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Dishoom Manchester

Name: Dishoom Manchester
Address: 32 Bridge Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M3 3BT, Manchester, GB
Telephone: 0161 537 3737

A 2018 launch in Spinningfields brings Irani Bombay café culture and hearty Indian cooking to Bridge Street, earning 2026 Good Food Guide recognition.

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The story

Dishoom Manchester: Irani Bombay-Inspired Indian Café in Spinningfields

Origins and Atmosphere

Dishoom Manchester opened in Spinningfields in 2018, bringing a specific style of Indian café cooking to the city. The interior relies on deep turquoise booths and brass accents to recreate that mid-century bustle. Patrons gather around high-top tables and low window seats, sharing platters while staff move quickly between the pass and the floor. This straightforward layout supports an all-day service model that treats breakfast and evening dining with equal weight.

Standout Dishes

Morning orders centre on akuri, a loose scramble of turmeric-spiced eggs served with grilled tomato and thick pau buns. The main menu expands to include green chilli cheese toast, okra fries, and filo lamb samosas for quick bites. Heartier plates feature the nalli nihari, which presents a whole lamb shank under a crisp pastry blanket alongside caramelised onions and rice. The masala prawns arrive with deliberately charred edges, reflecting the kitchen’s commitment to Indian cooking.

Drinks and Recognition

Desserts arrive prepared for sharing, starting with the poppyseed mawa cake accompanied by yuzu ice cream and jaggery syrup. Drinks mirror the kitchen’s layered approach, particularly the Padmini Negroni built from pears steeped in Campari, vermouth, citrus gin, and cocoa. This consistent execution earned the restaurant a spot in the 2026 Good Food Guide rankings. Every dish reflects the standards expected of a modern Indian kitchen.

Recognition

Awards & accolades

2026

The Good Food Guide

Good

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Details

At a glance

The Good Food Guide 2026 — Good

Cuisines Indian

Services Catering, Delivery, Dinner, Large Groups, Outdoor Seating, Private Parties, Table Service, Takeaway, Wine Pairing

History

On the record

2026

The Good Food Guide — Good

Launched in 2018, the Manchester outpost of Dishoom is so firmly embedded in the Spinningfields district that it's hard to imagine how the area ever did without it. Inspired by the lively bustle of old Irani Bombay, it's just the place for mixing, matching and sharing hearty Indian café cooking. Although some of the turmeric-coloured booth seating is held back for reservations, it's mostly a come-as-you-are operation, starting with breakfasts for bodybuilders – akuri is three spiced and loosely scrambled eggs with grilled tomato and fat homemade pau buns. The all-day menu offers up everything from green chilli cheese toast with garlic to okra fries and filo lamb samosas for ravenous snackers, as well as a hot line in biryanis such as nalli nihari – a 'well-flavoured' whole lamb shank with caramelised onions and rice under a pastry blanket, served with chicken liver raita. The masala prawns are slightly charred at the edges, as is only proper, while switched-on salads and vegan dishes up the ante – although the unusual jackfruit curry is something of an acquired taste. To finish, save space for the poppyseed mawa cake with yuzu ice cream and jaggery syrup. Drinking is all part of the fun, even if you stick to the teetotal cocktails. If you don't, get slapped around the tonsils with a Padmini Negroni – built around pears soaked overnight in Campari, vermouth, citrus gin and cocoa.

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32 Bridge Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M3 3BT
Manchester, United Kingdom
0161 537 3737
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