An upmarket Japanese restaurant named Kitten will open at ground level this month in Manchester’s high-rise Deansgate Square development. It will hope to attract customers from the 1,500 new apartments in the square’s four residential skyscrapers – including Britain’s tallest tower outside London.

Kitten’s interior is pretty tall itself, featuring eight-metre-high ceilings and a five-metre indoor tree. There will be a semi-open kitchen, so diners will be able to watch chefs at work making sushi or cooking on the flames of the robata grill.

There will also be an impressive marble bar sending out modern cocktails with a Japanese twist, and on sunny days guests will be able to dine and drink al fresco in the square.

Deansgate Square has already seen openings from Salvi’s Italian restaurant, Green Lab wellness cafe and Atomeca, billed as a “European drinkery” serving coffee, wine and small plates. Kitten opens on Friday 17 June.