This hyped London seafood restaurant is opening its first location outside the capital

It’s official – London’s cult seafood grill Shrimp Shack is coming for Manchester.

If you’re not already familiar with Shrimp Shack, it was founded by Danny Caratella, Rish Gola, Raf Adam and Balal Aqil (the same guy behind chain desserts restaurant Creams) and first opened in Streatham, south London in 2023. A year later, it launched a second shack in Camden. The brand’s new Manchester outpost will be its first outside of London and marks the start of its nationwide expansion. 

The new grill will open in a 6,600sq ft site (formerly home to a Frankie and Benny’s) at Printworks Manchester this summer. A specific opening date hasn’t been confirmed yet. 

What can Mancunians expect from the new seafood spot? Well, this is the sort of place that supplies you with gloves and an apron before you start feasting. Just like its London branches, Shrimp Shack will offer its signature boils featuring shrimps, mussels, calamari and snow crab. 

The biggest boil of all, the giant Lux Lobster Boil, serves up whole lobster with king, queen and prince shrimps, mussels and calamari for £65. Every boil comes with sausages, corn on the cob, boiled egg and potatoes in the brand’s house sauce, plus rice and fries. If that doesn’t appeal, you can always go for the lobster roll, shrimp po’boy, cod burger, surf and turf or build your own seafood platter. Several of those feature on the £10 lunch menu, too. 

Rish Gola, one of the co-founders of Shrimp Shack said: ‘Shrimp Shack was born in London to redefine how people enjoy premium seafood; served fresh and fast, where bold flavours are brought together with everyday dishes. Shrimp Shack has a strong appeal with ethnic communities, family diners, and groups of friends who come together over big flavours and generous seafood feasts. Our accessible pricing and high-quality dishes create a premium fast experience that welcomes everyone.’

Dan Davis, the general manager at Printworks, added: ‘We’re delighted to have secured Shrimp Shack as Printworks’ latest tenant, its first location outside of London and another exciting restaurant to add to our offering. Shrimp Shack’s unique and distinctive offering is perfectly aligned with our aim to deliver high quality experience-led concepts right in the heart of Manchester.’

After Manchester, Shrimp Shack says that more outposts in Leeds, Liverpool and Luton are coming soon. It also has plans to launch two more restos in London – one in Mile End and another in Ilford. 

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