SORA
Venue Brief
Manchester rooftop Japanese — afternoon tea, sticky pork belly, sushi, cocktails; polished Mancunian dinner-date crowd.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- ChillScenicLive Music
- Age guide
- 25-45
- Dress code
- Smart Casual
- Cuisine
- Fine Dining
- Demographic
- CouplesTourists
- Music genre
- Lounge/Chill HouseJazz
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- Year-round
- Clientele
- LocalsUK
- Offerings
- Table ServicePrivate Dining
- Open times
- Mon ClosedTue ClosedWed ClosedThu 12 PM – 12 AM BestFri 12 PM – 1 AM BusySat 12 PM – 1 AM BusySun 12 – 6 PM
Address
Malmaison, 23 Deansgate, Princess St, Manchester M2 4EB, United Kingdom
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Location
About SORA
Lounge and chill house sit low under the conversation, with live jazz surfacing on the busier nights — the kind of volume that lets a table of two talk across dinner without leaning in. Fine dining is the register, delivered by table service, with private dining available for groups who want the room to themselves. Thursday through Saturday are the nights that fill, running from noon to midnight on Thursday and to 1am at the weekend, while Sunday winds down early at 6pm; Monday through Wednesday it's closed entirely. Smart casual covers it, and the $$ band means the polish doesn't come with a punitive bill. The crowd skews couples and out-of-towners in the 25-45 range, mixed with Deansgate locals, and it runs year-round — a 4.5 across 189 reviews suggests it holds up.
