The heart of the building
A Southern Mediterranean coffee house by day, wine bar by evening. Open to everyone. Monday to Saturday, 8am to 8pm. Closed Sundays.
Our aim is simple: to be one of the best coffee and wine bars in Manchester, built around the community that uses it.
The coffee and wine bar is the heart of The Groves, and it is a proper café and bar, not the reception of an office block. Coming down from your suite should feel like leaving work for a while, from the first coffee at 8am to a glass of wine at the end of the day, with a team on hand to help with whatever you need.
We run it in-house: a Southern Mediterranean coffee house by day, with specialty coffee and freshly baked pastries, and from late afternoon a wine bar pouring a carefully curated list from Sicily, Puglia, Sardinia, Southern Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon and North Africa.
It is open to everyone, and built for the community around it: the businesses in our 12 suites, the residents of the apartments above and our neighbours in Piccadilly Basin. A place to meet a client, catch a neighbour, host an event, or simply start the day properly.
What we serve
Coffee to the city's best, and a bar to match
Specialty coffee, made properly
Coffee to the standard of Manchester's best specialty coffee shops. Our roasters and suppliers are chosen through real relationships in the city's coffee scene.
Every coffee is dialled in by a trained team, and quality is held from the first cup to the last. The menu changes with the seasons.
Southern Mediterranean wine, the same care at 7pm as at 8am
A carefully curated list from Sicily, Puglia, Sardinia, Southern Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon and North Africa, with producers and suppliers we choose ourselves, and a list that stays interesting, seasonal and good value.
Alongside the wine, a small offer of aperitivo, vermouth, amaro and snacks, all ordered and served at the bar. The move from daytime coffee to evening drinks should feel natural.
From 8am to 8pm
Coffee by day, wine by evening
Morning
Specialty coffee and freshly baked pastries, made with care, from 8am. The first stop for the building and the start of most days.
Daytime
Our meeting place. Bring a client in for a coffee, catch up with a neighbour, or take a call somewhere better than your desk.
Evening
A Southern Mediterranean wine bar until 8pm, with aperitivo, vermouth and amaro, all served at the bar. The natural place to finish the day.
Events
Catering for meetings and events in the building, including our monthly social and business events and events of up to 50 in our event space.
Who it's for
A bar built around its community
- We get to know the businesses in the building and the residents upstairs by name.
- The bar is where introductions happen. Our whole idea is that the businesses here win more work because they are here.
- Breakfasts, wine tastings, producer evenings, talks and networking that bring the building and the neighbourhood together.
- The drinks and catering for our monthly social and business events, and for events of up to 50 in our event space.
The businesses in the building
Our 12 office suites sit around the bar. It is where occupiers meet clients, catch a neighbour and start the day.
The residents above
Around 200 apartments sit above The Groves. We want the people who live upstairs to think of the bar as theirs.
Our neighbours in Piccadilly Basin
Open to everyone, for anyone nearby who cares about a properly made coffee or a good glass of wine.
Visit
Find the bar
- Hours
- Monday to Saturday, 8am to 8pm. Closed Sundays.
- Open to
- Everyone
- Opening
- Q1 2027
- Address
- Unit 1, Bridge House, 26 Ducie Street, Piccadilly Basin, Manchester M1 2DQ
The team
Run in-house, by people who care
The bar is led by a General Manager with a background in specialty coffee and Southern Mediterranean wine, and a network in Manchester's coffee and hospitality scene, alongside an assistant general manager and a small team. We are recruiting now.
See the roleTours
Book a tour
Tell us when suits you and we'll confirm a time. During the fit-out, tours are by appointment.