One of Manchester’s best-loved coffee shops to open second café in historic building

It's set to be 'familiar, fruity and funky'12:08, 21 Jul 2026A popular independent coffee shop in Manchester has announced it will be opening a new café in a historic spot.‌Fort, situated on Deansgate, has built up a reputation as one of the best places for coffee in the city since opening its doors as a pop-up back in 2023.‌The cafe and roastery has previously earned such praise from the likes of The Telegraph and Conde Nast Traveller, who heralded it last year for serving ‘one of the city’s best flat whites’.‌Click here for the latest on Manchester's food & drink scene, gigs and more in our CityLife newsletterFollowing on from its successes, bosses of the ‘slick’ and ‘minimalistic’ coffee shop have announced that they will be opening a second, bigger site in the Northern Quarter.The new