Bringing a cafe concept that the city hadn’t experienced before, Feel Good Club, defied all odds when it opened back in 2020. However, last night (August 26), the owners of Feel Good Club, Aimie and Kiera, said they were “gutted” to announce the closure of their coffee shop and bar in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.
Located within Hilton House, the coffee shop, which will close its doors on September 23, offered ‘feel good vibes’ and was on a mission to ‘make you feel good’ following every visit. Whether you were a member of the LGBTQ+ community looking for community-friendly events to attend, or just someone in need of a proper coffee break, Feel Good Club has always been a safe and welcoming space.
In a post on their Instagram page, the owners said: “We’re absolutely gutted to have to deliver this message but, just weeks before our fifth birthday, our venue in the Northern Quarter will be closing on the 23.09.25.
“We’ve spent the past 12+ months, seeing some of our favourite venues in the city closing around us and whilst we’ve been trying to do everything in our power, not to, it’s felt like a an inevitability that we’ve been unable to escape.
“We’ve poured every part of ourselves, our lives and energy into the physical venue of Feel Good Club.”
The Feel Good Club owners said they would be “sadly joining the list of some incredible places that have been lost to the current hospitality crisis”, and that “holding on any longer would mean risking letting down our team and suppliers, and they come first here.”
The post continued: “We’ve poured every part of ourselves, our lives and energy into the physical venue of Feel Good Club. We’ve loved, we’ve lost and we’ve had some of the best moments of our lives in that space, joined by friends, family and the chosen family we have met along the way.
“From the cabarets to dancing on tables, the weddings, the markets, the protests, the music, the memorials and the real, raw and important conversations. We’d like to thank everyone who has brought their visions to life in the club.”
“We would like to thank every single person who’s walked through our doors and supported us. We’ve met so many incredible people in the space and outside of it who have approached us to tell us what it means to them and honestly, knowing that our space will no longer remain almost hits harder for these reasons than the feeling of our own dream ending”.
“This page is not going anywhere.”
Lastly, the Feel Good Club owners reassured their followers that despite the closure of their Northern Quarter coffee shop “this is not the end of Feel Good Club”. Aimie and Kiera said they’re already looking for pop-up opportunities and ways to still keep the community they built in Manchester alive through events.
However, all is not lost, as in their heartbreaking post, the owners added: “This page is not going anywhere. We will continue to be exactly what it always has been – a safe corner of the internet for everyone and anyone who needs it.”
The owners also gave a final plea in their statement, saying: “Please visit your favourite cafes and bars as much as you can. Hospitality is at breaking point right now with zero support and it needs everyone’s help.
“A million thank you’s for the wildest 5 years of our lives – it’s not goodbye, it’s see you later. From Kiera, Aimie and Juno. x”
Feel Good Club will close the doors to its coffee shop at 26-28 Hilton St, Manchester, M1 2EH on September 23, 2025.