Ian Jones

Food and Drink Editor

Written by Ian Jones

Bar or Pub

A new alternative Manchester Christmas market from the well-seasoned team behind our street food faves Grub.

Casual dining doesn't mean low effort. Manchester has a host of laid-back restaurants where you can drop in and kick back.

Restaurant

Heft

A Michelin star restaurant and homely 17th century inn in the Lake District, with food provided by esteemed chef Kevin Tickle.

Restaurant

Manchester’s latest must-visit multipurpose venue, offering top-level food, drinks and live shows.

Bar or Pub

Posie

A new cocktail bar from the crack team behind 10 Tib Lane and Henry C.

Restaurant

Longstanding Italian restaurant in the snazzy bit of Manchester.

Restaurant

Snazzy Manchester outpost of the globe-straddling Japanese-meets-Peruvian restaurant brand.

Food hall

Wholesome Ethiopian and Eritrean food courtesy of this fast-growing street food vendor.

Food hall

Mighty food hall in Salford Quays, with around twenty street food vendors, serving a huge range of cuisines.

Pint of mild, limited-run natural wine or cocktail drowning in dry ice? You'll find them all in Manchester. But maybe not together.

Restaurant

Pho Cue

Family-run Vietnamese restaurant in Chinatown. Prepare to queue for Pho Cue.

Restaurant

Upmarket family-run restaurant with an impressive Middle Eastern menu, plus an on-site barber.