James’s guidebook
Cafe's, Coffee and Brunch
Some of our best brunch spots, cafes, lunches and coffee spots.
Pollen Sourdough & Viennoiserie Bakery has the best fresh artisan pastries and sour dough bread in Manchester. Voted cafe of the year 2019, the service is fantastic and food and coffee is amazing. We highly recommend you try it. Please note it can get very busy, especially at weekends but it's worth the wait.
Fantastic cakes, pastries, bread, brunch and coffee.
Our favourite cafe in Manchester.
Great veggie and vegan options available.
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Pollen Bakery
8 New Union StPollen Sourdough & Viennoiserie Bakery has the best fresh artisan pastries and sour dough bread in Manchester. Voted cafe of the year 2019, the service is fantastic and food and coffee is amazing. We highly recommend you try it. Please note it can get very busy, especially at weekends but it's worth the wait.
Fantastic cakes, pastries, bread, brunch and coffee.
Our favourite cafe in Manchester.
Great veggie and vegan options available.
The best coffee in Manchester can be found here and we regularly visit. Fresh food and pastries as well as cakes.
The coffee is roasted inside so you can often smell/taste coffee in the air nearby and when visiting.
They often put on coffee tasting sessions and sometimes supper clubs.
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Ancoats Coffee Co.
17 Redhill StThe best coffee in Manchester can be found here and we regularly visit. Fresh food and pastries as well as cakes.
The coffee is roasted inside so you can often smell/taste coffee in the air nearby and when visiting.
They often put on coffee tasting sessions and sometimes supper clubs.
Lovely cafe with home baked bread, pastries and cakes. Great brunch and lovely coffee too.
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T R O V E
Stockport RoadLovely cafe with home baked bread, pastries and cakes. Great brunch and lovely coffee too.
The food is great here and so is the coffee. There's a great atmosphere if you can get a table amongst the hipsters with laptops and various creatives hanging around.
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Takk
6 Tariff StThe food is great here and so is the coffee. There's a great atmosphere if you can get a table amongst the hipsters with laptops and various creatives hanging around.
Family run cafe with awesome food and coffee. Close to Piccadilly and in the Northern Quarter. Worth checking out and also close to many of the streets filmed for Captain America and Morbius.
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Idle Hands Coffee
35 Dale StFamily run cafe with awesome food and coffee. Close to Piccadilly and in the Northern Quarter. Worth checking out and also close to many of the streets filmed for Captain America and Morbius.
Sightseeing
The marina is great on a sunny day and gives a breath of fresh air from the city centre. It's not far from the house and can be visited on your way to the Northern Quarter and city centre. Frequented by dog walkers and locals, its a great spot to relax, read or eat a pastry from Pollen.
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New Islington Marina
The marina is great on a sunny day and gives a breath of fresh air from the city centre. It's not far from the house and can be visited on your way to the Northern Quarter and city centre. Frequented by dog walkers and locals, its a great spot to relax, read or eat a pastry from Pollen.
If you're looking to see a bit of history, Royal Mills is a stunning, listed building previously used as a cotton mill. It's been wonderfully refurbished into offices and apartments but you can head into the foyer and look around, why not grab a coffee from Ancoats coffee while you're there?
Royal Mill
17 Redhill StreetIf you're looking to see a bit of history, Royal Mills is a stunning, listed building previously used as a cotton mill. It's been wonderfully refurbished into offices and apartments but you can head into the foyer and look around, why not grab a coffee from Ancoats coffee while you're there?
Explore the hipster centre of Manchester with bars, shops and cafes everywhere you look. Stunning red brick buildings show historic Manchester with new renovations and buildings mixed in.
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Northern Quarter
Explore the hipster centre of Manchester with bars, shops and cafes everywhere you look. Stunning red brick buildings show historic Manchester with new renovations and buildings mixed in.
Once inhabited by gangs, factory workers and slum dwellers, Ancoats has become the hottest place to be in Manchester. New apartments, homes, cafes, bars and restaurants are filling the area and its now a wonderful neighbourhood to live in. Lots of sight seeing and tours are available to learn the history of what made Manchester, industry and cotton.
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Ancoats
Once inhabited by gangs, factory workers and slum dwellers, Ancoats has become the hottest place to be in Manchester. New apartments, homes, cafes, bars and restaurants are filling the area and its now a wonderful neighbourhood to live in. Lots of sight seeing and tours are available to learn the history of what made Manchester, industry and cotton.
Our Favourite Pubs
Great craft ale and beer, this is our local pub. We go here a lot. Maybe too much. The beers are fantastic and regularly change up. You'll find lots of friendly locals here and its dog friendly.
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Cask Bar
29 Liverpool RdGreat craft ale and beer, this is our local pub. We go here a lot. Maybe too much. The beers are fantastic and regularly change up. You'll find lots of friendly locals here and its dog friendly.
The Marble Arch is a great pub on Rochdale road, 10-15 minutes from our house. Its a real historic pub and the beer is great, really stunning interior and great food served daily. In the winter you can sit by the fire, super cozy.
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The Shambles
73 Rochdale RdThe Marble Arch is a great pub on Rochdale road, 10-15 minutes from our house. Its a real historic pub and the beer is great, really stunning interior and great food served daily. In the winter you can sit by the fire, super cozy.
