Where Is El Gato Negro Now? Best Local Restaurant Update (Ripponden, UK)
Current status
As of October 2026, El Gato Negro has relocated to 1 Oldham Road, Ripponden HX6 4DN — confirmed via the business's own website/social account, accessed February 24, 2026. The original location is closed.
Last verified
What the source shows: Manchester's Finest (2026-02-24) traces chef Simon Shaw from the 2005 Ripponden opening to the King Street restaurant in Manchester, and an undated Caterer article calls the Manchester venue the brand's relocation after the Ripponden closure in December 2014.
- Season / episode Season 1, Episode 6
- Original air date
- Address 1 Oldham Road, Ripponden HX6 4DN
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What happened after The F Word: Britain's Best Local Restaurant?
El Gato Negro, a Spanish tapas restaurant in Ripponden, West Yorkshire, took the Spanish heat of Britain's Best Local Restaurant on Gordon Ramsay's The F Word (Channel 4) in the episode "Spanish Restaurants" shown on 2009-12-08, scoring 74 out of 100 against 61 for Lola Rojo of Battersea, according to Wikipedia, which does not list it among the semi-finalists. Manchester's Finest reported on 2026-02-24 that chef-patron Simon Shaw opened the first El Gato Negro in Ripponden in 2005, serving dishes such as octopus, morcilla and regional Spanish cheeses, and that its appearance on The F Word raised its profile. The Caterer, in an undated article that appears to date from early 2015, reported that the Ripponden restaurant closed in December 2014 and that Shaw had secured 52 King Street in Manchester for a relocated restaurant. Manchester's Finest said the King Street restaurant marked ten years in 2026 and has held a Michelin Bib Gourmand since 2017, and the group's website, modified 2026-10-19, lists Manchester and Liverpool venues.
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- Episode title
- Spanish Restaurants
- What was featured
- Spanish tapas heat win over Lola Rojo, 74 to 61
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- El Gato Negro
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Visit info
- Address
- 1 Oldham Road, Ripponden HX6 4DN
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- elgatonegrotapas.com
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Sources
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_F_Word_(British_TV_series)
- manchestersfinest.com — https://www.manchestersfinest.com/eating-and-drinking/why-wouldnt-you-want-to-be-here-a-decade-of-el-gato-negro-on-king-street/
- thecaterer.com — https://www.thecaterer.com/news/restaurant/site-secured-for-el-gato-negro-manchester
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