Head into Barton Arcade from Deansgate and you’ll find family-owned Catalonian independent, Lunya. Winners of City Life’s Best Restaurant in 2015, the multi-award winning deli, restaurant, and bar is set across two floors with stunning views of Deansgate from the upstairs restaurant.
Owners Peter and Elaine are incredibly passionate about sourcing the most authentic and delicious Catalonian and Spanish produce available. In the deli, you’ll find over 40 Catalan and Spanish cheeses on offer, alongside some of Spain’s best wines, sherries, cavas and spirits- not to mention an extensive collection of jamón, all of which is hand carved by their talented team to order, fresh from the bone for you.
You can find an incredible selection of produce in the restaurant and bar, too. It lays claim to the largest selection of Spanish gin, beer, wine and spirits in the city, not to mention Lunya’s own award-winning takes on traditional Catalan and Spanish dishes.
Lunya are running informative and fun tasting events to help customers get better acquainted with their vast range of delicious products.
Gin Tasting – 25th April
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If you love your gin, you’ll be pleased to know Lunya are offering a guided tasting of their vast collection of award-winning Spanish gins on April 25th. For just £30pp, enjoy learning about the way that gin is produced before tasting a variety of top notch favorites from their collection accompanied by a variety of tapitas and ingredients designed to complement each gin’s botanicals. One of Lunya’s most popular tasting evenings, head down for an informal evening filled with fun, facts and most importantly, great gin.
Cheese Tasting – 9th May
Luna are hosting a cheese tasting evening on 9th May, giving you the perfect excuse to sample dome of the beautiful products available in the deli. Also priced at £30pp, you’ll taste 12 different kinds of cheese accompanied by a flight of three wines, plus a cheese-inspired cocktail and a 10% off voucher for any cheese purchased on the night.
Sherry Tasting – 13th June
Make sure to catch the hugely popular sherry tasting event on 13th June. June may seem quite some time away now, but we didn’t want you missing out on tickets as this event always sells out fast. Whether you’re a sherry virgin or a fully paid-up member of the sherry fan club, this evening promises to be a special one. Enjoy tasting eight of Lunya’s favourite sherries, including this year’s release of Tio Pepe Fino En Rama, plus matching tapitas and a voucher for 10% off any sherry bought on the night.
Or why not treat a friend by buying them a place at one of these events? Buy a special event gift certificate here.