A TASTE OF SUMMER HOLIDAYS

VIV CLARKE FEELS LIKE SHE'S IN A GREEK TAVERNA IN SANTORINI AT KALLOS CAFE

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YOU can’t deny it now, there's a whiff of autumn in the air.

The wind is changing, the evenings are getting darker and it felt like that hot spell over the bank holiday was probably the last hurrah of the summer.

If you find yourself craving that summer-holiday feeling, there are pockets of it to be found across Greater Manchester which take the form of bars and restaurants transporting you to distant lands.

One such place is Kallos Cafe & Wine Bar on Bankside Boulevard in Salford which opened in March this year. It’s located in the basement of the Cortland at Colliers Yard apartment complex, one of the latest developments to open up in the Blackfriars area.

This is an area that’s undergone a construction boom in recent years, rivalling Ancoats with its swish flats and city-living lifestyle. While it may still be developing, the nearby food and drinks scene already has deep roots.

Head west down nearby Chapel Street and you'll find popular tapas restaurant Porta, coffee and brunch spot Procaffeinated and the Italian restaurant Vero Modero, which is said to be a favourite of City footballer Erlin Haaland. Kallos is in good company then.

Following a short walk from Exchange Square down Greengate, we arrived early for our 7.30pm booking and half wondered if the table would be free earlier, given it was a Thursday night. How wrong we were as the restaurant was packed.

So while we waited we opted to have some drinks at the small outdoor seating area, intending to soak up the last of the summer. It didn’t quite turn out that way, sipping our drinks under the cloudy Salford sky as the wind whipped past the apartment complexes. Still, I bet it’s lovely when the sun is shining.