This award-winning, continental bakery is simply the place to go if you’re in need of some delicious, freshly baked carbs or posh bits and pieces for the pantry.

Mary & Archie Chorlton is the second, and let’s face it, best of the Mary & Archie bars — a great choice for craft beer, happy hour cocktails and a hearty brunch. It’s also a summer suntrap.

Simply one of the best independent bookshops in Greater Manchester. We love this place. Go in, grab a book and head to one of the many nearby bars and start looking mysterious.

Well into its third decade, Chorlton’s Kingbee is one of the Mancunian suburbs’ most recognisable and popular record shops, offering everything from early rock’n’roll to Northern Soul, prog-rock to punk.

97 is an upscale bar serving top-quality cocktails on Beech Road. The candlelit ambience and dark décor create an intimate, romantic evening vibe, with large mirrors enhancing the space.

At Longford park, you’ll find an unusual but very fun outdoor activity: Disc Golf. This eighteen hole course is exactly what it says on the tin. A golf course that uses frisbee-like discs rather than balls.

Based in a 19^th Century former Red Cross Hospital, The Edge is both a community-focussed theatre and a thriving charitable arts centre that does a lot of good all round.

An ever popular food cooperative that’s been in Chorlton for more than 20 years. They stock a wide-range of locally and ethically sourced organic, fruit, veg and fair trade products, all vegan.

There’s a case to be made for the city’s best Caribbean food coming from clandestine cafes next to industrial estates (shout-out to Sunrise Caribbean in Salford), but the rather-more-salubrious Drop matches up to these. The team has harnessed those amazing flavours and placed them into an appealing beach hut-style restaurant where you can kick back and drink cocktails for hours.

Henry C has been serving up seriously good cocktails in its chic-yet-casual setting since 2016 (it’s also the elder sibling of 10 Tib Lane, one of the city centre’s most elegant and acclaimed restaurants). All three key elements are in place: a great-looking space, a team of friendly bar staff who seem to genuinely love what they do, and of course, incredible quality drinks.

With it’s mismatched furniture and crockery, Tea Hive isn’t short of character, and this is reflected on the menu, too.

Excellent boozer and eatery in the southern suburbs. The venue has gone through many names and owners but The Beagle has finally stuck. Good beers and a great menu with some superb vegan options.

A nature reserve between Chorlton and Sale, perfect for summer strolls and getting yourself immersed in the great outdoors (without actually leaving the city).

The Font is a popular bar in Chorlton which serves up a great selection of beers and cocktails as well as an ever changing food menu. It can be a little bit like a creche on weekend afternoons, but once the parents clear off, it’s an ideal place to enjoy a beer or seven.