Guidebook for Manchester

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Guidebook for Manchester

Shopping

Lovely social venue
6 domačini priporočajo
POD Post Office Deli
30 Albert Road
6 domačini priporočajo
Lovely social venue
Veg/vegan food attached to Buddhist centre
7 domačini priporočajo
Earth Cafe
7 domačini priporočajo
Veg/vegan food attached to Buddhist centre
kooky cafe
16 domačini priporočajo
Oklahoma
74-76 High St
16 domačini priporočajo
kooky cafe
pleasant coffee venue
North Star Delicatessen
418 Wilbraham Rd
pleasant coffee venue

Drinks & Nightlife

One of the best pubs in Manchester! Sam Smith's, wonderful pints of beer, stout, ale, and cider for under two quid
9 domačini priporočajo
The Blue Bell Inn
170 Barlow Rd
9 domačini priporočajo
One of the best pubs in Manchester! Sam Smith's, wonderful pints of beer, stout, ale, and cider for under two quid
great pub, incredible selection of beer and good food
8 domačini priporočajo
sandbar
120 Grosvenor St
8 domačini priporočajo
great pub, incredible selection of beer and good food
One of the best old authentic pubs in Manchester
City Arms
46-48 Kennedy St
One of the best old authentic pubs in Manchester
one of the best old authentic tiled pubs in Manchester
26 domačini priporočajo
The Shambles
73 Rochdale Rd
26 domačini priporočajo
one of the best old authentic tiled pubs in Manchester
very posh vegetarian restaurant
6 domačini priporočajo
Chaophraya
19 Chapel Walks
6 domačini priporočajo
very posh vegetarian restaurant
Another good food and music venue run by the same people as "Deaf Institute"
29 domačini priporočajo
Gorilla
54-56 Whitworth St
29 domačini priporočajo
Another good food and music venue run by the same people as "Deaf Institute"
much loved music venue
17 domačini priporočajo
Night & Day Cafe
26 Oldham St
17 domačini priporočajo
much loved music venue
lovely bar in Manchester's LGBTQ district; serves good beer and cake
10 domačini priporočajo
The Molly House
26 Richmond St
10 domačini priporočajo
lovely bar in Manchester's LGBTQ district; serves good beer and cake
idiosyncratic bar
14 domačini priporočajo
The Knott
374 Deansgate
14 domačini priporočajo
idiosyncratic bar
an odd, fantastic bar
6 domačini priporočajo
Bar Fringe
8 Swan St
6 domačini priporočajo
an odd, fantastic bar

Everything Else

Levenshulme Old Library CIO
Cromwell Grove
local library
Levenshulme Pools
145 Barlow Rd
local pool
local social centre with cafe and yoga classes & more
Levenshulme Inspire Centre
747 Stockport Rd
local social centre with cafe and yoga classes & more
music and social venue
The Klondyke
1 Burnage Range
music and social venue
Co-operative, does many vegan foods
54 domačini priporočajo
Unicorn Grocery
89 Albany Rd
54 domačini priporočajo
Co-operative, does many vegan foods
great for vegan food
Village Stores
114 Barlow Rd
great for vegan food
The Victorian "people's library" - very beautiful, not to be missed
107 domačini priporočajo
Knjižnica Johna Rylandsa
150 Deansgate
107 domačini priporočajo
The Victorian "people's library" - very beautiful, not to be missed
Albert Square tourist destination to look at
15 domačini priporočajo
Manchester City Council
Albert Square
15 domačini priporočajo
Albert Square tourist destination to look at
The Manchester Museum has some interesting natural history exhibits and more
143 domačini priporočajo
Muzej v Manchesterju
Oxford Road
143 domačini priporočajo
The Manchester Museum has some interesting natural history exhibits and more
Good falafel
6 domačini priporočajo
B-Lounge, Piccadilly
3 Newton St
6 domačini priporočajo
Good falafel
Great worker's co-op, grocery store with cafe on its lower level
14 domačini priporočajo
The Eighth Day Cafe
111 Oxford Rd
14 domačini priporočajo
Great worker's co-op, grocery store with cafe on its lower level
Best Indian in Manchester (we think)
DosaXpress
19 Copson St
Best Indian in Manchester (we think)
a remarkable public library
105 domačini priporočajo
Manchester Central Library
Saint Peter's Square
105 domačini priporočajo
a remarkable public library
The former Free Trade Hall - home of the Hallé Orchestra - constructed in 1853–6 at the site of the Peterloo Massacre, to commemorate the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846.
The Edwardian Manchester, A Radisson Collection Hotel
Peter Street
The former Free Trade Hall - home of the Hallé Orchestra - constructed in 1853–6 at the site of the Peterloo Massacre, to commemorate the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846.
iconic, progressive, independent arts and cultural venue with several cinema screens, a small book-shop, bar and restaurant
28 domačini priporočajo
Cornerhouse
28 domačini priporočajo
iconic, progressive, independent arts and cultural venue with several cinema screens, a small book-shop, bar and restaurant
nice park with boathouse
34 domačini priporočajo
Platt Fields Park
34 domačini priporočajo
nice park with boathouse
massive public pool and gym complex
16 domačini priporočajo
Manchester Aquatics Centre
2 Booth St E
16 domačini priporočajo
massive public pool and gym complex
don't miss the tow path!
Tow Path
don't miss the tow path!
park and botanical garden in Didsbury
45 domačini priporočajo
Park Fletcher Moss
18 Stenner Ln
45 domačini priporočajo
park and botanical garden in Didsbury

