Comments on: Pick-me-up joints.

By: susie

susie — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:16:41 +0000

Totally forgot about Drip – and used to get my morning coffee there for a couple of years, too. Ta for the reminder.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:23:12 +0000

One place I discovered recently was “Drip” @ 57 Hilton Street on the edges of the Northern Quarter. I enjoyed the coffee and the home-made muffins immensely. Any readers have other independent recommendations?

By: Susie

Susie — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:20:24 +0000

I’m so going to try the Malmaison bar next time I’m stuck at Piccadilly…

By: Emma Sturgess

Emma Sturgess — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:18:52 +0000

Thermos yes, packed lunch no I’d say. Also good for hiding is the Malmaison bar. Very dark, free snacks

By: Barbara Sweet

Barbara Sweet — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:45:51 +0000

Thank you,Emma.Would I be able to secrete a Thermos full of Starbucks into the Octagon Lounge? I do like these hidden places in hotels,there’s usually a sofa to collapse on,an aspidestra to hide behind and you can stay there for hours with a pot of tea,a scone and a crossword puzzle.Taste doesn’t matter too much in these grand surroundings,there’s always a more mundane looking coffee shop to dash into on your way out if desperate for flavour!

By: Emma Sturgess

Emma Sturgess — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:25:49 +0000

Barbara – for old-fashioned class try the Octagon Lounge at the Midland hotel. The hot drinks aren’t great, mind.

Billy – as Susie says, by virtue of being on the list, they all do a decent cup. Of the five, though, Harvey Nichols makes the best coffee, with Teacup a bit on the milky-wilky side for some. Deli, above the Bose shop on Deansgate, does fantastic coffee, but it’s so ugly and lacking in atmosphere that it doesn’t make the final cut.
Sadly the flat white has yet to take hold here…

By: susie

susie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:27:50 +0000

Hmmm, well I guess the goodness of the coffee in each is a given (seeing as I practically live in An Outlet I can attest to its, um, smooth roast) but yes, you have a point. I’ll get onto our writer and see what she has to say about all that black gold…
PS. it’s rather lovely to find Manchester has fans on t’other side of the world.

By: Billy Crombie

Billy Crombie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:34:04 +0000

Manchester’s guide to coffee shops, great atmospheric places … but most importantly what about the COFFEE? Or is that unimportant to Mancs??????

From A frustrated Manchester loving Melbourne coffee loving girl

By: Barbara Sweet

Barbara Sweet — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:41:30 +0000

These sound delightful,must have been the most pleasant of experiences to test them out.I was wondering if there’s likely to be a comeback for that finishing touch-gentle piano playing in the background especially for we ladies who long for a touch of class and nostalgia,now wouldn’t that be a real treat ?