Christie’s Café and The Beehive Restaurant closing for summer
27 Jul 2026
Both Christie’s Café and The Beehive Restaurant will be closing from Saturday, 1 August, before reopening again ahead of the new academic year.
When will Christie’s and The Beehive reopen?
The Beehive Restaurant will reopen on Monday, 31 August, while Christie’s will reopen for customer business on Tuesday, 15 September.
We look forward to welcoming everyone back!
Looking for somewhere else while Christie's and The Beehive are closed?
There are still a number of Unicafe outlets open across campus:
- Alan Gilbert Cafe
- Collaborate
- Connect Cafe
- Smith's Cafe
- Code Cafe
- The Place
- Stopford Coffee Cart
- Whitworth Art Gallery
- Cafe 65
- Manchester Museum
Opening times and a map for these outlets can be found on the Unicafe website.
Unicafe Discount
Don't forget that colleagues can enjoy a 10% discount at all UniCafe locations by topping up their staff ID cards at the till in any Unicafe outlet.
Further information
In the meantime, if you have any café or hospitality-related enquiries, you can still get in touch with the team at unicafe@manchester.ac.uk.