Ezra & Gil

Ezra & Gil is a large and very comfortable coffee shop and small, organic and fresh foods store. There are plenty of places to sit and meet with friends or colleagues for food and drink and the open kitchen gives off those homely smells as soon as you walk in the door.
The coffee is very good and modest prices too. Free favoured water to accompany your coffee is available on the side.
I can imagine I’ll spend a lot more time in Ezra & Gil

my gosh this is good!
warm lighting on a dark night. low music, gentle atmosphere.
This place is just spot on.
This is my second visit and i’ve ordered the chicken salad (with rocket, quinoa, nuts and sun dried tomatoes) and i’m in heaven. Proper salad.
Also, since my last visit (when they first opened they have introduced an option on the hot chocs. White, milk or dark. The dark is wonderful.
This is definitely the sort of place to tempt me out of my back bedroom office offering a lovely haven to work.

Possibly taken over the spot of my favourite place to go in Manchester, it has a really relaxed mood and feels like a feel community space. I met up with my friend who recommended I try the Mint Hot Chocolate which I did and loved! I feel like every detail of this place is so carefully planned out to really give the best customer experience. For example, next to the counter there are water jugs with grapefruit in which you can help yourself too and mindfulness colouring books on the table. It would be a great place to get some work done and is a nice meeting point as they have big tables to chat around.
I didn’t eat on this particular visit but my friend had eggs and avocado which looked sooo tasty and I am itching to get back there and try it out!
Essentially it is another Northern Quarter open café with a big open space but I really feel that everything from the well thought out ingredients to the extra little details makes this place a little bit special, I would definitely recommend trying this place, I don’t think you will be disappointed!

Nice busy coffee shop in the NQ.
Has a nice cosy feel which is delivered by being fairly dimly lit with edison bulbs and a mixture of dark neutral grey, exposed brick and wood. I like the touches with the butchers papers rollers listing their menu items and the visible food preparation is always a great sign that they are happy to display their produce and food preparation standards. It’s also always nice to see cakes and other fresh items on display.
Surprisingly we were able to grab a table on a Saturday morning though it was busy. I can see this being a problem on ocassion given it’s location in the heart of the NQ.
I only had a flat white but it was of a great standard. The food I saw being served looked good as well.
Certainly worth a return to try their bites and grab another coffee of course.

The northern quarter of Manchester is buzzing with super cool coffee shops and restaurants, from what I gather Ezra & Gill is a relatively new addition and it fits right in.
Myself and a couple of work friends sat here for a whole afternoon and felt perfectly comfortable getting on with what we needed to while enjoying a couple of coffees. We also made the decision to stay here for lunch, I ordered the chicken salad with was served with a balsamic vinaigrette and toasted walnuts. It was fresh and well made, perfect for a light bite on a Monday afternoon.
I really appreciate the attention to detail at Ezra and Gil, its the small details like the hand written signage, table decorations and ice cold water on the table that really make this place stand out for me. If I was a resident of Manchester I think you would find me here a lot!

Me and coffee venues do not technically go hand in hand, basically because I don’t drink coffee or tea so we always have a slight issue.
Today, we met here for some training and sadly I didn’t converse much with the staff or the people within the venue, but, what I will say is: to say the spot was originally another blank open space, they have used the area well and I really enjoyed the ambience and décor within.
I also opted for the Nicoise Salad which was fresh and filling — nothing amazing and for me it could have done with a bit more lettuce but the dressing was delicious and I enjoyed it!
I would definitely come back to try the soup and breakfasts as I eyed a few up and they looked and smelt delicious!

TL;DR — Great venue with very reasonable prices for good food and drink.
If you’ve visited the Foundation Coffee house, this place should be familiar. It’s a large open unit which used to be part of a warehouse or similar. But whereas the Foundation Coffee house have gone for industrial chic and modernism, everything’s more rustic and homely at Ezra & Gil.
The first thing that struck us was the prices — this is probably one of the cheapest places around the northern quarter for a pot of tea. We’ve also had some great food here.
On top of being a café, there’s a greengrocers produce area, free wifi, and a standing workstation if you need it. There’s a real mix of folks in here, from hipsters hanging out to be seen, people working away on laptops and older couples watching the world go by. It’s a very laid back vibe and very charming.

