Northern Spice Room

Northern Spice Room is a 40-cover restaurant cooking Pakistani grills, karahi and late-night naan. The room is loud, the pickle tray is free, and Tuesdays are for off-menu nihari.

The story

Yusuf Khan grew up in the family takeaway in Longsight and opened this room to cook the food he actually wanted to eat after service. The classification as Asian-owned is verified.

In the editorial

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