Manchester's lost amusement arcade cafe sold 'the best' sandwiches and toasties with coleslaw 'to die for'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA lost café cum amusement arcade in a now demolished area of Manchester is remembered for its incredible sandwiches and coleslaw.
Hazels was a coffee shop and amusement arcade located in the old Shambles Square in Manchester city centre. The venture opened in 1980, in the concrete square that was the old Shambles.
The square was built in the 1970s as part of the construction of the Arndale, taking its name from the butchers and abattoirs that once stood there.
The blood and guts left over from the slaughter and butchering being known as 'shambles'. Read More: 'Terrorised' Manchester shopping centre was commercial disaster patrolled by 'machine gun-toting teen' Read More: The lost Manchester nightclub where the walls 'dripped with sweat' and undiscovered music stars pulled pints The old Shambles was an eccentric mix of shops and two historic pubs, the Old Wellington and Sinclair's Oyster Bar, which had survived the Manchester Blitz.
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