Ian Jones

Food and Drink Editor

Written by Ian Jones

Manchester
Restaurant
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.

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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
Restaurant
Mamucium

High-class restaurant next to Victoria Station in Manchester, and attached to Hotel Indigo. Famed for steaks.

Manchester
Restaurant
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
Bar or Pub
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
Restaurant
Pho Manchester

Pho does a fine line in pho, the noodle soup that’s a staple of Vietnamese street cuisine.

Spinningfields
Restaurant
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.

Canto
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.

Manchester
Restaurant
Chish & Fips

A special kind of Japanese-inspired fish and chip shop, from the team behind the incredible (and sadly-missed) Umezushi restaurant.