Guidebook for Greater Manchester

Paul & Katrina
Paul & Katrina
Guidebook for Greater Manchester

Food Scene

Voted Manchester's best overall restaurant for 2018. Indian street food with local and international craft beers in an open style dining experience with communal tables and booths. All vegan and vegetarian. No Meat here!. Excellent value for money. £15pp. Check out their website for opening times and bookings. Expect to wait 30-45 mins at weekends between 7-9pm. Can put your name down and go to the bar or come back. Plenty of other bars nearby if needed. Entrance can be hard to find. Near Subway on the corner of Piccadilly and Newton Street. Entrance takes you down stairs.
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Bundobust
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Voted Manchester's best overall restaurant for 2018. Indian street food with local and international craft beers in an open style dining experience with communal tables and booths. All vegan and vegetarian. No Meat here!. Excellent value for money. £15pp. Check out their website for opening times and bookings. Expect to wait 30-45 mins at weekends between 7-9pm. Can put your name down and go to the bar or come back. Plenty of other bars nearby if needed. Entrance can be hard to find. Near Subway on the corner of Piccadilly and Newton Street. Entrance takes you down stairs.
The best pizza in the country?..Better than Italy?..You be the judge. We have travelled extensively round Italy and i still think this is the best pizza i have ever tasted. Authentic Neopolitan pizza pie with changing weekly specials and local craft beer. Excellent fast service. A must visit in Manchester!. Only downside is the Q's. You will wait 30mins to 1hr at weekend peak times. Put your name down and nip next store to Brew Dog for a beer. They will txt you when your table is ready. Check their website for opening times. No reservations . See sister restaurant on Cotton Street Manchester. If you go there then check out 7 Brothers beer house first if you have to wait. Excellent value ££.
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Rudy's Neapolitan Pizza - Peter Street
Peter Street
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The best pizza in the country?..Better than Italy?..You be the judge. We have travelled extensively round Italy and i still think this is the best pizza i have ever tasted. Authentic Neopolitan pizza pie with changing weekly specials and local craft beer. Excellent fast service. A must visit in Manchester!. Only downside is the Q's. You will wait 30mins to 1hr at weekend peak times. Put your name down and nip next store to Brew Dog for a beer. They will txt you when your table is ready. Check their website for opening times. No reservations . See sister restaurant on Cotton Street Manchester. If you go there then check out 7 Brothers beer house first if you have to wait. Excellent value ££.
Beautifully restored indoor independent food market. Foodie heaven! Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch and Dinner. This indoor food market is always buzzing and busy. Communal tables and smaller ones upstairs. Great place to hang out in a group. Decent sized bar area too. Quality doesn't come cheap so expect to spend anywhere from £15-£30 pp and more. Everything is good here. Great pizza, fish and seasonal specials change weekly. Some of the cakes and bakes are also to die for. Great place to kick the evening off but be aware its very busy at weekends so get there early. About £5 in an Uber from our place.
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Mackie Mayor
1 Eagle St
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Beautifully restored indoor independent food market. Foodie heaven! Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch and Dinner. This indoor food market is always buzzing and busy. Communal tables and smaller ones upstairs. Great place to hang out in a group. Decent sized bar area too. Quality doesn't come cheap so expect to spend anywhere from £15-£30 pp and more. Everything is good here. Great pizza, fish and seasonal specials change weekly. Some of the cakes and bakes are also to die for. Great place to kick the evening off but be aware its very busy at weekends so get there early. About £5 in an Uber from our place.
Caribbean influenced cafe with Reggae and Jazz often playing on the speakers. A very chilled vibe with excellent all day breakfasts, smoothies and coffee. The caribbean scrabbled egg is worth the visit alone!. Veggie and Vegan options. Tables are limited and opening hours vary. Doesn't open till 10am on weekends. Sometimes open for dinner also. Just across the road in Bexley Square!. Perfect way to start the day.
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Deli-Lama Cafe-Bar
1 Chapel St
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Caribbean influenced cafe with Reggae and Jazz often playing on the speakers. A very chilled vibe with excellent all day breakfasts, smoothies and coffee. The caribbean scrabbled egg is worth the visit alone!. Veggie and Vegan options. Tables are limited and opening hours vary. Doesn't open till 10am on weekends. Sometimes open for dinner also. Just across the road in Bexley Square!. Perfect way to start the day.
Recently opened Spanish Tapas Bar. After the success of their 2 sister restaurants in the suburbs we are delighted they chose Chapel Street for their city offering. Very traditional tapas, excellent service in a beautifully restored old bank. Dishes from £5-£15. They also have a great bar and live music offering at weekends. Well worth a visit if you want to stay local.
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Porta Tapas Bar
50 Greenwood St
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Recently opened Spanish Tapas Bar. After the success of their 2 sister restaurants in the suburbs we are delighted they chose Chapel Street for their city offering. Very traditional tapas, excellent service in a beautifully restored old bank. Dishes from £5-£15. They also have a great bar and live music offering at weekends. Well worth a visit if you want to stay local.
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McDonald's
36/38 Oxford Street
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Scene Indian Street Kitchen
4 Left Bank
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Federal Cafe Bar
9 Nicholas Croft
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Cottonopolis Food & Liquor
16 Newton St
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Almost Famous
49-51 High St
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Amercian style breakfast, brunch and lunch diner. There shakes and cakes are incredible. Outdoor seating in the spring and summer. If you fancy something sweet this is the place!
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Home Sweet Home
49-51 Edge St
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Amercian style breakfast, brunch and lunch diner. There shakes and cakes are incredible. Outdoor seating in the spring and summer. If you fancy something sweet this is the place!
Best Thai restaurant in Manchester and BYOB.
Phetpailin Thai Restaurant
46 George St
Best Thai restaurant in Manchester and BYOB.
Iconic Chinese famous for its fresh dim sum and considered by many as the best Chinese restaurant in Manchester. Although you could just go for dim sum and spend as little or as much as you want i would not consider this cheap. £££
Yang Sing
34 Princess St
Iconic Chinese famous for its fresh dim sum and considered by many as the best Chinese restaurant in Manchester. Although you could just go for dim sum and spend as little or as much as you want i would not consider this cheap. £££
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Yuzu
39 Faulkner St
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This is Manchester's best tapas restaurant. Spend as little or as much as you want. The chef's have an open kitchen. Highly recommended. Booking essential and well worth a visit. Has an excellent reputation. Sister restaurant in the Ancoats Area, Cotton Street is the Portuguese inspired Canto.
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El Gato Negro Tapas Manchester
52 King St
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This is Manchester's best tapas restaurant. Spend as little or as much as you want. The chef's have an open kitchen. Highly recommended. Booking essential and well worth a visit. Has an excellent reputation. Sister restaurant in the Ancoats Area, Cotton Street is the Portuguese inspired Canto.
Manchester's premier new dining spot. The huge new building in Spinningfields is a great edition to Manchester's dining scene. 2 restaurants, Ivy Brasserie and Ivy Asia. 3rd floor is roof garden and bar. Booking is essential!!. Dress to impress and do some celeb spotting. We have eaten at both and it's very good but costly. Expect a hefty bill £££-££££
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The Ivy Spinningfields Manchester
Byrom Street
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Manchester's premier new dining spot. The huge new building in Spinningfields is a great edition to Manchester's dining scene. 2 restaurants, Ivy Brasserie and Ivy Asia. 3rd floor is roof garden and bar. Booking is essential!!. Dress to impress and do some celeb spotting. We have eaten at both and it's very good but costly. Expect a hefty bill £££-££££
20 Stories, in Spinningfields, is a destination dining experience ( next to the Ivy). It's a great place for a cocktail and the food is also decent. People really go for the views, hence the name, and the roof garden. Expect to que at weekends, reserve in advance and check the dress code.
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20 Stories
1 Hardman Square
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20 Stories, in Spinningfields, is a destination dining experience ( next to the Ivy). It's a great place for a cocktail and the food is also decent. People really go for the views, hence the name, and the roof garden. Expect to que at weekends, reserve in advance and check the dress code.

