Liverpool
Keith’s Wine Bar
Wildly popular cafe and wine bar on Liverpool’s wonderfully independent Lark Lane.
Ian Jones
Written by Ian Jones
Manchester
Lily’s Indian Vegetarian Cuisine
Wildly popular all-vegetarian Indian restaurant with a great range of vegan options. Based in Ashton-under-Lyne, and well worth the trip.
Manchester
Viet Shack Restaurant
Arguably Manchester’s most well-known Vietnamese restaurant, Viet Shack started out as a hugely-popular street food stall before opening this restaurant in Ancoats.
Gluten-free restaurants in Manchester
Manchester has many excellent gluten-free restaurants, or places that cater for a gluten-free diet. Here's an accurate, well-informed guide to the best.
Cathedral Quarter
Mamucium
High-class restaurant next to Victoria Station in Manchester, and attached to Hotel Indigo. Famed for steaks.
Manchester
BLVD Manchester
BLVD is a Spinningfields bar, nightclub and restaurant with a newly launched Caribbean menu. We check out the jerk-based delights of a Jamaican Sunday roast.
Manchester
The Bay Horse Tavern
The Bay Horse Tavern is a laid-back pub based in the dead centre of the Northern Quarter, with a wide range of drinks and food options.
Manchester
Pho Manchester
Pho does a fine line in pho, the noodle soup that’s a staple of Vietnamese street cuisine.
Spinningfields
Australasia
The recent revamp builds on Australasia’s well-deserved reputation as one of Manchester’s most stylish venues
Sunday Roasts in Manchester
Looking for the finest roast dinners in Manchester? Look no further. We've picked out the very best Sunday dinners in the city.
Small plates in Manchester
Taps-style small plates are becoming wildly popular around Manchester, but what are the best places to try them? We pick out the city's very best.
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Evergreen at Hatch
Head to Hatch for this ‘Festival of Winter and Christmas’, it’s open now and runs right up until Christmas Eve.
Free entry