Guidebook for Manchester

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Guidebook for Manchester

Food Scene

Brilliant full English and Scottish breakfasts at a reasonable price, it can get busy so there may be a wait
39 locals recommend
The Koffee Pot
84-86 Oldham St
39 locals recommend
Brilliant full English and Scottish breakfasts at a reasonable price, it can get busy so there may be a wait
Great breakfast but expect a wait as it gets really busy.
19 locals recommend
Moose Coffee
20 York St
19 locals recommend
Great breakfast but expect a wait as it gets really busy.
Great breakfast right by my apartment
23 locals recommend
Appan Cafe
147 Great Ancoats St
23 locals recommend
Great breakfast right by my apartment
Traditional pies (a northern specialty)
14 locals recommend
Pieminister
53 Church St
14 locals recommend
Traditional pies (a northern specialty)
Great burgers
18 locals recommend
Solita NQ
Turner Street
18 locals recommend
Great burgers
Steaks are super nice here
8 locals recommend
The Grill on New York Street
New York Street
8 locals recommend
Steaks are super nice here
Crazy burgers, guilty pleasure
15 locals recommend
Luck Lust Liquor and Burn
100-102 High St
15 locals recommend
Crazy burgers, guilty pleasure
Crazy burgers, guilty pleasure
47 locals recommend
Almost Famous
49-51 High St
47 locals recommend
Crazy burgers, guilty pleasure
Fancy dinner
Carluccio's - Manchester, Spinningfields
3 Hardman St
Fancy dinner
Does what it says on the tin.
Steak & Lobster Manchester
Peter Street
Does what it says on the tin.
Fancy dinner.
29 locals recommend
San Carlo Cicchetti
42 King St W
29 locals recommend
Fancy dinner.
Fancy Dinner
47 locals recommend
Australasia
Deansgate
47 locals recommend
Fancy Dinner
This place looks amazing and does lovely Asian Fusion food, the food is pricey and only small portions. But a very tasty treat.
40 locals recommend
Cottonopolis Food & Liquor
16 Newton St
40 locals recommend
This place looks amazing and does lovely Asian Fusion food, the food is pricey and only small portions. But a very tasty treat.
Lovely pizza, and a pizza oven that looks like a disco ball
15 locals recommend
PLY
26 Lever St
15 locals recommend
Lovely pizza, and a pizza oven that looks like a disco ball
Everything in Go Falafel is vegan and super tasty
6 locals recommend
B-Lounge, Piccadilly
3 Newton St
6 locals recommend
Everything in Go Falafel is vegan and super tasty
Beautiful and majorly Instagram worthy café (the food's great too)
27 locals recommend
Evelyn's Cafe & Bar
44 Tib St
27 locals recommend
Beautiful and majorly Instagram worthy café (the food's great too)
This place doesn’t look like much but the Indian food is incredible, and very reasonably priced.
Al-Faisal Tandoori
69 Thomas St
This place doesn’t look like much but the Indian food is incredible, and very reasonably priced.
Vegan café specializing in 'junk food'
11 locals recommend
V Rev Vegan Diner
20-26 Edge St
11 locals recommend
Vegan café specializing in 'junk food'
This is a guilty pleasure, so unhealthy but so good. Get the Peanut butter cup milkshake!
23 locals recommend
Northern Soul Grilled Cheese
11 Church St
23 locals recommend
This is a guilty pleasure, so unhealthy but so good. Get the Peanut butter cup milkshake!
Vegan café
7 locals recommend
Earth Cafe
7 locals recommend
Vegan café
Tasty fried chicken in a hipster setting
13 locals recommend
Yard & Coop Manchester
37 Edge St
13 locals recommend
Tasty fried chicken in a hipster setting
This place does THE BEST pizza
73 locals recommend
McDonald's
36/38 Oxford Street
73 locals recommend
This place does THE BEST pizza
Does the best Jamaican food.
Eat & Sweet - (Real Jamaican Street Food) Caribbean Takeaway
615 Church St
Does the best Jamaican food.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great selection of real ales
23 locals recommend
Port Street Beer House
39-41 Port St
23 locals recommend
Great selection of real ales
Fancy cocktails in a beautiful setting, get's very busy.
21 locals recommend
The Alchemist Spinningfields
3 Hardman St
21 locals recommend
Fancy cocktails in a beautiful setting, get's very busy.
Fancy cocktails in a beautiful setting, get's very busy.
12 locals recommend
Neighbourhood Manchester
12 locals recommend
Fancy cocktails in a beautiful setting, get's very busy.
Amazing but expensive food and drinks, with panoramic views of the city
62 locals recommend
Manchester Opera House
3 Quay St
62 locals recommend
Amazing but expensive food and drinks, with panoramic views of the city
Unparalleled views of the city in a beautiful setting - book the guest list to avoid the queue
76 locals recommend
Cloud 23
303 Deansgate
76 locals recommend
Unparalleled views of the city in a beautiful setting - book the guest list to avoid the queue
Great selection of whiskey, and a brilliant open mic night on a Tuesday
23 locals recommend
The Whiskey Jar
14 Tariff St
23 locals recommend
Great selection of whiskey, and a brilliant open mic night on a Tuesday
Live music venue
53 locals recommend
Matt & Phreds Jazz Club
64 Tib St
53 locals recommend
Live music venue
Plays hip-hop, basement, r&b on a good night
9 locals recommend
Hula Bar
11 Stevenson Square
9 locals recommend
Plays hip-hop, basement, r&b on a good night
Plays hip-hop, basement, r&b on a good night
14 locals recommend
Terrace NQ
43 Thomas St
14 locals recommend
Plays hip-hop, basement, r&b on a good night
Good night out, good music.
13 locals recommend
Twenty Twenty Two
Little Lever Street
13 locals recommend
Good night out, good music.
Late nights here, go after Terrace or Hula.
8 locals recommend
Dive Bar & Grill
Tib Street
8 locals recommend
Late nights here, go after Terrace or Hula.

