Another exciting opening for the city, canal-side brasserie space and bar Maya is due to open in Spring 2023. Maya will take part of the ground and lower floors of 40 Chorlton Street, an early 20th-century warehouse building, home to the newly opened neighbourhood hotel, LEVEN.
Situated within the former Mash & Air site, an iconic part of Manchester’s nightlife in the 90’s, Maya will house numerous areas split across three floors, each with its own vibe.
It will incorporate a canal-side brasserie space serving modern-European classics as well as an elegantly designed lower ground-floor dining room that will offer an ingredient-led, locally sourced and seasonal menu.
Maya’s interior backdrop will merge the original industrial nature of the space with inspired details of art deco grandeur references.
Maya is scheduled to open in the spring of 2023 and is being developed by a team of hospitality operators who have worked for brands like Soho House, Isabel Mayfair and Michelin-starred Petersham Nurseries.
Once open, the new restaurant and bar will create over 100 new jobs in the region, with recruitment currently underway for front-of-house, bar and kitchen teams – the latter to be led by Mancunian chef Gabe Lea, who cut his teeth at Michelin-starred establishments like Le Manoir and The French at The Midland Hotel.
Menu development is underway with Lea commenting: “There is a lot of creativity going into the design and overall concept of the restaurant, and the menu development is no different. Our approach will be to champion the beauty and simplicity of exceptional produce and, where we can, we will focus on sourcing seasonal ingredients locally.
“By having more than one dining space, we can run separate menus. The brasserie menu will be about long-standing favourites that we know people will love, alongside more creative and ingredient-led dishes in the dining room that will change regularly and react to what’s seasonal and available.”
The venue will be a destination for all-day dining where friends and neighbours can gather around the table, eat great quality food, enjoy seasonal cocktails, good times and step outside the ordinary.
For more information and to be the first to hear about Maya’s launch, please visit MayaManchester.com, or follow Maya’s Instagram @maya_mcr.
