The musical smarts of Big Hands' defiantly independent crowd - compounded by regular after-gig visits from touring musicians - have made this bar an...

With its exposed brickwork, softly lit booths and crimson-felted pool tables, this basement bar is like a little piece of New York's Lower East Side...

Blink and you'll miss Cask's eggshell-blue frontage. Apart from an impressive selection of beers in a cosy environment, what might catch your attention is...

Set on the 23rd floor of the Hilton Deansgate, this luxe 'sky bar' is one of the most talked-about venues in the city (so book to avoid disappointment),...

A sure-fire bet in the Northern Quarter for consistently friendly staff serving quality drinks in a down-to-earth and lively environment. There's an...

Corbieres is one of those perplexing places that you go into for one drink and end up leaving five hours later, slightly the worse for wear and wondering...

Despite its obscure back-alley location and a wilful lack of external signage, Corridor is arguably Salford's finest gin-mill. Inside, low lights, leather...

A Northern Quarter mainstay long before the area's regeneration kicked in, this former Factory Records-owned bar was one of the first in the country. A must...

Before Electrik, Chorlton's barlife was obstinately focused on the salubrious but secluded Beech Road area. Electrik heralded a shift back to the arterial...

This unpretentious, welcoming set-up has seen a number of additions and improvements to its already eclectic schedule. Stop in for long-running weekly...

This lo-fi student hangout manages to keep everyone happy, with match screenings, a lively early evening drinking atmosphere, and a basement space after...

The Knott has been squeezed in beneath railway arches and shakes violently whenever a loco rumbles overhead (slightly unnerving the first time it happens)....

The largest of the home-grown chain of Kro bars, Kro 2 pays the strongest homage to Danish minimalism, and is all the more loved for it. The bar's abundance...

Lammars was voted Manchester's best bar for two years running (in the Pride of Manchester Awards), its live-mic night (9pm-1am Wed) ups the ante by giving...