If it’s no-nonsense traditional Chinese food you’re after, then the Mayflower will hit the spot. The Duke Street establishment offers a varied menu with house specials, happy hours, banquets and buffets making it a great choice for a group gathering. There are neon lights, faux green tiled roofing and karaoke booths – all part of the “traditional” Chinese experience.
Tim Spooner’s characteristically playful animatronics are set to take over Liverpool’s Bluecoat Gallery
free entry
Get into the spirit with a mouthwatering season of food on film in Liverpool.
from £8.00
An endurance dance marathon, a “rat king”, a mirror ball… venture into Jenkin Van Zyl’s hallucinatory film-world with Surrender.
free entry
Local residents explore memory and place in dynamic group photography exhibition A Place of Our Own at Open Eye Gallery.
free entry
The Old Dock tour is a treat for younger and older visitors alike, fans of Liverpool’s maritime past, and anybody curious about local history.
£8.50 with concessions
Performances, screenings, workshops, live music and conversation, Liverpool’s longest-running LGBTQ+ arts festival is back to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
from £8.00
Visit ‘Tom Wood: Photie Man’ at Walker Art Gallery, a retrospective of the legendary photographer’s work, from the early days to now.
9, with concessions
Get ready for the drama and grandeur of the ancient world in ‘Return of the Gods’ at Liverpool’s World Museum.
£8 with concessions
Pilgrim offers a fresh approach to traditional Iberian food, promising seasonal and ethically sourced regional produce with a big focus on live-fire flavour.
Liverpool’s latest greatest all-vegan restaurant with food to please all palates
Filter + Fox is a coffee shop and restaurant on Duke Street, Liverpool.
Small but perfectly formed coffee house in the Duke Street part of town
An independent creative space in the centre of Liverpool
Wide-ranging food market in Liverpool, with a vast array of independent traders and must-try food stalls.
Penelope takes over Wolstenholme Square
Clockworks is a great spot off the beaten track to grab a cosy pint or cocktail, and you’ll often find live music happening outside the front in Wolstenholme Square. It’s worth dropping by just to see Cuban sculptor Jorge Pardo’s Penelope, one of the largest sculptures in the city.
Legend has it that Dickens got himself sworn in as a special constable for the night to gather material for The Uncommercial Traveller. Charles Dickens loved Liverpool, and Liverpool adored him. On the wall of The Bridewell is a plaque which celebrates Dickens’ life as a journalist, novelist and for his one day as a Liverpool police constable.
At the intersection of Hanover Street, Duke Street and Liverpool One, Hanover Street Social is at the centre of Liverpool’s burgeoning food quarter
Albert’s Schenke is the brand new Liverpool bar-restaurant from Mission Mars, the team behind a host of top-class Manchester venues.
Formerly known as Cow & Co, Thoughtfully Café is a slice of heaven in a row of spruced-up facades just minutes from the chainstore central of Liverpool ONE. Outside, wooden…
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