Who is behind Seth and Mannis's?
The venue comes from two of dance music's most recognisable names who also happen to be two of its most serious eaters. Seth Troxler, the Detroit-raised house and tech-house figure, and DJ Tennis, the Italian producer and founder of the Life and Death label, say they have been friends for years and are finally putting both their names over one door. “Seth and Mannis's” splices Troxler's first name with “Mannis,” a nickname drawn from Manfredi Romano, DJ Tennis's real name.
Why does a restaurant make sense for these two?
Because neither is a DJ dabbling in food for the brand. Troxler has been cooking in public since 2013, when he launched Smokey Tails, an American barbecue that grew from Hackney Wick into a London fixture, rooftop residencies included. Romano trained as a chef before he made records, has curated menus for industry events, and in 2024 turned the obsession into a show, Munchietown, cooking with names from the music and food worlds. Put them together and the kitchen is not a gimmick, it is the point.
“Yes, it's true. Me and DJ Tennis will be opening a new restaurant bar in Ibiza this summer.”
Why Ibiza, and why now?
Because both already spend their summers there. Troxler is a fixture in the island's biggest rooms, and Romano brings his Life and Death night to DC10. A permanent restaurant bar keeps them on Ibiza between gigs and gives them something the booth never will: a room that is theirs, season after season. It also lands in a market that has never been pricier or more crowded with DJ-branded venues, exactly where two people who can actually cook have a chance to stand apart.
