Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.
Manchester restaurant serving up an all-American menu in 1950’s themed surroundings.
Create stunning pottery, jewellery, sketches, watercolours and more with the vast array of craft workshops at MCDC.
From £45.00
Connecting scenes, sounds and spaces across Manchester, Keep Walking brings a three-day programme of gigs, club nights and workshops.
From £5.00
Explore the fascinating history of Brutalism in Manchester, while also exploring the movement’s wider intentions and ideals.
From £20.00
Band on the Wall bring people together to make, as well as watch, music. Join them to learn folk tunes from all over the world.
This walking tour explores the neighbourhood’s streets, stories and hidden corners, offering a closer look at the places and people that have made Manchester.
From £12.00
Marking the anniversary of the Christmas Blitz, this walking tour explores Manchester’s history of conflict, from the English Civil Wars to the World Wars and beyond.
From £20.00
Join Jonathan Schofield Tours and explore dark side of Manchester with shocking stories, grubby stories and hilarious stories.
From £20.00
Eat your way through the dairy based delights of Manchester, with the Manchester Cheese Crawl walking tour.
From £25
Good for lunch, brunch and excellent coffee (plus: nice interior design).
Eternally popular curry canteen taking its name from a time when patrons didn’t know what to call their orders, but pointed instead to a bit of “this” and “that”.
A modern pizzeria in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, expect Neapolitan-style pizza prepared from scratch.
A bar in Manchester’s Northern Quarter for fans of television and cinema science fiction. Enjoy food and drink amongst a off-beat selection of movie memorabilia.
Second hand book shop in Manchester city centre.
Salvi’s Northern Quarter is the latest addition to the much-loved Salvi’s family, a series of family-run, independent Neapolitan restaurants and delis.
Chinese inspired British food in the centre of Manchester, backed up by plenty of well-deserved local hype.
A cleverly-designed bar for those in the know, disguised as a laundrette but containing some top-class beers and cocktails.
It’s a landmark year for Trof NQ. In the ten years since it first opened, the Northern Quarter has developed around it to become one of the city’s most prominent areas.
Backstreet Italian restaurant on Turner Street in the Northern Quarter with a strong Sicilian influence.
Alcohol-free bar and cafe in the heart of Northern Quarter. Serving mocktails, 0% beer and all your alcohol free favourites.
Award-winning cocktail bar in Manchester’s Nothern Quarter.
This month’s picks stretch from underground festivals championing emerging voices to global icons unveiling new work.
From monumental to minutiae, this month’s exhibitions trace power, care and community across galleries big and small.
Classic texts and new work meet in this month’s Theatre Guide, with a bumper crop of shows shaped by power, consequence and collective action.
Spring is coming, but first let's get Valentine's Day done and dusted. Here's our deal-packed guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.
Whether you’re after storybook theatre, museum wanderings or illusion-bending play spaces, there’s plenty to keep curiosity ticking through winter and beyond.
There's no shortage of great films out at the moment, whether you're looking for the latest blockbuster, that hot arthouse flick fresh from Cannes or a cosy classic.
