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Cafe Rylands John Rylands Library

The cafe at John Rylands Library is now permanently closed.
The cafe at John Rylands Library is now permanently closed.
Explore the ways in which Manchester helped shape and reinforce the ideas of the fathers of communism, Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx.
From £20.00On the eve of Elizabeth Gaskell’s birthday, join Jonathan Schofield Tours for a stroll around the sites (and sights) of Manchester’s literary past.
From £20.00Explore Manchester’s creepiest corners this Halloween, when Jonathan Schofield Tours will reveal the city’s ghosts with the most.
From £25.00Experience the magic of fairytale and ballet combined this autumn.
From £15.00You can get the behind the bar and mix with the best of them in a cocktail making masterclass from The Botanist on Deansgate.
From £39.95Sheffield Theatres and the Royal Exchange Theatre join forces to revive Friel’s extraordinary play in a major new co-production, directed by Elizabeth Newman.
From £12.00A joyous, tap-dancing classic returns – Singin’ in the Rain lights up Christmas 2025 at the Royal Exchange.
From £10.00This red sandstone neo-Gothic building was created on a grand Mancunian scale and houses a collection of rare books that spans five millennia – including an original Gutenberg Bible.
The John Rylands Library shop offers an eclectic welcome, with a wide range of products on sale, inspired by the library’s own collections.
Gusto Manchester is a lavish Italian restaurant just off Deansgate, with 1920s décor and an extensive menu.
Sexy Fish Manchester is fun, flashy and laser-focused on serving the city’s best food and drink.
Authentic tapas served up at this high-end Spinningfields eatery.
Tokyo meets Manchester in a series of awe-inspiring dishes and drinks at KAJI.
Stow is a new fire-based restaurant on Bridge Street in Manchester, from the team behind Trof.
This famously affordable six-course fine dining restaurant has a new Mad Hatter menu – and it’s up there with the best.
Manchester branch of the London burger restaurant.
YOTEL Manchester is a luxury hotel in the very heart of Manchester.
Sharp coffee house on Manchester’s Deansgate which switches into a cocktail bar in the evening.
Commercial space for hire being used for an event
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