Gooey Northern Quarter
Gooey's Northern Quarter café is a neighbourhood bakery just off High Street, opened in 2022 by the Manchester brand known for stuffed brioche doughnuts and gooey cookies. Come for pastries and coffee, or sit down for a full brunch such as French toast or a bacon sandwich on shokupan.
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The bakes
The counter is the draw: croissants, cruffins and other pastries, thick cookies and stuffed brioche doughnuts, all designed to be as indulgent as the name suggests. It's a good place to pick up a box to take back to the hotel or share on a train home.
Brunch and coffee
The kitchen adds a brunch and lunch menu that includes Gooey French toast, a bacon sandwich on Japanese-style shokupan bread, hash browns, whipped avocado on toast and halloumi with chilli jam. Coffee comes from Dead Good Coffee and tea from Yorkshire Tea. Portions are generous, so it suits a slow late-morning visit rather than a quick coffee.
Around the Northern Quarter
The café sits on a small open square just off High Street, on the edge of the Northern Quarter's grid of independent shops, bars and street art. Mackie Mayor, the food hall in a restored Victorian market building, is a couple of minutes away for lunch, and Evelyn's is nearby for a sit-down dinner. Printworks' bars and bowling are close for the evening. The Freemount pub is round the corner if you want to stay into the evening.
Highlights
- Stuffed brioche doughnuts and cookies
- Brunch including French toast and shokupan bacon sandwiches
- Dead Good Coffee
- Opened in the Northern Quarter in 2022
Good to know
- Located on an open square just off High Street
- Brunch and lunch served alongside the bakery counter
Frequently asked questions
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Sources: manchestersfinest.com