Set up by literally 7 brothers, they brew and sell their own beers. Food served, lovely atmosphere and lots of other great spots and restaurants nearby.
In a historic, red brick building, the interior is awesome and a great place to relax.
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SEVEN BRO7HERS BEERHOUSE ANCOATS
39 Blossom StSet up by literally 7 brothers, they brew and sell their own beers. Food served, lovely atmosphere and lots of other great spots and restaurants nearby.
In a historic, red brick building, the interior is awesome and a great place to relax.
Based in Manchester's Northern Quarter, if you like pubs and/or beer this is not to be missed. Tons of craft ales and beer options available and a great vibe.
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Port Street Beer House
39-41 Port StBased in Manchester's Northern Quarter, if you like pubs and/or beer this is not to be missed. Tons of craft ales and beer options available and a great vibe.
Just wonderful beer and atmosphere. Call here on your way into Northern Quarter or on a pub crawl. Also close to Frog and Bucket comedy club and Band on the Wall.
The Smithfield Market Tavern
37 Swan StJust wonderful beer and atmosphere. Call here on your way into Northern Quarter or on a pub crawl. Also close to Frog and Bucket comedy club and Band on the Wall.
A beautiful and historic building. This is well worth a visit for good beer and ale. If you're lucky, look up and you may get a crumble of ceiling in your pint. Sadly the cost to renovate the old, stunning ceiling is too much so a net sits above your heads to catch crumbling pieces as it slowly degrades.
Really worth checkin out.
Crown & Kettle
2 Oldham RdA beautiful and historic building. This is well worth a visit for good beer and ale. If you're lucky, look up and you may get a crumble of ceiling in your pint. Sadly the cost to renovate the old, stunning ceiling is too much so a net sits above your heads to catch crumbling pieces as it slowly degrades.
Really worth checkin out.
Beer and cocktails and great DJ's on regularly upstairs for night time dancing.
Food is great too with tasty Sunday roast and brunch.
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Trof Northern Quarter
8 Thomas StBeer and cocktails and great DJ's on regularly upstairs for night time dancing.
Food is great too with tasty Sunday roast and brunch.
Newly renovated, this pub has reopened after years of closure. Beautifully and respectfully refurbed, it compliments the history of what it was with a high quality and relaxing new feel. Beer and cocktails available and a great new addition.
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The Angel Pub
6 Angel StreetNewly renovated, this pub has reopened after years of closure. Beautifully and respectfully refurbed, it compliments the history of what it was with a high quality and relaxing new feel. Beer and cocktails available and a great new addition.
Best Restaurants
Rudy's Neapolitan pizza has been recognised worldwide. It's simply the best pizza in Manchester and arguable the UK, if not further afield.
We go here far too much! Warning, it gets super busy, especially at weekends. People sometimes wait up to 2 hours for a seat, but you can put your name down and grab a drink at a nearby bar while you wait.
We recommend the Romagnola or Calabrese (spicy). Veggie and Vegan options available too.
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McDonald's
36/38 Oxford StreetRudy's Neapolitan pizza has been recognised worldwide. It's simply the best pizza in Manchester and arguable the UK, if not further afield.
We go here far too much! Warning, it gets super busy, especially at weekends. People sometimes wait up to 2 hours for a seat, but you can put your name down and grab a drink at a nearby bar while you wait.
We recommend the Romagnola or Calabrese (spicy). Veggie and Vegan options available too.
Amazing Vietnamese food with UK fusions available too.
We recommend the Pho of Shack fries.
Super tasty food and another really busy spot in Ancoats.
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Viet Shack Restaurant
65 Great Ancoats StAmazing Vietnamese food with UK fusions available too.
We recommend the Pho of Shack fries.
Super tasty food and another really busy spot in Ancoats.
Manchester's first Michelin star restaurant in 40 years by Simon Martin.
We haven't tried this place yet, its High-end, reservation-only and a big waiting list but clearly there's something worth trying.
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Mana
42 Blossom StManchester's first Michelin star restaurant in 40 years by Simon Martin.
We haven't tried this place yet, its High-end, reservation-only and a big waiting list but clearly there's something worth trying.
Sugo Pasta Kitchen Manchester
46 Blossom StAwesome pasta and wine, enough said.
Untraditional fish and chips with vegan and veggie options too. Do it.
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The Hip Hop Chip Shop
44 Blossom StUntraditional fish and chips with vegan and veggie options too. Do it.
Drinks & Cocktail Bars
Fantastic cocktails and drinks. They also have great bar snacks and food options. The Sunday roasts are also great.
You can also find the friendliest bouncer in Manchester.
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The Jane Eyre
14 Hood StFantastic cocktails and drinks. They also have great bar snacks and food options. The Sunday roasts are also great.
You can also find the friendliest bouncer in Manchester.
Great drinks, great food and lovely place. Also serves great food and a cracking Sunday roast.
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Elnecot
41 Blossom StGreat drinks, great food and lovely place. Also serves great food and a cracking Sunday roast.
Blossom Street Social
51 Blossom StGreat new addition, stonking collection of wines! Really nice atmosphere.