Events venue, shop, eat and relax at MMU Student’s Union, the heart of Manchester Metropolitan University.

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

Contact Bar and Kitchen is the newly-opened food and drink area for Contact Theatre, headed up by the team from GRUB.

Find Peter and his Christiania cargo bike around All Saints Park, a hop, skip and a bunnyhop from Manchester Poetry Library.

Pavement Gallery is a window space on a street corner providing a highly visible stage for the display of international contemporary art.

Offering a packed schedule of events and things to do, HOME Manchester is one of the city’s leading hubs for arts and culture.

This much-loved gallery-in-a-park is open for business, showcasing some of the city’s finest contemporary and historic exhibitions.

Bundobust Oxford Road is the latest addition to the ever-growing alt-Indian food chain. Opens spring in the St James Building on Manchester’s Oxford Road.

The North West’s first public poetry library, Manchester Poetry Library opened in 2020 at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Smart, modern barbers based in the ever-expanding Hatch complex on Manchester’s Oxford Road.

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

Utility Gift Shop on Oxford Road is all about products that are new, unique, quirky and cool. High street shopping at its best.