places to eat in manchester
City Centre
Hungry? The city centre is a terrific place for restaurants with both the highfalutin’ and the humble in close proximity. The cluster of luxury hotels near Piccadilly Station host some of the city’s most exciting kitchens, especially City Café at Mint Hotel and Michael Caines at Abode. Other upscale dinners can be had at The [...]
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) [...]
Northern Seoul. Korean home cooking at Seoul Kimchi.
Kate Feld is wowed by the Korean home cooking at Manchester restaurant Seoul Kimchi
Cafe society.
Fancy a nice cup of tea and a sit down? Simon Webbon leads us on a whirlwind tour of Manchester’s museum and gallery cafes
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Outsider art
Artists Ford Madox Brown and Adolphe Valette were two visitors to the city who made a lasting impression on Manchester. Jessica Lack investigates.... More -
Old traditions, new blood
A flurry of new arrivals, relocations, and enticing performances add up to an embarrassment of riches for classical music lovers in Manchester, Femke Colborne finds.... More -
Drawing outside the lines
Ben Luke gets a first look at Asia Triennial Manchester 2011 and the Whitworth’s Dark Matters, two exhibitions in which art does no less than transcend borders and conquer time.... More -
Fest in show
While the Weekender brings together the best of Manchester over three days, it wouldn’t exist without four of the amazing annual festivals that arrive in the city each October. Matthew Hull takes a closer look at their programmes... More
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