Vanilla

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This award winning bar is open six nights a week due to popular demand.

Drinks are some of the cheapest on Canal Street and the atmosphere is one of the best.

Described as the ‘mecca of the north’ for the lesbian community, it is no wonder why.

39-41 Richmond StreetManchesterM1 3WB View map
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