manchester nightlife
Have yourself a merry New Year (minus the hangover)
Whether you’re off the booze long-term or just for the night, a grownup’s alcohol-free drink can be more interesting than lashings of pop. Sian Cummins is our sober judge of five of the best bars in Manchester for an alcohol-free beer.
Event radar_25 November
Grayson Perry at Manchester Art Gallery, Freitag at Common, Bureau Gallery’s latest exhibition, an arts market, 50 original prints for £50, a Victorian camera and anime at greenroom: just a few of the things to do in Manchester (and yes, Liverpool) this week
Castlefield, Deansgate & Spinningfields
Eating and drinking around and along the canal can be a real pleasure but, as a general rule, it’s best to steer clear of the brash signage and wipe-clean menus of the chain establishments along Deansgate Locks. Instead opt for Dukes 92, a former stable block with a great line in platters of cheeses, breads [...]
Salford & The Quays
Mark Addy was a Victorian hero who saved more than fifty souls from drowning in the Irwell. His memory is worthily honoured by the Salford pub that bears his name, The Mark Addy (below). Renovated from a passengers’ waiting room for the packet boat that departed from a nearby landing stage in the early 1800s, [...]
Oxford Road
Despite the proximity of the two universities there are few scholars crawling around the pubs here (many of them stay in Fallowfield.) So, instead of the student ghetto you might expect, Oxford Road is a haven for unpretentious and inexpensive bars without the self-regarding hipsterism of many Northern Quarter watering holes. The Deaf Institute (above) [...]
Close By. Castlefield.
Cut through by the Bridgewater Canal (left), studded with red brick warehouses and built on the partially excavated site of a roman fort, Castlefield is an area that wears its past proudly. The much loved MOSI (Manchester’s own Museum of Science & Industry) is largely housed in the historic Liverpool Road railway station but, thanks [...]
If you go down to the woods today.
Club Brenda celebrates a decade of art club antics with the publication of limited edition book, Strange Trees – launched tonight at Urbis. We catch up with the brains behind one of Manchester’s most eclectic music ventures
Free jazz (and more).
Chris Horkan delves uncovers the credit crunch side of music in Manchester
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West Africa: a spotter’s guide
New art and music fest We Face Forward has its eyes on West Africa. Don’t know your Ghana from The Gambia? Our potted guide will get you started
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Come over for dinner? Supper clubs in Manchester.
The best places to eat in Manchester – in the comfort of someone else’s home
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Boutique Weekender: Your Guide to Summer (pt.1)
We mark the launch of major art fest, We Face Forward, with a guide to the best culture in the city this summer
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