Manchester

4 real restaurants, cafés, bars, markets and food experiences, from inexpensive to special occasion.

4 places to eat and drink in Manchester

Glasses of beer (illustrative photo)
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Mackie Mayor

Market · Northern Quarter

££ Mid-range

A restored Victorian meat market turned food hall, with independent stalls, a bar and a courtyard.

Known for: Street food and craft beer

About £18–35 per person

Good for Families · Groups

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Rudy’s Pizza Napoletana

Restaurant · Ancoats and Northern Quarter

£ Inexpensive

A pizzeria making authentic Neapolitan-style pizza in wood-fired ovens, with a loyal local following.

Known for: Neapolitan pizza

Under about £18 per person

Local favourite Good for Families · Groups

Glasses of beer (illustrative photo)
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Bundobust

Restaurant · Piccadilly and Oxford Road

£ Inexpensive

A vegetarian Indian street-food restaurant with craft beer, known for its bhajis and vada pav.

Known for: Vada pav, okra fries, craft beer

Under about £18 per person

Local favourite Good for Families · Groups

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Wing’s

Restaurant · Chinatown

£££ Higher-end

A well-known Cantonese restaurant in Manchester’s Chinatown, popular for dim sum and duck.

Known for: Cantonese dishes

About £35–65 per person

Good for Couples · Groups

£ to ££££ is an approximate guide to price level and the per-person range is an estimate, not live pricing. “Good for” is a rule of thumb. Opening times and menus change: check with the venue before you go.

Local dishes to try in Manchester 3
  • Curry Mile dishes

    Manchester’s South Asian restaurants are among the UK’s best

  • Full English breakfast

    A northern staple

  • Manchester tart

    A custard-jam-coconut dessert tart

Food markets & tastings in Things to Do 2