Out of Towners: Sheffield's critically-lauded JÖRO comes to Ancoats

Out of Towners returns with Sheffield’s JÖRO landing in Manchester for a one-night takeover of Ancoats’ Italian bistro Bruco. On Tuesday 16 September, husband-and-wife team Luke French and Stacey Sherwood will recreate the buzz of their 19th-century mill home, bringing a tasting menu rooted in ancient techniques from Japan to Norway.

Since opening in 2016, JÖRO has become one of the UK’s most acclaimed restaurants. The first in Sheffield to earn a Michelin Bib Gourmand, now holding three AA Rosettes, a place in the 2025 Michelin Guide and six consecutive Top 100 Restaurant spots in the National Restaurant Awards. Their philosophy is all about purity, locality and craft, with dishes cooked over open flames, cured, pickled or fermented, and served in an unpretentious, theatre-like setting.

Bruco’s loft-like dining room will be transformed into JÖRO’s intimate tasting space, with two sittings (6pm and 8:30pm), mirroring the restaurant’s relaxed, interactive service. Expect first-name introductions and a menu that champions British ingredients while drawing on Japanese and Scandinavian inspiration.

The wine flight has been curated by Berkmann Wine Cellars who are pairing the dishes with Masi, the historic Valpolicella winery known for their Amarone and mastery of the appassimento technique (drying grapes on bamboo racks to intensify flavour).

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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 likes of The Cottage In The Wood, St Barts and Alchemilla, we’re continuing our mission to bring the UK’s most exciting kitchens to Manchester. This September, swap Sheffield’s mill-house magic for Ancoats and experience why JÖRO is one of the most talked-about names in modern British dining.