Ian Jones

Food and Drink Editor

Ian Jones is a Manchester-based journalist, photographer and videographer with 23 years' experience, writing food reviews for Creative Tourist since 2015. His work has appeared in Telegraph Food, Time Out, The Independent, Vice and New Scientist. He has also contributed cultural commentary on Manchester for the New York Times.

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Windermere

Café or Coffee Shop

Bryson’s Of Keswick Craft Bakery & Traditional Tea Rooms

Charming tearoom in the Lake District stocked with everything you could wish for when it comes to daytime dining.

Windermere

Hotel

The Cranleigh Boutique

Award-winning and wonderfully unique boutique hotel at the heart of the Lake District.

Levenshulme

Bar or Pub

Isca Wines

Now in a new, improved location, Isca Wines is still the heart of wine and small plates in Levenshulme.

16 Mar 2020

Food and DrinkManchester

Too Many Critics

At Too Many Critics, the tables are turned on some of the North West’s top restaurant critics and food writers, asking them to prepare an exclusive dinner to be judged by guests, including some of the North’s finest chefs and restaurateurs.

From £83.6

Cumbria

Bar or Pub

Baha

Baha is a stylish upmarket restaurant with a Pacific Rim-inspired menu, based in Bowness-In-Windermere in the Lake District.

Indian restaurants in Manchester (outside the Curry Mile)

The best Indian restaurants and curry houses in Manchester outside of the well-trodden Curry Mile.

Manchester Pubs – Indie Pubs

Manchester has a great number of indie pubs - public houses with an independent spirit, a classic pub feel with a solid range of beers, lager and spirits, but a forward-thinking attitude and a welcoming atmosphere.

Manchester

Bar or Pub

El Capo

El Capo is another addition to the Northern Quarter’s sprawl towards Manchester’s Piccadilly Basin. Between Kosmonaut and The Whisky Jar on Tariff Street.