Speakeasy-style cocktail bar with dark lighting and a superb range of drinks, plus regular comedy events and live music.

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

Another Hand is a new restaurant from team behind 3hands, offering casual dining at breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Nordie is a superb bar and restaurant in the heart of Levenshulme, home to Soap Street Pizza.

Try Thai is an unfussy authentic Thai restaurant in Chinatown that has been quietly serving up superb quality food for years.

Following a £10m transformation project, Manchester’s iconic New Century Hall has returned as a live music, performance and events space.

This high-end city-centre restaurant has an excellent afternoon tea option that more than matches up to the superb main menu.

Moxy Manchester City is a stylish 146-bedroom hotel in Spinningfields, with an attractive living room lobby and modern, well-stocked bar.

Le Social is a stylish wine bar and tasting room, focusing on exhibitions by local artists as well as natural wines, deli boards and continental plates.

Blossom Street Social is a wonderful Ancoats bar, with a vast selection of wine.

Highly-rated bar based in Manchester’s bustling Northern Quarter, seconds away from Common.

Pizzaluxe serves up luxury artisan pizza served at Manchester Arndale’s stylish new food court, including some impressive vegan options.