Northern Soul Grilled Cheese Manchester
Comfort food McDaddy
Denise from Manchester
Sometimes, cheese and bread is the sticking plaster we all need. When the rain is pouring or the hangover is pounding, head to Northern Soul to get the comfort food you crave.
Born in a corrugated iron shack before finding its home on Tib Street, Northern Soul has been a saviour on the city’s food scene since 2015. The UK’s first grilled cheese restaurant, it even counts Man Vs Food’s Adam Richman among its fans.
Northern Soul’s creative variations on the classic grilled cheese and its not-so-secret cheddar, mozzarella and gruyere blend are just some of the draws keeping hungry locals queuing.
Get exotic with a Kimchi Ramen (£10.50), inject some Americana with the Mississippi Comeback (£13.50), heaped with buttermilk fried chicken, pickles and slaw, or go both sweet and savoury with a Bacon Jam (£9.50).
Shake things up a little and customise your grilled cheese with extras such as pork belly, Marmite, crispy onions or jalapenos.
Despite Northern Soul wearing grilled cheese on its sleeve, it’s not all sandwiches around here.
Mac and cheese, chicken tenders and oozy mozzarella sticks are also on the menu, ready to be dunked in the house's unbelievable homemade dips.
Did I mention that every grilled cheese comes topped with a giant pickle? Worth the visit in itself.
Whether you're looking for a lunch hangout, a first date spot or a window-shopping pit stop, Northern Soul is the Northern Quarter's catch-all food solution.
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