Out of Towners returns next month with Sheffield’s JÖRO landing in Manchester for one night only. On Tuesday 16 September, Husband-and-wife team Luke French and Stacey Sherwood will commandeer the airy dining room of Ancoats Italian bistro Bruco, recreating the buzz of their 19th-century Oughtibridge Mill home.
Founded in December 2016 in Sheffield’s Kelham Island district, JÖRO (Old Norse for “earth”) quickly became the city’s first Michelin Bib Gourmand, then collected three AA Rosettes and a coveted entry in the 2025 Michelin Guide. Six consecutive Top 100 Restaurant placings in the National Restaurant Awards followed, alongside rave reviews from The Guardian, The Times and The Daily Telegraph.
JÖRO’s philosophy is rooted in purity, locality and craft. With just 11 tables arranged around a glowing open kitchen – and no dress code to worry about – guests share in every flame-kissed turn of trout or poke of a charcoal-seared quail. Luke and Stacey champion native ingredients and elevate them with live-fire cooking, fermentation, pickling and other time-honoured techniques inspired by Scandinavia and Japan.
Beyond the flagship, Luke and Stacey have expanded their vision with Konjö, a popular street-food concept; House of JÖRO, a boutique hotel complete with a ten-seat private chef’s table; AXL, a four-seat counter above the restaurant; and a lifestyle retail line. In summer 2024 they unveiled JÖRO 2.Ö at a custom-built mill five miles from their original site – an ambitious evolution of their immersive, flavour-driven experience.
Bruco’s stylish, loft-like space will be transformed into JÖRO’s tasting-room theatre. Two sittings – 6pm and 8:30pm – allow Manchester diners to settle into service that will mirror JÖRO’s unpretentious ethos: first-name introductions, bright explanations of each course, and a relaxed atmosphere that keeps the focus squarely on flavour and togetherness.
Berkmann Wine Cellars have curated the wine flight with Masi — the family winery rooted in Valpolicella Classica since 1772 and a benchmark for Amarone. Known for appassimento (grapes dried on traditional bamboo racks to concentrate flavour), Masi bring a Veneto-led line-up tuned to the menu.
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The menu…
* Canevel Prosecco di Valdobbiadene
Aged beef, smoked maple syrup, myoga ginger & oxalis
Choux bun, hafod, truffle & onions
Pineapple, sansho pepper, kaffir lime
Teriyaki celeriac, seared wild goose liver, black truffle & ancho chilli
* Fresco di Masi Rosso Organic
Chawanmushi, bluefin tuna, Kaluga hybrid caviar, fermented fennel & seaweed
* Pian del Griso Pinot Grigio, Bossi Fedrigotti
Chalk stream trout, citrus kosho & rhubarb root beurre blanc, kinome
* Levarie Soave Classico, Masi
Spring lamb from the Vale of Mowbray, caponata
* Campofiorin, IGT Rosso del Veronese, Masi
Japanese milk bread & honey butter
Our koji
Madeleines
Citrus jelly, batak pepper & black cardamom
* Final drink to be revealed
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After hosting The Cottage In The Wood, St Barts and Alchemilla, we continue our mission to bring the UK’s most exciting kitchens to Manchester. This September, trade Sheffield’s mill-house magic for Ancoats, and experience the fearless, flavour-driven menus that have made JÖRO one of the country’s most talked-about restaurants.
Out of Towners: JÖRO x Bruco
When: Tuesday 16 September (Two sittings available – 6pm & 8:30pm)
Where: Bruco, 5 Murray St, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 6HS
Cost: £120 (£160 with wine flight)
