Corn Exchange eateries get ready for service

FITTING out of Vietnamese street food restaurant Pho at the Corn Exchange has begun ahead of its launch later in the summer.

Pho has confirmed it will open its first site in Manchester and its second in the north, alongside Leeds.

The restuarant, which specialises in the national dish of Vietnam (pho), will open late this summer and will seat more than 200 diners across three floors.

Stephen Wall, founder and owner of Pho, said: “Manchester is now one of the hottest places in the UK in terms of dining out, and we’re really excited to be opening in Corn Exchange – an iconic building that’s been begging for redevelopment for years. It promises to be a fantastic eating and drinking destination and we’re hopeful that Pho will fit right in.”

Meanwhile, the famous ‘proper’ hamburger restaurant Byron is also due to start its fit out at the Corn Exchange later this month.

Byron is well-known within the Manchester restaurant scene with restaurants in Piccadilly Gardens and Deansgate.