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.

Written by Ian Jones

Northern Quarter

Restaurant

Evelyn’s Cafe Bar

Charming diner featuring a range of international dishes, based in the heart of the Northern Quarter

Vegan Food in Liverpool

Liverpool is one of the better cities when it comes to high-quality vegan cuisine - here's our guide to the best vegan food in the city

Vegan and Vegetarian Food

Whether you’re a proud vegan or merely ve-curious, let us guide you towards the best vegan and veggie food in Manchester.

Manchester

Restaurant

First Floor Restaurant
at HOME

HOME’s in-house restaurant has a nicely varied, with a large pizza section and an impressive but not unexpected array of vegetarian and vegan dishes.

Manchester

Restaurant

James Martin Manchester

James Martin’s new pre-theatre menu provides modern British cuisine at a pocket-friendly price.

4 Oct – 7 Oct 2018

ActivityManchester

Manchester Podcast Festival

Manchester has many things, but it doesn’t have a beach or a podcast festival. Until now that is. This October sees the very first podcast festival to hit the city, featuring all manner of major names in comedy and spoken-word.

From £10

14 Sep – 15 Sep 2018

Food and DrinkCity Centre

Oktoberfest

Just like in Munich Oktoberfest Albert Hall will serve the best limited edition beers from the official festival and this year they will be going up against the best of Manchester breweries who will be serving their own limited edition creations.

From £13.75