Manchester

Obsidian

Arora International Hotel, 18-24 Princess Street

This restaurant and bar are located within the chic Arora International hotel, but Obsidian is just as popular with the Manc crowd as it is with expense-accounting visitors to the city. Head chef Adrian Bailey’s cooking is adventurous, but never offputtingly so: aided by ingredients sourced from local suppliers, he lets the flavours do the work. You can’t really go wrong with anything on the menu, but the whole Goosnargh duck cooked two ways and served with duck-fat roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables and cherry sauce is ridiculously good. The bar scene is pretty lively.

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