23a Princess Street is the former Starbucks, now reinvented as an intimate event space.

Ditto Coffee is a coffee shop specialising in independent music and speciality coffee. This Manchester coffee shop is the second from the Liverpool-based Ditto Music company.

Is this raved-about pan-European restaurant deserving of all the hype? Yes. Yes it is.

Get Chucked is a burger joint in Urmston, specialising in inventive American dishes like burgers, hot dogs and BBQ food.

El Gato Negro Tapas came to Manchester in 2016, bringing its award-winning tapas dishes to Manchester city centre.

Sackville Park is a lovely green space in Manchester city centre, home to the Alan Turing Memorial.

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

Manchester’s newest destination for denimheads, Rivet and Hide stocks a collection of quality, Americana-inspired men’s casual wear and raw selvedge denim – including prized Japanese brands like Momotaro, The Flat Head, and Pure Blue Japan.

The Chorlton branch of Mary & Archie is a popular bar in the South Manchester suburb, with a sun-trap beer garden that’s hard to beat in this area.

Formerly known as Kosmonaut, this bar reopened on in 2018 as Leeds brewer Northern Monk’s first North-West venue. Expect real ale with a variety of cask and keg lines.

Beatnikz Republic Brewing Company is a microbrewery based in Manchester which has focused on innovative and high-quality beer since 2017.

Tariff & Dale is a bar and kitchen in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, taking its name from its location on the corners of both Tariff Street and Dale Street.