Essentials

Open 6am-10pm 7 days and just 1 min from our place. Very convenient.
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Co-op Food
Chapel Street
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Open 6am-10pm 7 days and just 1 min from our place. Very convenient.

Parks & Nature

Our local park. Just a 5 minute walk away. Perfect for a stroll on a nice day when the weather is good. This park recently underwent £2m makeover. Attached to Salford University and Salford Art Gallery. Great for kids and adults too.
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Peel Park
The Crescent
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Our local park. Just a 5 minute walk away. Perfect for a stroll on a nice day when the weather is good. This park recently underwent £2m makeover. Attached to Salford University and Salford Art Gallery. Great for kids and adults too.

Drinks & Nightlife

This is one of the city's best traditional old pubs (recently refurbed) and it's right on our doorstep across the road in Bexley Square!. Manchester's biggest collection of Belgium bottled beers. Rotating cask and local ales. A great place to start the afternoon or night. Well worth a visit for a few pints. They also show football in the back. Outdoor seating in the square. Does not do food.
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The New Oxford
11 Bexley Square
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This is one of the city's best traditional old pubs (recently refurbed) and it's right on our doorstep across the road in Bexley Square!. Manchester's biggest collection of Belgium bottled beers. Rotating cask and local ales. A great place to start the afternoon or night. Well worth a visit for a few pints. They also show football in the back. Outdoor seating in the square. Does not do food.
Great traditional local pub with a decent selection of rotating ales and beers. More of student hang out in term time and has several screens for the sport. Also has a Pool table and a decent quiz night. Does pub food and has outside seating/smoking area. Lively at weekends and on a match day. Some live music. Plenty of space inside.
The Salford Arms
146 Chapel St
Great traditional local pub with a decent selection of rotating ales and beers. More of student hang out in term time and has several screens for the sport. Also has a Pool table and a decent quiz night. Does pub food and has outside seating/smoking area. Lively at weekends and on a match day. Some live music. Plenty of space inside.
Cozy local pub with some outside seating. A very traditional English pub and quieter than than the Salford Arms at the end of the road. No sport. Sometimes have comedy, quiz night and live music on.
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The Kings Arms
11 Bloom St
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Cozy local pub with some outside seating. A very traditional English pub and quieter than than the Salford Arms at the end of the road. No sport. Sometimes have comedy, quiz night and live music on.
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AO Arena
Hunts Bank
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Albert Hall
27 Peter St
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SEVEN BRO7HERS BEERHOUSE ANCOATS
39 Blossom St
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Second City
23 Blossom St
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Cask Bar
29 Liverpool Rd
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Albert's Schloss
27 Peter St
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Dirty Martini Manchester
1 Peter St
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Revolucion de Cuba NIGHTLIFE
11 Peter St
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Matt & Phreds Jazz Club
64 Tib St
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O'Sheas Irish Bar
80 Princess St
Northern Monk Refectory
10 Tariff St
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The Shambles
73 Rochdale Rd
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Cloudwater Brew Co

Arts & Culture

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Whitworth Art Gallery
Oxford Road
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Manchester Art Gallery
Mosley Street
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Tiede- ja teollisuusmuseo
Liverpool Road
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John Rylands Library
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Manchester Central Library
Saint Peter's Square
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Getting Around

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St Peter's Square station
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Piccadilly Station
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Salford Central station
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Victoria Station
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Oxford rd station
Oxford Road
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Piccadilly Gardens
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