Guidebook for Greater Manchester
Drinks & Nightlife
Hip New York-style style bar over three themed floors, for ribs, burgers and cocktails.
19 locals recommend
Cane & Grain
51 Thomas StHip New York-style style bar over three themed floors, for ribs, burgers and cocktails.
Food Scene
Lively, fast food-style joint known for its inventive, elevated grilled cheese sandwiches.
23 locals recommend
Northern Soul Grilled Cheese
11 Church StLively, fast food-style joint known for its inventive, elevated grilled cheese sandwiches.
Mexican and Latin American dishes, plus tequila menu, in casual, bare-brick space with a tiled bar.
18 locals recommend
El Capo
12 Tariff StMexican and Latin American dishes, plus tequila menu, in casual, bare-brick space with a tiled bar.
Smart setting for inventive dishes by a Thai chef, with an open kitchen and many vegetarian options
6 locals recommend
Chaophraya
19 Chapel WalksSmart setting for inventive dishes by a Thai chef, with an open kitchen and many vegetarian options
Upmarket dining, cocktails and regular live music in an historic building with original features.
35 locals recommend
Rosso Restaurant & Bar
43 Spring GardensUpmarket dining, cocktails and regular live music in an historic building with original features.
Chic, colonial-style bar with curved banquettes and piano, for Modern European dishes and cocktails.
The Living Room, Manchester
80 DeansgateChic, colonial-style bar with curved banquettes and piano, for Modern European dishes and cocktails.
Japanese cuisine freshly made from mostly local meat, fish and vegetables, and a wide range of sake.
14 locals recommend
Yuzu
39 Faulkner StJapanese cuisine freshly made from mostly local meat, fish and vegetables, and a wide range of sake.
Modern Chinese cuisine and cocktails in sophisticated, dark wood bar/restaurant with carved screens.
23 locals recommend
Tattu Restaurant and Bar
Gartside StreetModern Chinese cuisine and cocktails in sophisticated, dark wood bar/restaurant with carved screens.
Contemporary Indian cuisine in a sophisticated, low-lit venue with plush drapes and gold finishings.
Asha's Manchester
47 Peter StContemporary Indian cuisine in a sophisticated, low-lit venue with plush drapes and gold finishings.
Arts & Culture
The National Football Museum is England’s national museum of football. It is based in the Urbis building in Manchester city centre, and preserves, conserves and displays important collections of football memorabilia.
174 locals recommend
National Football Museum
Todd StreetThe National Football Museum is England’s national museum of football. It is based in the Urbis building in Manchester city centre, and preserves, conserves and displays important collections of football memorabilia.
Entertainment & Activities
Home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,994, it is the largest club football stadium in the United Kingdom, and the eleventh-largest in Europe
149 locals recommend
Old Trafford
Sir Matt Busby WayHome of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,994, it is the largest club football stadium in the United Kingdom, and the eleventh-largest in Europe
Sightseeing
Manchester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, in Manchester, England, is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Manchester, seat of the Bishop of Manchester and the city's parish church.
Manchester Cathedral Visitor Centre
10 Cateaton StManchester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, in Manchester, England, is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Manchester, seat of the Bishop of Manchester and the city's parish church.
Parks & Nature
Perfectly situated within walking distance of Manchester's busy shopping and business areas and on the edge of the city's creative Northern Quarter, Piccadilly Gardens is surrounded by an exciting mix of historic and modern buildings
37 locals recommend
Piccadilly Gardens
Perfectly situated within walking distance of Manchester's busy shopping and business areas and on the edge of the city's creative Northern Quarter, Piccadilly Gardens is surrounded by an exciting mix of historic and modern buildings
Shopping
Manchester Arndale