{"id":480827,"date":"2025-10-07T16:59:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T16:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/480827\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T16:59:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T16:59:15","slug":"the-manchester-rooftop-restaurant-with-stunning-views-added-to-michelin-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/480827\/","title":{"rendered":"The Manchester rooftop restaurant with stunning views added to Michelin Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

The dining spot, tucked away on the eighth floor of a city centre office building, has finally made the cut\"ClimatClimat is a wine-led restaurant atop Blackfriars House in Manchester (Image: Vincent Cole – Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n

The latest additions to the Michelin Guide have been announced with a new entry for Greater Manchester.<\/p>\n

The venue is one of several from across the UK that have been added to the September edition of the Michelin Inspector’s Favourite New Restaurants.<\/p>\n

Michelin’s Inspectors are always on the road assessing existing restaurants, as well as uncovering new ones worthy of their recommendation.<\/p>\n

While Stars, Green Stars and Bib Gourmands are revealed at the annual Michelin Guide Ceremony, the inspectors add restaurants to the selection year round.<\/p>\n

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These latest additions are released on a monthly basis and are highlighted by a ‘New’ symbol. For September, 16 new entries were added from across the UK and Ireland – from discreet bistros to neighbourhood spots.<\/p>\n

In Manchester, wine-led rooftop restaurant Climat finally got its mention. Sitting atop Blackfriars House in the city centre, it has won many awards since opening in November 2022 thanks to its Parisian-style interiors, sprawling rooftop terrace and elevated dishes.<\/p>\n

It’s been raved out by food critics Jay Rayner and William Sitwell, been nominated in the Manchester Food & Drink Awards numerous times, and now been included in the Michelin Inspectors Guide.<\/p>\n

\"ClimatClimat restaurant in Manchester boasts stunning views(Image: Climat)<\/p>\n

Sister restaurant to Chester\u2019s Michelin-Guide recommended Covino, the restaurant offers spectacular rooftop views of Manchester landmarks, while its name – pronounced without the ‘e’ – derives from the term used to describe a singular vineyard site in Burgundy, lauded for its micro-climate and perfect growing conditions.<\/p>\n

Dishes here are overseen by Executive Chef Luke Richardson and Head Chef Simon Ulph, and focus on serving up British cuisine with influences from around the globe.<\/p>\n

Diners can choose from the likes of crowd-pleaser hash browns and taramasalata, deep fried ox tongue, guineafowl with langoustine bisque, and desserts including strawberry blancmange.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe restaurant opened in late 2022 and boasts and extensive wine list(Image: Climat)<\/p>\n

The Guides entry for Climat reads: “You have to be in the know to come across Climat, tucked away on the eighth floor of a city centre office building.<\/p>\n

“You arrive at a dedicated entrance and make your way up to the chic penthouse, where stunning city views await you.<\/p>\n

“An open kitchen is the focus of the room, with its aromas filling the air, and the concise fixed-price menu includes well-executed dishes such as halibut with spinach and sorrel velout\u00e9, where the ingredient quality shines through.<\/p>\n

\"DishesDishes at Climat restaurant in Manchester(Image: Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n

“Wine is a feature with one side of the room acting as a bar and the carefully curated list deftly mixing traditional and modern styles.”<\/p>\n

Sharing the news, Climat wrote on Instagram: “Pleased as punch! We’re very happy to have been included in the Michelin Guide.<\/p>\n

“Thank you to all the team for their hard work and to our suppliers for their fantastic produce. Sant\u00e9!”<\/p>\n

In August, three Greater Manchester restaurants were added<\/a>, including chef Mary-Ellen McTague’s restaurant Pip, found within the Treehouse Hotel on Deansgate; chef Shaun Moffat’s latest venture, Winsome within Whitworth Locke; and Cantaloupe in Stockport<\/a>, a neighbourhood spot serving up Mediterranean-inspired dishes<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The dining spot, tucked away on the eighth floor of a city centre office building, has finally made…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":480828,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,4884,2465,8086,8886,280,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-480827","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-manchester","12":"tag-manchester-city-centre","13":"tag-manchester-restaurants","14":"tag-restaurants","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115333953701283278","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=480827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/480828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=480827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=480827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=480827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}