The food was lovely, very fresh tasting. The scrambled egg substantial and of high quality. Fantastic bagels. The service could be little bit slicker but was by no means bad.
Don’t know where the bagels are sourced but are way above supermarket standard. Perhaps they could showcase them a little more!

Open outlook, good coffee, and a standing desk to sit at ;) I think I’m doing that right? I managed 45 minutes before deciding a pew was a good idea. There’s tall seats that are just the job, before I stood again.
Worth giving a go I reckon :)

An industrial canteen-​style café & restaurant
On my first visit the joint is jumping, the cake selection is on point and there’s every coffee or tea option you could want. There’s intimate seating for two, long refectory tables, a booth, window benches: almost too much choice! The kitchen’s on view, reminding you that much of the food is made on site and it looks great quality.
It’s an informal affair here, and on a Saturday lunch time it’s not rammed, filled with families, groups of friends, couples, a few people on their laptops. Service is good and could stand some improvement, but for a new place I’ll forgive them this once.
Coffee is good: I opted for the special of the day, salted caramel latte, and a slice of date and walnut cake, refueling before I head back on to the mean streets of the Northern Quarter. I’ll be back!

As a first time visitor to this establishment, I was shocked at the amount of free space. Don’t think of it as wasted space, as it isn’t, it adds to the ambiance of the place.
All the food is made fresh on site, hence the slightly higher prices, but don’t let that distract you from the quality. I had a home made sandwich which was lovely and fresh
The service was good and the lady behind the till was impressed when I paid with my bpay band, which struck up a nice conversation about how technology is moving on. The conversation was free flowing not like some places you go where it is all scripted, which makes a pleasant change.
All in all, a nice little coffee shop with good quality food and good service

Ezra & Gil
Very big open space and a big serving areas till lots of choices of sandwiches and cakes all hot food is cook fresh. The chairs are like school and very original in side. And not over priced. Staff are very friendly.

I ended up here when looking for Foundation Coffee House and it’s kind of similar in its modern design. Staff weren’t exactly welcoming and my friend was somewhat mystified by the operation of what looked like a French press but dropped itself (I have no idea what that is or whether that matters). He said it was strong, didn’t say it was good.
Soft drink wise, there was a reasonably-​priced smoothie which sounded good apart from the involvement of spinach, however owing to said disinterested staff I didn’t investigate further.
Lots of people were working even on a Saturday afternoon — there’s good space for groups and laptops. Seating ranges from chairs that look like the uncomfortable wooden chairs you had at primary school to stools that look like the ones at my childhood church hall. Aesthetically, it works.

Not a bad new addition to the burgeoning coffee scene in the NQ, in fact there’s now so much choice that there’s no need to even walk a few blocks between them to burn off that cake you have on the side of your flat white!
So I’m looking at a big venue, loads of room to sit either at the window (and people watch) or around tables and chairs inside and as usual in the NQ a very rustic look — all stripped back and nodding to Manchester’s industrial heritage.
I actually popped in here to work for a few hours and just nailed a couple of coffees, a juice and a bagel (from Barbakan in Chorlton) — but they also do a full lunch and breakfast menu with a number of exciting options from their open plan kitchen.
The manager was a friendly guy and staff were all pretty cool — check it out if you want to get your coffee fix! Very relaxing venue to hang out in too.

Ezra and Gil is a brand spanking new coffee shop which is located by Newton Street and Stevenson Square in the ever changing Northern Quarter. Its contemporary industrial look, looks great and its all open plan there are high seats in the large windows and a few large tables to sit around.
There is a great selection of coffees and other drinks, I had a latte and it cost £2.50 and it was served in a large mug, it was smooth and had a gorgeous taste. There is also a great selection of very yummy home made cakes which cost around £2 each.
The ambience was nice with trendy customers as was all the staff who were really friendly. Yet another great coffee shop in the ever changing Northern Quarter.