Sexy Fish is opening a new restaurant in the former Armani site

Lavish Mayfair restaurant Sexy Fish is coming to Manchester in its first expansion outside of London, after it was granted a licence to open. 

The luxury restaurant, which has boomed in popularity among celebrities in the capital city, will be taking over the Emporio Armani site located within No.1 The Avenue in Spinningfields, just next door to the John Rylands Library.

Armani closed its 15,000 sq ft Spinningfields Square store back in August.

Plans for the new restaurant are said to include a ground and mezzanine floor, with the ground floor including a customer seating area, kitchen and two external seating areas.

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The mezzanine floor will include a further customer area, toilets, and back of house areas. Plans also detail that the restaurant has been granted a licence to open from 8am to 2.30am from Sunday to Wednesday, and until 3.30am on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

And as for what guests can expect to see on the menu; Sexy Fish specialises in Asian cuisine such as sushi, sashimi, seafood, and a selection of fish and meat cooked over a charcoal fireplace grill.

Signature dishes include kobo-cured tuna belly, king crab and bone marrow, caramelised black cod and wagyu gyoza.

The flagship restaurant in Mayfair also boasts the largest selection of Japanese whisky in the whole country, so we can expect big things from a Manchester site. Many of the cocktails on the drinks menu also display an Asian influence, with Roku gin, yuzu, and Mt Fuji bitters all making an appearance on the ingredients list.

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@sexyfishlondon / Instagram

The Mayfair restaurant is also renowned for its luxurious art-filled interior, which indicates that their Manchester project will fare no differently on the architectural front. 

Sexy Fish is owned by Richard Caring, who is also the owner of Caprice Holdings, which controls The Ivy group of restaurants. The highly anticipated Ivy Spinningfields opened back in November 2018, though it was severely damaged by a fire just months later.

It is not yet known when Sexy Fish Manchester will open its doors; head over to their website to stay posted with news and updates.