Mezzaluna
Manchester
At a glance
Mezzaluna is a bar, pizzeria and cicchetteria on Bury New Road in Whitefield, Manchester. The venue combines several Italian dining formats in one place, with pizza at the centre of its food offering and a cicchetteria menu providing a small-plate style of eating. This gives the restaurant a format that can suit a full meal, shared food or a shorter stop for drinks and something to eat.
The bar side of Mezzaluna is supported by dedicated wine and drinks menus. Wine is treated as part of the overall experience rather than an afterthought, while the drinks menu provides a separate option for those choosing something other than wine. The menu structure also includes desserts, allowing a visit to follow a meal through to a sweet course rather than stopping with the main food.
The cicchetteria identity adds a different pace from a conventional pizzeria. Small plates can form part of a shared meal, while pizza provides a more familiar main option. The combination is suited to occasions where the table wants to order in different ways, whether that means concentrating on pizza, choosing several smaller items or pairing food with drinks from the bar. The venue’s presentation as both a pizzeria and a bar also makes it relevant for food-led and drink-led visits.
Mezzaluna is located at 277 Bury New Road, Whitefield, with the address placing it in the north Manchester area. Its published service schedule runs from Monday to Saturday during the day and evening, with shorter service on Sunday. This makes it an option for lunch as well as later dining, while the Sunday hours are different from the rest of the week and are worth checking when planning a visit.
The venue is also set up to handle booking enquiries, with a form that requests a preferred time, date, party size and message. That arrangement allows reservations or questions to be raised in advance, while the bar, pizzeria and cicchetteria format leaves room for different kinds of visit. Mezzaluna’s character comes from this combination of pizza, small-plate dining, wine, desserts and drinks, rather than from a single narrowly defined menu style.
