Caravan to launch first site outside of London

An all-day dining brand and coffee roastery has announced that its first regional restaurant will launch in Manchester this summer. 

Caravan owns and operates a collection of venues across the capital, with the group now making moves to expand further across the UK. Its first regional site will reside in Manchester's St John's district. 

Co-founders Chris Ammermann, Laura Harper-Hinton and Miles Kirby, all native New Zealanders, brought Antipodean speciality coffee culture and a fresh take on all-day dining to London in 2009. Now, the trio plan to establish the concept further north. 

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Guests can enjoy an eclectic global menu spanning breakfast through to dinner. The bunch offering includes fresh fruit and grain bowls; fry-ups; Korean-style buttermilk fried chicken with kimchi pancakes and gochujang ketchup; and fried jalapeño cornbread with fried egg, spinach, curd cheese, mojo verde and chilli butter. 

An evening at Caravan includes a selection of freshly crafted cocktails, an extensive international wine list and a selection of hand-picked local beers. A well-travelled evening menu of seasoned rice bowls, slow-fermented sourdough pizza and small plates is also offered. 

The 200-cover space in Manchester is close to the city's Aviva Studios, housing two all-day dining rooms, a bar, a private dining room featuring turntables and a sound system, two outdoor terraces, a takeout coffee brew bar and a dedicated coffee roastery. Inspired by the trail hiking huts and wool sheds ubiquitous in New Zealand, it will offer a bright, airy space with lots of natural light and organic finishes. 

"We are so excited to be taking Caravan on the road to Manchester, but more importantly, we are really looking forward to spending more time in this incredible city," says Harper-Hinton. "We've had nothing but great vibes and support from everyone we've come across so far. We've chosen a unique location which sits right next to the new Aviva Studios, behind the historic Granada Studios and right in the heart of a growing new district at St John's."

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