Inhabiting a slightly tired-looking leisure development, Manchester 235 is a luxury, Vegas-influenced restaurant/bar/casino/live music complex. It was the...
Great NorthernFull of character, Night & Day is perfectly situated among Oldham Street's record shops: do some crate-digging, then head over for a relaxed beer and catch...
26 Oldham StreetA happy haven of eclectic quirkiness, Odd is the antithesis of corporate high-street drinking dens, and welcomes a mixed crowd. Even better than the DIY...
30-32 Thomas StreetIt's impossible to separate these two icons of the Mancunian spirit, joined as they are at the hip. Having survived all that was thrown at them by the...
4/2 Cathedral GatesWith a roof terrace that offers punters protection from the elements during Manchester's rainy season - so, essentially, all year round, apart from a week...
11 New Wakefield Street
Revolution's exposed brick walls and leather seating draw a young urbane crowd for after-work drinks and (in the basement club) late-night dancing. It's...
Arch 7Established for almost a decade, Simple has the perfect combination of laid-back atmosphere and attentive staff. The cocktails are impressive but it's the...
44 Tib StreetWith a friendly atmosphere that belies its hipster aesthetic, it's almost as if this place knows it's not as cool as it pretends to be - even the menu,...
449 Wilmslow RoadThe selling point here is that you can pour your own draught beer, from standard lagers to fruit brews such as Leifman's, from taps fitted to your table. Is...
Great Northern TowerOwned and run by Canal Street stalwarts Mike 'Polly' Pollard and Iain Scott, Taurus owes its success to the twin tenets of excellent service and a sense of...
1 Canal StreetThis place spent a former incarnation as a public lavatory and is now one of Manchester's trendier, albeit more cramped, boozers. Home to one of the finest...
100 Great Bridgewater Street