Manchester City highlight offerings at Medlock Square

Article posted by Coliseum, October 13^th, 2026

Image: Three Rivers at The Medlock

Manchester City F.C. has turned the spotlight on Medlock Square’s extensive food and drink offering which now stretches to four venues: Zadie’s, Blend, Three Rivers Brasserie and Bar and Little Beast.

Manchester City said that located between Etihad Stadium and Co-op Live, the new spaces offer everything from casual matchday food and freshly poured coffee to all-day dining, cocktails and seasonal small plates.

The City of Manchester Stadium, currently known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the home of the Premier League club Manchester City F.C.

Medlock Square is set to become a new focal point for supporters on matchdays and beyond. The name takes inspiration from the River Medlock, which runs beneath the site – connecting the development to the area’s heritage and its continued regeneration.

The river also appears in the Manchester City club badge and has a long-standing, deep connection to the club.

Image: Three Rivers at The Medlock

Blend is a new day-to-night café and bar, open seven days a week. Perfect for a pre-match bacon barm, freshly poured coffee or a swift pint with matchday mates.

Located next to The Medlock Hotel, Blend serves speciality coffee from GRIND, artisanal pastries, toasted sandwiches and breakfast favourites throughout the day. In the evening, it becomes an intimate wine bar serving curated wines, craft beer, cocktails and small plates.

Bookings are not required, with walk-ins welcome.

Zadie’s has been designed as a destination in its own right. Vast windows frame panoramic views stretching towards the South Pennines, while deep banquette seating wraps around a striking central bar.

With 258 dining covers and a further 30 counter seats, the restaurant is built for long dinners, cocktails and nights that carry on well beyond the last course.

Its elevated position also offers an unexpected view across the Etihad Stadium, but the focus is firmly on the experience inside – a place to come for dinner, drinks and entertainment, whether that’s before or after an event at Co-op Live or simply a reason to be out.

From Wednesday to Sunday, 17:00 until 01:00, Zadie’s will build from dinner into a full evening spectacle with live vocals, sax and percussion alongside DJ sets bringing a changing soundtrack to the room throughout the night.

The entertainment will go beyond the expected, with evolving experimental performances and theatrical moments, from magicians and ballerinas to themed shows and live acts.

With the programme changing throughout the week, each night will offer a different take on the Zadie’s experience.

Three Rivers Brasserie and Bar is an all-day dining destination set within The Medlock, a Radisson Blu Hotel.

The menu focuses on British produce and brasserie classics, including prawn cocktail and a selection of Hereford steaks, alongside local favourites such as Lancashire hotpot. Manchester tart is also given a modern twist, served as a silken panna cotta.

Named after the River Medlock, which flows beneath the Etihad Campus, Three Rivers is at the centre of the hotel’s social scene and provides a relaxed setting for a matchday meal, celebration or evening dinner.

The kitchen is overseen by Medlock Square Development Chef and MasterChef winner Daniel Merriman, while the drinks programme is led by Head of Bars Cressida Lawlor.

Little Beast is a produce-led small plates restaurant inspired by the rhythms of the moon and the seasonal changes they bring, developed by Masterchef winner, Dan Merriman.

The menu showcases British ingredients at their peak, with opening dishes including roasted carrots with garlic yoghurt and spiced dukkah, cured trout pastrami, cod loin with curry sauce and fermented English lettuce, and a 500g dairy cow sirloin to share.

The restaurant’s interiors and branding have been developed by Manchester creative agency WANT Studio, in collaboration with local makers and artists. The 105-cover restaurant is open from Wednesday to Sunday for lunch and dinner.

Little Beast will also offer a seasonally changing set menu on matchdays, making it a new dining option for supporters visiting the Etihad Campus.

Brickworks Market Hall also offers various cuisines with no booking required.

Together, the five venues form part of Medlock Square’s growing food and drink offering, giving supporters, visitors and the local community more places to meet, eat and drink before or after events at the Etihad Stadium.

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