Hunan serves up generous portions of tasty, unpretentious food at pleasingly low prices – exactly what you hope to find in Chinatown. The cuisine is based on the Hunan province of China, which means it’s spicy but not gasping-for-air spicy. Certainly worth a visit or three.
Keep the kids entertained with the magic of art and folk-stories combined.
free entry
The Portico Library’s latest exhibition, Weird As Folk, runs through to November and invites you to explore and reimagine folklore via texts selected from the collection, which includes 100 books of English folklore.
free entry
Whether you’re a high-fashion fanatic or just couture curious, Unpicking Couture gets up close and personal with pivotal moments in fashion history.
free entry
Take a deeper look into Manchester Art Gallery’s collection with their regular, informative and fascinating gallery tours.
free entry
Sí Manchester’s daily tour is a brilliant way to get an overview of the city with tours running in both English and Spanish.
free entry
Get ready for a terrific treehouse adventure to keep the kids entertained this summer.
from £15.00
Sassy, sexy and packed with show-stopping numbers, the shimmy-shaking musical makes a dazzling return to Manchester.
from £15.00
Experience the thrill of singing alongside one of the world’s most renowned musical institutions in a day of inspiring choral music.
from £29.50
Pho does a fine line in pho, the noodle soup that’s a staple of Vietnamese street cuisine.
Now based at the Great Northern, Siam Smiles is a food stop that’s hot on everyone’s lips.
Try Thai is an unfussy authentic Thai restaurant in Chinatown that has been quietly serving up superb quality food for years.
Rudy’s Neapolitan Pizza serve up world-famous pizza at multiple UK branches, including this new city centre location on Portland Street.
Sackville Park is a lovely green space in Manchester city centre, home to the Alan Turing Memorial.
Passionately adored by many Mancunian foodies (and the first Manchester restaurant in ages not to get a slating from notoriously picky Observer food critic Jay Rayner), this Szechuan restaurant rules the culinary roost from an unprepossessing basement on Portland Street.
Summery bakes, seasonal salads and fresh light meals at Manchester Art Gallery’s in-house café, courtesy of highly-regarded Head Chef Matthew Taylor.
A hidden Manchester gem, The Portico Library is in fact open to the public every day. The events and exhibitions here are excellent and where else can you take tea in refined 19th century surrounds?
The Alchemist New York Street has a menu packed with inventive and far-out ideas.
Formerly known as Portland Tower and previously St. Andrew’s House, Manchester One is a high-rise building in Manchester owned by Bruntwood and let out as office space.
Gearing up for a sunny July? Take some eating-out tips from this month's guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
Make bread, throw axes, learn costume design and drink beer like you've never done before in this month's Tours and activities guide.
All-dayers make a strong showing in our latest music picks, from dance music marathons to vibrant showcases of South Asian artistry.
School year, complete! And as we say goodbye to what seems like a rather long summer term, we can look forward to the summer holidays, with lots of exciting activities...
This month we look at Indie Horror Summer, outdoor movies, and a brand new film festival in Sheffield.
Interactive circus, arts festivals and new writing, our guide features a show-stopping selection of theatre happening indoors and outside.
In between working out, then working through, your holiday reading pile this summer, find inspiration for your next bookish acquisitions from our selection of live events and exhibitions.
Virginia Woolf and lasers, environmental recovery through wildness and thoughts on motherhood - all this and more in our exhibition top picks!
Read our latest highlights from the live classical music offer in Manchester and the North, taking in a number of the region's most cherished orchestral forces and venues.