Food Scene

pleasant greasy spoon/cafe
Lyons’ Cafe
910 Stockport Rd
pleasant greasy spoon/cafe
lovely venue for food and music
21 domačini priporočajo
The Deaf Institute
135 Grosvenor St
21 domačini priporočajo
lovely venue for food and music
A good restaurant with space upstairs (don't be fooled, it's not obvious)
Falafel
26 Wilmslow Rd
A good restaurant with space upstairs (don't be fooled, it's not obvious)
Great vegetarian and vegan restaurant in the city centre
7 domačini priporočajo
1847 - Manchester
Chapel Walks
7 domačini priporočajo
Great vegetarian and vegan restaurant in the city centre
great Hulme restaurant and cafe near the iconic Redbricks
18 domačini priporočajo
Kim By The Sea
18 domačini priporočajo
great Hulme restaurant and cafe near the iconic Redbricks
veg/vegan restaurant
22 domačini priporočajo
Greens Restaurant
41-43 Lapwing Ln
22 domačini priporočajo
veg/vegan restaurant
popular Indian
7 domačini priporočajo
Sanskruti Restaurant
93-95 Mauldeth Rd
7 domačini priporočajo
popular Indian

Arts & Culture

much loved left-wing/Labour-leaning history of the ordinary working people of Manchester and Great Britain, beautiful building with great views, plus a cafe
72 domačini priporočajo
Muzej ljudske zgodovine
Left Bank
72 domačini priporočajo
much loved left-wing/Labour-leaning history of the ordinary working people of Manchester and Great Britain, beautiful building with great views, plus a cafe
Impressive collection, both old works galleries and great modern exhibits
206 domačini priporočajo
Manchester Art Gallery
Mosley Street
206 domačini priporočajo
Impressive collection, both old works galleries and great modern exhibits
Chetham's cathedral is one of the oldest buildings in Manchester, and the library is famous for being the reading and writing place of Karl Marx (you can visit the desk he used)
19 domačini priporočajo
Chetham's Library
Long Millgate
19 domačini priporočajo
Chetham's cathedral is one of the oldest buildings in Manchester, and the library is famous for being the reading and writing place of Karl Marx (you can visit the desk he used)
theatre worth just popping into to look around. A seven-sided, glass-walled capsule, literally suspended from huge marble pillars situated in The Great Hall of the historic Victorian Cotton Exchange.
58 domačini priporočajo
Royal Exchange Theatre
Old Bank Street
58 domačini priporočajo
theatre worth just popping into to look around. A seven-sided, glass-walled capsule, literally suspended from huge marble pillars situated in The Great Hall of the historic Victorian Cotton Exchange.
The Lowry is a spectacular waterside building housing theatres, galleries, restaurant, café/bars and so on. The National Theatre frequently debuts or brings its plays here. Plusexhibits. A must-visit.
122 domačini priporočajo
The Lowry
8 The Quays
122 domačini priporočajo
The Lowry is a spectacular waterside building housing theatres, galleries, restaurant, café/bars and so on. The National Theatre frequently debuts or brings its plays here. Plusexhibits. A must-visit.
legendary football stadium
378 domačini priporočajo
Trafford Centre
378 domačini priporočajo
legendary football stadium
Based on the site of the oldest passenger railway station. Has halls full of vast, steam-powered machines illustration how the Industrial Revolution started in Manchester and transformed UK cities
284 domačini priporočajo
Muzej znanosti in industrije
Liverpool Road
284 domačini priporočajo
Based on the site of the oldest passenger railway station. Has halls full of vast, steam-powered machines illustration how the Industrial Revolution started in Manchester and transformed UK cities
The Contact theatre is a charity which inspires young people through artistic innovation
13 domačini priporočajo
Contact Theatre
Oxford Road
13 domačini priporočajo
The Contact theatre is a charity which inspires young people through artistic innovation
music venue to look out for
21 domačini priporočajo
Soup Kitchen
31-33 Spear St
21 domačini priporočajo
music venue to look out for
bar and music venue
Wahlbar
310 Wilmslow Rd
bar and music venue
huge music venue
24 domačini priporočajo
O2 Apollo
Stockport Road
24 domačini priporočajo
huge music venue
huge music venue
11 domačini priporočajo
Akademija Manchester
Oxford Road
11 domačini priporočajo
huge music venue
for architecture and the built environment. It hosted regular exhibitions featuring mostly photography and architectural models.
Cube Gallery
for architecture and the built environment. It hosted regular exhibitions featuring mostly photography and architectural models.

Essentials

lovely bread in this deli
31 domačini priporočajo
Barbakan Delicatessen Ltd
67-71 Manchester Rd
31 domačini priporočajo
lovely bread in this deli

Sightseeing

medieval cathedral worth seeing
86 domačini priporočajo
Manchesterska katedrala
Victoria Street
86 domačini priporočajo
medieval cathedral worth seeing
if you're into football, you can't miss this
174 domačini priporočajo
Nacionalni nogometni muzej
Todd Street
174 domačini priporočajo
if you're into football, you can't miss this
This shopping/cinema complex is architecturally unique and shouldn't be missed (revamped former printworks)
61 domačini priporočajo
Printworks
27 Withy Grove
61 domačini priporočajo
This shopping/cinema complex is architecturally unique and shouldn't be missed (revamped former printworks)
Manchester's Chinatown
27 domačini priporočajo
China Town
266 Barlow Rd
27 domačini priporočajo
Manchester's Chinatown