Blacklock heads to Manchester for first regional opening

Chophouse brand Blacklock has unveiled plans to open in Manchester this autumn, which will mark its first restaurant outside of London.

Blacklock was founded by ex-lawyer Gordon Ker, who launched his first site in a former brothel in London’s Soho in 2015.

The group has since grown to six restaurants in London, with sites in locations such as Canary Wharf, Shoreditch and Covent Garden.

Manchester-born Lucy Ames-Greenall, who managed Blacklock Shoreditch for three years, will be joining Blacklock Manchester as general manager.

Blacklock Manchester will occupy a Grade II-listed building that was once home to a textile merchant.

The chophouse will serve sustainably sourced meat from Cornish family farmers and butchers Philip and Ian Warren, who contributed to the group receiving B Corp certification in 2023.

The menu will include new dishes from Northern-specific suppliers, as well as the group’s signature Sunday Roast.

Ker said: “I absolutely love the architecture in Manchester; the tiled basements, lightwells and stone frontages feel very us, and when a landlord asked what we thought of a basement hiding in plain sight beneath the bustle of Peter Street, I knew we’d found our perfect Manchester home.”