{"id":4012,"date":"2026-06-25T15:18:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manchesterka.com\/el-gato-negro-tapas-manchester-manchester"},"modified":"2026-07-03T19:34:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T18:34:01","slug":"el-gato-negro-tapas-manchester-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manchesterka.com\/en\/el-gato-negro-tapas-manchester-manchester","title":{"rendered":"El Gato Negro Tapas Manchester"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"padrino-inject-root\">\n<div class=\"padrino-inject-inner\">\n<div data-padrino-shell=\"1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/top-restaurants\">\u2190 Restaurants ranking in Manchester 2026: TOP 10 verified<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>\u0420\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430\u043d<\/strong> \u00b7 <span>Manchester<\/span> \u00b7 \u2b50 9.3\/10 \u00b7 4587 reviews \u00b7 $$$  \u00b7 <em>updated: 2026-06-30 21:00:51<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong> <span>52 King St, Manchester M2 4LY, United Kingdom<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex is-nowrap wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"tel:+441616948585\">Call<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/?api=1&amp;destination=53.4811367,-2.2457487\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get directions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4b1a1760a0b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/manchesterka.com\/en\/el-gato-negro-tapas-manchester-manchester\/#Award-winning_Spanish_tapas_on_King_Street\" >Award-winning Spanish tapas on King Street<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/manchesterka.com\/en\/el-gato-negro-tapas-manchester-manchester\/#What_to_order\" >What to order<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/manchesterka.com\/en\/el-gato-negro-tapas-manchester-manchester\/#Who_its_for\" >Who it&#8217;s for<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/manchesterka.com\/en\/el-gato-negro-tapas-manchester-manchester\/#Questions_and_answers\" >Questions and answers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/manchesterka.com\/en\/el-gato-negro-tapas-manchester-manchester\/#Opening_hours\" >Opening hours<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/manchesterka.com\/en\/el-gato-negro-tapas-manchester-manchester\/#Photos\" >Photos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/manchesterka.com\/en\/el-gato-negro-tapas-manchester-manchester\/#Visitor_reviews\" >Visitor reviews<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Award-winning_Spanish_tapas_on_King_Street\"><\/span>Award-winning Spanish tapas on King Street<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>El Gato Negro is one of Manchester&#8217;s best-loved Spanish restaurants \u2014 a Michelin Bib Gourmand tapas spot from chef Simon Shaw, across three floors of a historic King Street townhouse, with a ground-floor bar, a buzzy restaurant and a rooftop terrace with retractable cover. Lively music and warm d\u00e9cor make it vibrant and welcoming.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_order\"><\/span>What to order<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The award-winning tapas blend modern and traditional, with Josper-grilled meats. Try the famous Bikini (Jam\u00f3n Serrano, Manchego, truffle butter), beef short rib, harissa chicken with mojo pic\u00f3n and chargrilled lamb skewers, finishing with crema catalana.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_its_for\"><\/span>Who it&#8217;s for<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A sociable dinner with friends, a date or a celebration \u2014 sharing plates for groups and a rooftop for warm evenings.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_and_answers\"><\/span>Questions and answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What food does it serve?<\/strong> Award-winning Spanish tapas, with Josper-grilled meats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to order?<\/strong> The Bikini sandwich, beef short rib and harissa chicken.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What makes it special?<\/strong> A Michelin Bib Gourmand, three floors and a rooftop terrace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where is it?<\/strong> On King Street, in central Manchester.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Website and social:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elgatonegrotapas.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Official website<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Opening_hours\"><\/span>Opening hours<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Day<\/th>\n<th>Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Monday<\/td>\n<td>12:00\u201321:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tuesday<\/td>\n<td>12:00\u201321:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wednesday<\/td>\n<td>12:00\u201321:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thursday<\/td>\n<td>12:00\u201321:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Friday<\/td>\n<td>12:00\u201322:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saturday<\/td>\n<td>12:00\u201322:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday<\/td>\n<td>12:00\u201321:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"entity-gallery\" class=\"padrino-entity-gallery\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photos\"><\/span>Photos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.manchesterka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/06\/el-gato-negro-tapas-manchester-manchester-8.jpg\" alt=\"El Gato Negro Tapas Manchester\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.manchesterka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/06\/el-gato-negro-tapas-manchester-manchester-9.jpg\" alt=\"El Gato Negro Tapas Manchester\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/details>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"comments\" class=\"comments-area wp-block-group\">\n<h2 class=\"comments-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visitor_reviews\"><\/span>Visitor reviews<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol class=\"comment-list\">\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-0\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-0\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Rish S<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n10 June 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>So tasty that we had to come back twice in 2 days! The lunch offer more than justified its cost \u2013 3 tapas dishes for 20 pounds. The staff were extremely friendly. Very fresh, tasty tapas and a wonderful wine list.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-1\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-1\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Chun Ho Cheng<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n7 June 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>Overall 4.5\/5. Tasty food and atmosphere. Small portions, but full of flavour. Highly recommend the Bikini with jam\u00f3n serrano and especially the torrija dessert. A little above the mid price range. A wonderful place for\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-2\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-2\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Elvud Zagrebaev<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n4 August 2025<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>Calm, tasty, flavourful \u2014 exactly what you want after a hard day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-3\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-3\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Alex<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n3 May 2025<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>To say it was tasty is an understatement! It was spectacular! Very, very tasty! We ate octopus and chicken. The flavour was super. The service is also very friendly. And the prices are very good. Thank you<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-4\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-4\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Andra Cristina<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n6 March 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 8.1\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>Wonderful interior design and wonderful atmosphere. The staff were incredibly helpful and friendly. One of my dishes came out a little late, and the team kindly took it off the bill and served it free. I didn&#039;t even noti\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><small>Reviews last updated: 2026-06-30 21:00:51<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><small>Data is refreshed monthly. Sources: manchesterka.com and editorial picks based on reviews.<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2190 Restaurants ranking in Manchester 2026: TOP 10 verified \u0420\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430\u043d \u00b7 Manchester \u00b7 \u2b50 9.3\/10 \u00b7 4587 reviews \u00b7 $$$ \u00b7 updated: 2026-06-30 21:00:51 Address: 52 King St, Manchester M2 4LY, United Kingdom Call Get directions Award-winning Spanish tapas on King Street El Gato Negro is one of Manchester&#8217;s best-loved Spanish restaurants \u2014 a Michelin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":543,"featured_media":4512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-4012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manchesterka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/manchesterka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/manchesterka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manchesterka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/543"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manchesterka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4012"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/manchesterka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4012\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6362,"href":"https:\/\/manchesterka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4012\/revisions\/6362"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manchesterka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manchesterka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manchesterka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manchesterka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4012"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manchesterka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=4012"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manchesterka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=4012"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manchesterka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=4012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}