The Cafe at the Museum

Polly Checkland Harding
Cafe at the Museum
The Cafe at Manchester Museum.

Manchester Museum’s cafe, run by the people behind award-winning cafe Teacup Kitchen, is housed in bustling, friendly surrounds, with an entrance direct to Oxford Road as well as inside the museum itself. There are tightly-packed small tables, as well as bar seating along the front window, with a canteen-style counter filled with fresh salads in front of the separate kitchen.

The cafe very much has a family feel, and is often noisy with young visitors to the museum; the chalk boards featuring menu options are brightly decorated, with posters of animal species decorating the walls. The menu features a good selection of filling, well-chosen mains, as well as meals for kids and Teacup’s trademark towering home-baked cakes, the finest loose leaf teas and breakfast.

Oxford RoadManchesterM13 9NR View map
Telephone: 0161 275 6256 Visit Now

Opening Hours

  • Monday8:00am - 5:00pm
  • Tuesday8:00am - 5:00pm
  • Wednesday8:00am - 5:00pm
  • Thursday8:00am - 5:00pm
  • Friday8:00am - 5:00pm
  • Saturday9:00am - 5:00pm
  • Sunday9:00am - 5:00pm

Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.

What's on near The Cafe at the Museum

Wolf in Yellowstone
Until
ExhibitionsManchester
Wild at Manchester Museum

Manchester Museum explores the concept of ‘wild’ nature as a means of tackling the climate and biodiversity crisis in a new exhibition.

free entry
FamiliesManchester
PLAYTIME at The Whitworth

Come rain or shine, there’s plenty for little ones to enjoy throughout August with The Whitworth’s PLAYTIME programme of free family fun.

free entry

Where to go near The Cafe at the Museum

Manchester
Music venue
Manchester Academy 3

Brilliant venue for catching a touring band on the rise. The boringly titled Academy 3 or more interesting Hop and Grape, as it was once known, is a self contained…

Manchester Academy music venue on Oxford Road Manchester.
Manchester
Music venue
Manchester Academy

The Manchester Academy is a mid size, modern warehouse venue adjacent to the University of Manchester Students’ Union. It lacks any architectural merit and has always been a difficult place…

Whitworth Park, Manchester
Manchester
Park
Whitworth Park

This 18-acre park opposite the Manchester Royal Infirmary provides a welcome patch of green in an otherwise densely populated and heavily used part of the city.

Manchester
Shop
Want Not Waste

Want Not Waste is a student-run, not-for-profit zero waste shop operating out of Academy 1 at the University of Manchester Students’ Union.

Universally Manchester Festival 6-9 June 2024
Manchester
The University of Manchester

Celebrating its 200th year in 2024, The University of Manchester is the largest single-site university in the UK, and boasts come incredible cultural institutions, found on campus, across Manchester and…

Manchester
Bar or Pub
Big Hands

Big Hands is the one-time haunt of legendary Manchester band Elbow; it’s shabby, loud and dark, with a jukebox and excellent roof terrace.

Manchester
Bar or Pub
Kro Bar

Kro Bar, Manchester is an independent pub and music venue housed (somewhat ironically) in the former Temperance Society building.

Culture Guides

Rebecca Watson author photo
Literature Events in Manchester and the North

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.