Mexican dishes. That means hand-pressed tacos, quesadillas, corn ribs, dirty fries, and new creations like loaded churros. El Piloto joins a solid lineup of global street food vendors including Slap and Pickle, Yoki Social, Noi Quattro, and Manzoku.

Gino D’Acampo Liverpool hosts Piccoli Sapori, a hands-on pizza workshop for kids on Wednesday 28 May from 2 pm–3.30 pm. Children will make mini Neapolitan pizzas and decorate Italian tartlets, guided by expert chefs. A Nutella pizza is also included, with all treats available to eat on-site or take home. Tickets are £22.50 per child, and parents can relax with 15% off the lunch or à la carte menu. You’ll need to book ahead by ringing the venue or emailing in.

Trippy Chippy launches its first-ever concept at YES on Friday 23 May, offering the UK’s first chip shop inside a bar. To celebrate, the first 100 visitors from 5 pm get free chip cones. Expect twice-cooked skin-on fries layered with housemade toppings in a “chippy trifle” style – no dry chips here.

With cones from £3.95 and options like truffle mayo, paprika seasoning, and curry ketchup, it’s a budget-friendly spot for chip lovers.

A meal at Kaji means plenty of gasp-out-loud moments, not to mention hefty flavours and delicate plating.

New Century Kitchen could be Manchester’s most underrated food hall, due, in no small part, to its marvellous outdoor space.

Maray never disappoints, and this new spring menu is a treat. It’s full of loosely Levantine creations that seem simple but have fascinating hidden depths.

Manchester is a city with a whole lot of steak and seafood options right now, but few occupy a space quite as impressive as The Cut & Craft.