Modernist Society

Panchos Burritos is a Mexican street food vendor in the Arndale Market.

High-end Asian dining that won’t break the bank

Bakchich does excellent, reasonably priced Lebanese food – including sharwarma, pickles, meshawi grills and baklawa – in a beautifully tiled, high-ceilinged space.

We check out the new festive changes to Hatch, Manchester’s favourite collection of small independents.

Black Dog Ballroom is a three-level bar, club and restaurant complete with roof terrace covered to provide protection during Manchester’s rainy season.

Friendly pub under a railway arch serving vegetarian and vegan pub food, as well as hosting regular live music.

From its charming Art Deco interiors to a quirky, highly original creative arts output, our theatre is firmly established within the city’s famously vibrant cultural scene.

Formerly the Sir Kenneth Green Library, All Saints Library is part of Manchester Metropolitan University.

Small but perfectly-formed café – which also serves as the in-house bookstore, stocking all manner of Burgess-related works, along with recordings of his music. It’s a welcoming space, with huge glass windows making for a bright, welcoming atmosphere.

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester was established in 2003 by the A Clockwork Orange writer’s wife, Lianne Burgess.

Independent Leeds-based brewery North has opened its first Manchester taproom, in Oxford Road’s Circle Square neighbourhood.