Winsome is offering 50% off food Monday to Friday at lunchtime this January. Led by chef Shaun Moffat, Winsome serves bold British cooking that’s wholesome, hearty and full of derring-do. Expect gloriously fresh produce, food that’s rich and comforting rather than finicky or precious, and the buzz of a friendly bistro. All backed by the uncompromising standards of a pre-fame Marco Pierre White.

Madre is offering 50% off tacos from Sunday to Friday, for groups of up to six. Based just off the Kampus complex, the space is a long, light-filled room that lends itself to a great atmosphere, packed with groups of mates and run by some of the most likeable and knowledgeable staff around. Madre’s tacos are what the restaurant is famed for, coming with various fillings, including beef cooked slowly for hours and hours, fried chicken, and a few veggie options.

Pip, the in-house restaurant at Treehouse, is offering 50% off food from Monday to Wednesday, 5-28 January. Led by Mary-Ellen McTague and recently recognised by the MICHELIN Guide, the restaurant focuses on seasonal cooking using North West produce. It’s a beautifully decked-out space with a human touch – less about the money, more about the Monet, and the food more than matches up.

Blinker is running RYE January, offering a selection of classic rye cocktails for £8 each, available all the time, Tuesday to Sunday. Blinker takes cocktails seriously, but it’s one of the most welcoming upscale bars in the city centre, staffed by cheerful, chatty drinks experts. Expect rye-forward classics including Mint Julep and Boulevardier, served in a place nicely tucked away on Spring Gardens, where staff are in it for the love of making drinks that look and taste beautiful.

The Beeswing is offering 50% off tapas from Sunday to Friday, for pre-booked tables of six or fewer. Based on the Kampus terrace, it’s one of Manchester’s friendliest wine bars, now serving tapas designed to sit happily alongside its vast wine list. The Iberico collar is our standout dish – a thick slice of pork slow-cooked for hours in a red wine pork stock seared, swirled with pomegranate molasses and served on crushed garlic chickpeas, with that first crisp-then-soft bite hard to forget.

New Wave Ramen is keeping things simple this January with a weekday lunch deal pairing a bowl of ramen with a snack for £15. Available Tuesday to Friday, 12-5pm, it’s a solid excuse to drop into the Tib Lane site – a smart, modern-looking space with a relaxed but bustling atmosphere and exceptionally friendly staff. Expect the same high standards in the kitchen, from rich, unstoppably slurpable broths to crisp, just-fried snacks.

The Refuge at Kimpton Clocktower is running a January set menu, The Refuge House Edit, priced at £35pp and designed to be shared between two. Available Monday to Saturday, it’s a good way into one of the most notable venues on the Oxford Road corridor. Expect food served in a palatial but welcoming space of huge arches, marbled tiles and stained glass, elegant without feeling stuffy. Alongside this, the ‘Clock In’ offer sees eight classic cocktails priced at £8 each.

The Blues Kitchen is offering 50% off all food, all day, from Sunday to Wednesday throughout January. The food is America-inspired and served in big portions, with our standout dish being the Chicago beef brisket sandwich, whose accompanying bacon gravy is a thing of beauty. Service is unbeatable, the cocktails are great, and it’s simply a great space to while away a few hours.