Backstreet Italian restaurant on Turner Street in the Northern Quarter with a strong Sicilian influence.

Now in a new, improved location, Isca Wines is still the heart of wine and small plates in Levenshulme.

The formerly known Hotel Brooklyn reopens as voco, a brand new and gloriously stylish hotel on Manchester’s Portland Street.

El Capo is another addition to the Northern Quarter’s sprawl towards Manchester’s Piccadilly Basin. Between Kosmonaut and The Whisky Jar on Tariff Street.

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.

Hotel Indigo Manchester is an elegant and welcoming hotel in the heart of this vibrant city, with the equally excellent Mamucium as the in-house restaurant.

New creative hub The Yard is home to a great little music venue, which tends to attract future-leaning electronic artists.

Snazzy cabaret-style cocktail bar and nightclub, hidden away under a Deansgate barber shop.

This authentic Berlin kebab and bier haus is the latest addition to the ever-growing Corn Exchange food family.

The Edinburgh Castle is one of the standout venues in Ancoats, with a laid-back pub on the ground floor and the amazing Bangkok Diners Club taking charge of the restaurant.

Like steak? Like gin? This could be just the place for you.