Parks & Nature

34 locals recommend
Platt Fields Park
34 locals recommend
Hike an hour away, very easy and has steps.
134 locals recommend
Mam Tor
134 locals recommend
Hike an hour away, very easy and has steps.
Huge park, also hosts Parklife
33 locals recommend
Hilton Park
33 locals recommend
Huge park, also hosts Parklife
Beach just over an hour away.
9 locals recommend
Formby Beach
9 locals recommend
Beach just over an hour away.

Arts & Culture

206 locals recommend
Manchester Art Gallery
Mosley Street
206 locals recommend
58 locals recommend
Royal Exchange Theatre
Old Bank Street
58 locals recommend
174 locals recommend
National Football Museum
Todd Street
174 locals recommend
Shows a variety of live performances and films (independent) Also has a cafe and a gallery.
95 locals recommend
HOME Manchester
2 Tony Wilson Pl
95 locals recommend
Shows a variety of live performances and films (independent) Also has a cafe and a gallery.
284 locals recommend
Science and Industry Museum
Liverpool Road
284 locals recommend
143 locals recommend
The Manchester Museum
Oxford Road
143 locals recommend
97 locals recommend
Whitworth Art Gallery
Oxford Road
97 locals recommend

Shopping

183 locals recommend
Manchester Arndale
183 locals recommend
378 locals recommend
The Trafford Centre
378 locals recommend
Independent department store, selling all sorts of vintage and weird/wonderful things, 100% worth a visit.
78 locals recommend
Affleck's, Manchester
52 Church St
78 locals recommend
Independent department store, selling all sorts of vintage and weird/wonderful things, 100% worth a visit.

Essentials

109 locals recommend
ALDI
100 Great Ancoats Street
109 locals recommend
For waxing, ask for Dot.
Body Northern Quarter
35-37 Thomas St
For waxing, ask for Dot.
Really good acrylics.
L1 Nails
Shudehill
Really good acrylics.
Afro-Caribbean barbers and beauty supplies. Also more nails shops here but not as good as L1 nails.
14 locals recommend
Arndale Market
49 High St
14 locals recommend
Afro-Caribbean barbers and beauty supplies. Also more nails shops here but not as good as L1 nails.

Sightseeing

Amazing view from Cloud 23 - book the guest list to avoid the queue
17 locals recommend
Hilton Manchester Deansgate
303 Deansgate
17 locals recommend
Amazing view from Cloud 23 - book the guest list to avoid the queue