{"id":576444,"date":"2025-11-17T15:58:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/576444\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T15:58:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:58:19","slug":"major-pop-star-says-manchester-restaurant-is-definitely-up-there-in-visit-before-co-op-live-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/576444\/","title":{"rendered":"Major pop star says Manchester restaurant is ‘definitely up there’ in visit before Co-op Live show"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘I feel very lucky to have experienced it’\"AA major pop star visited Forbici, in the city centre, whilst in Manchester on tour(Image: Instagram: @forbicirestaurants)<\/p>\n

A major pop star has described a Manchester restaurant<\/a> as being \u2018definitely up there\u2019 with the best following a visit at the weekend.<\/p>\n

Forbici, on Cross Street, only opened its doors earlier this year<\/a> but has already received glowing praise from a number of famous faces who have walked through the doors in recent months.<\/p>\n

The Italian restaurant is known for its Neapolitan-inspired creations, which are served alongside a pair of scissors as part of a nod to long-standing traditions in Naples.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, top chef Marco Pierre White visited the city centre restaurant<\/a>, declaring it as the \u2018very best in my life\u2019. The Michelin-starred chef added that his food was \u2018deliciously good\u2019, heaping praise on the venue\u2019s staff and Master Baker Davide Argentino.<\/p>\n

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\"Forbici'sForbici’s pizzas are often served with scissors in a nod to Neapolitan heritage(Image: Forbici)<\/p>\n

Following Marco\u2019s top praise, singer, rapper, and music producer Example headed into Forbici for a bite to eat before his support slot at the JLS show at Co-op Live<\/a> on Saturday night (November 15).<\/p>\n

The London-based performer, who is behind hits including Kickstarts and Changed the Way You Kiss Me, recently made it to the semi-final of The Masked Singer and now resides in Australia.<\/p>\n

In a post shared on Forbici\u2019s social media, the restaurant<\/a> wrote: \u201cUk chart legend @example popped into Forbici before his gig at @thecooplive on Saturday to Kickstart his night with a slice and dropped a live review on the spot. Believe the hype.\u201d<\/p>\n

A video clip shared in the post showed the artist, real name Elliot Gleave, talking about the pizza whilst inside the restaurant. Example commented: \u201cI saw the video of Marco chatting the other day. He\u2019s not chatting rubbish.<\/p>\n

\"ExampleExample visited the Manchester restaurant ahead of his Co-op Live show with JLS on Saturday night(Image: Instagram: @forbicirestaurants)<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been lucky enough to have the best stuff all over the world. I live in Australia, there\u2019s some decent stuff in Sydney, I\u2019ve been all over Italy, New York, incredible stuff, but this is definitely up there.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe dough is incredible, it\u2019s extremely well hydrated, it looks massive. Just fluffy clouds and it just goes straight down. The ingredients are incredible, amazing venue, amazing location. I feel very lucky to have experienced it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The post clearly proved to be inspiring online, with one person commenting on the video: \u201cJust booked a table, let\u2019s see!\u201d<\/p>\n

Example will be back in Manchester next year, with a show at Victoria Warehouse lined up for May 24 as part of his \u2018Hits & Bits Twenty Twenty Six\u2019 tour.<\/p>\n

.Forbici is on 86 Cross Street, Manchester, M2 4LA.<\/p>\n

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