Southern-style buttermilk chicken, Mexican tacos, smash burgers and Pad Thai will be among the options on menus at Manchester Airport’s new street-food market, bosses have revealed.
As part of the £1.3bn redevelopment of Terminal 2, the airport is set to open a first-of-its-kind ‘market hall’ style eating area. The Great Northern Market will feature six street-food kitchens set around a central dining area, meaning groups of people can order from different, rotating pop-ups and still eat together.
And now, speaking to the airport’s official podcast Manchester: Your Airport, MAN, airport Retail Director Richard Jackson has confirmed the opening line-up of kitchens.
The first kitchens to open will be:
– Nashville Hot House, serving buttermilk chicken and other Southern favourites
– The Black Iron Grill, serving smash burgers and loaded fries
– Kouzina, with Greek and Mediterranean inspired street eats
– La Casita, offering a variety of Mexican dishes
– Palms Café, serving pan-Asian dishes
– Napoli Street Pizza.
In addition to the six street-food kitchens, which take inspiration from some of Manchester’s finest street eats, Mancunian institution Gooey will also be bringing its assortment of sweet treats to the Great Northern Market, from coffees to cookies and donuts.
Richard said:
“The Great Northern Market will be Manchester Airport’s own market hall – six kitchens in one, more than 1,000 square metres and 500 seats.
“It’s going to be a real hit with the Manchester crowd. Whatever you want, there’s something for everyone – and there will be a takeaway option as well, so you can eat in this huge 500-seat market hall area with plenty of seating, or you can just grab something to take on your flight.
“As you can imagine, it’s a very complicated build because we’re not just doing the one kitchen, we’re doing six, but it’s coming along well and we’re really excited to share it with our passengers.”
Jake Ansbro, co-founder of Gooey, added:
“Gooey was born in Manchester, and the city has supported us from day one. Opening at Manchester Airport feels like a dream next step — a chance to share a little bit of what we do with people travelling across the world. We’re so excited to be part of The Great Northern Market celebrating Manchester next to some other amazing operators.”
