The owner of Ancoats bar and restaurant Elnecot is set to open the first stand-alone Dokes Pizzeria in Prestwich next month.
Chef Michael Clay already has a Dokes in the Society foodhall on Barbirolli Square. The new pizza spot, on Bury New Road, will be in the unit previously occupied by the Basil + Lily cafe and wine bar, and will seat 35.
It will be open all day, for lunch and dinner, and with brunch happening at the weekend too. Inside, the site has been designed by Phaus, the architects behind smart Manchester venues like Erst in Ancoats and Escape To Freight Island.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, Clay said: “We’ve chosen Prestwich because it seems to be a great community. We thought we could bring something different to the area too, and there are a lot of operators doing exciting stuff out there at the minute. Read more: Bold Street Coffee to open second Manchester site “We just want to start getting a nice following in Prestwich and see what we can do with a proper restaurant, because it’ll be a different ballgame to just having a small unit in a food hall.” He added that with flexible working becoming more of an option for people, it means that neighbourhood restaurants should start becoming more and more important to communities outside the city centre. “We’re lucky in Ancoats that there is a neighbourhood feel, but the city centre has taken a dip over the last couple of years,” he went on. “We were particularly looking for a suburb for this restaurant.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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