Asia Triennial Manchester at The Portico Library. Free tour and introduction to the collection

Sunday lunch with a sense of occasion at this stately venue on Mosley Street.

Elegant cocktail bar in the centre of Manchester, with a relaxed atmosphere and wonderfully friendly staff.

The Alchemist New York Street has a menu packed with inventive and far-out ideas.

A beautifully styled multi-purpose venue, including cafe, bar, kitchen and more.

Tartuffe serve up top-notch rotisserie chicken and eye-catching small plates at their Side Street base.

Moose Coffee celebrates ‘the best meal of the day’ (brunch) in American style, with stack pancakes, potato hash, Huevos Rancheros and eggs any way. There’s always a queue.

Lennox is chef Nico Simeone’s new restaurant, serving dishes similar to his Six By Nico restaurant but with bigger, more ambitious ideas.

Home-X is the online spin-off of renowned Scottish-Italian chef Nico Simeone’s Six By Nico restaurant. This is geared around kit meals to cook at home.

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

Now based at the Great Northern, Siam Smiles is a food stop that’s hot on everyone’s lips.

Summery bakes, seasonal salads and fresh light meals at Manchester Art Gallery’s in-house café, courtesy of highly-regarded Head Chef Matthew Taylor.

Hunan, a Chinese restaurant in Manchester’s Chinatown, may be a bit off the beaten track – but it’s all the better for that.