Black Leaf at Alvarium
Creative TouristBlack Leaf is a vegan restaurant based in the basement of Alvarium in the Northern Quarter, just off Tib Street where Cord Bar used to be.
Black Leaf is a vegan restaurant based in the basement of Alvarium in the Northern Quarter, just off Tib Street where Cord Bar used to be.
Manchester Craft & Design Centre presents the work of three Product Design and Craft graduates whose work excels at innovative use of traditional materials.
free entryEvery Monday night upstairs at Fierce Bar, The Comedy Vault hosts an outrageously funny open-mic night. Come and try your hand or just to watch and laugh.
free entryAn insanely committed seven-nights-a-week, Creatures of the Night Comedy Club opens its doors (20.30-22.30 typically, though please check) for evening after evening of side-splitting comedy.
from £5.00Explore 17 portraits of influential Irish people throughout the city centre this March in Manchester with the Irish Nation.
free entryOne of Band on the Wall’s excellent singing groups, Golden Voices is a friendly performing choir for the over 50’s.
from £5.00Terry Chambers, the original drummer from XTC, brings the revered band’s classic songs to Band on the Wall this July.
Band on the wall are starting the week right with affordable Monday morning yoga sessions with Dolores McGowan.
from £5Hear directly from the people powering the music industry in both Manchester and the UK, as well as witnessing some of the North’s upcoming talent at Beyond the Music.
from £16.75Bags of Flavour is the Northern Quarter’s answer to high end vintage with high quality exclusive garments and accessories.
Otherwise known as Ross Parlane’s Barber Shop, RPB is a barber shop in the middle of Manchester’s bustling Northern Quarter.
Beermoth on Manchester’s Tib Street stocks specialist beers, chosen with a quietly confident knowledge.
Climb a staircase on Tib Street to discover the atmospheric and unexpected literary treasure that is, Anywhere Out of This World.
Artisan butchers on Tib Street in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.
Rubber Soul is an excellent barbers at the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter.
A Northern Quarter tea room with a vintage flavour. Dining out in Manchester? One of our fave places for afternoon tea is the retro-styled Sugar Junction
A hidden den of debauchery and indulgence. A fresh take on a basement cocktail bar in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.
This small shop has “Northern Quarter” stamped all over it, from its “potting shed”-feel to its bunting for sale and unusual selection of potted-up plants.
Boutique charity shop in the heart of the Northern Quarter.
Independent late-night ramen join on Oldham Street in Manchester.
Oi Polloi is an independent menswear store in Manchester. Easily the Northern Quarter’s most high-profile men’s clothing shop and one the finest in the North.
Choose from film festivals, live scores and interactive cult classics in our latest cinema guide.
Prize-winning new writing, classical ballet and big-budget glamour, check out our top theatrical picks for spring onwards.
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Bio Art, miniature wooden sculpture and multimedia installations - the start of spring brings all of these and more across new exhibitions in the North.
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