Cloudwater is a world-renowned brewery in Manchester. Set up in 2014 by Paul Jones and James Campbell, they’re a shining example of the best of modern British beer-makers.

Wine-tasting company ran by Italian sommelier and ex-wine merchant Marco Castelanelli. Offering at-home tasting experiences, along with special events in various high-end locations around Manchester.

ABC Taproom is part of the Alphabet Brewing Co. Open Friday and Saturday nights, go here to enjoy some of Manchester’s very best beer.

The UK’s first grilled cheese restaurant and already something of a Mancunian icon.

Excellent Mexican cuisine based in Mackie Mayor in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.

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.