MAH17: Freds at Night IV: Make Stuff at Fred Aldous

An echoey, spacious coffee house in the northern quarter, filled with designer furniture, a meeting room on wheels and carefully-crafted brews.

Ply is a stylish pizza restaurant in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.

A game and comic shop in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.

Locally-made and utterly moreish pies and brews.

Eastern Bloc Records is the record store for ‘the true vinyl purist’, and specialises in electronic music.

Coffee bar and shop selling gifts and homeware from local designers.

Shop selling clothing, accessories, and gifts.

Opened in 1991, Night & Day Cafe on Oldham Street plays host to an exhausting array of gigs throughout the year.

Northern Quarter cocktail bar, not – we repeat NOT – a pawn shop

When was the last time you stumbled out of a bar and into a takeaway that served up food as fresh as Mama made? If your answer is “never”, we’re guessing you haven’t yet found new Manchester pizza parlour, Slice.

One of the oldest vintage shops in the Northern Quarter (opened here in 1994), Pop is set out across two floors and racks up a cafe, barber’s and basement furniture section, as well as its own label and good-as-new originals – all for very reasonable prices.

Independent cafe in Manchester’s bustling Northern Quarter. Perfect if you’re looking for high-quality homemade produce.