Going out in ManchesterGreater Manchester

Discover the best pubs & restaurants in Manchester

Town/City Name
Manchester

County
Greater Manchester

Population
2.8 Million

Going Out in Manchester

About ManchesterAbout Manchester

Manchester is a city on the north west of England, it one of the 10 metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester. Manchester gained its city status in 1853. Manchester is city steeped in history, architecture, culture, museums, art galleries, musical exports, transport links, scientific and engineering output, media links and sports clubs.

Manchester is home to some of the country’s best loved popular culture, Coronation Street, Red Dwarf, Cracker, Shameless, Skins, music from the The Stone Roses, Oasis, Take That, The BeeGees, Simply Red, The Verve. Manchester United, the world’s most famous football team lives in the City at Old Trafford.

The City divided in to 7 main areas,

  • Castlefields a UNESCO world heritage site.

  • Central District for shopping.

  • Spinningfield hosts the library, council building and justice centre. It has in recent years become a hive of new bars and restaurants.

  • Picadilly is mainly made up of a public space with a few cafes.

  • The Civic Quarter filled with important buildings and monuments

  • Canal Street also known as the Gay Village

  • The Northern Quarter is a trendy area filled with quirky bars and restaurants

Since a cash injection and regeneration 1996 introduced The Printworks, Arndale centre and Corn Exchange the City has thrived as a centre for shopping, eating, drinking and entertainment. Many people in the north regard Manchester as the countries second city alongside Birmingham.

Places to eat in ManchesterPlaces to eat in Manchester, Restaurants in Manchester

Mowgli Street Food Indian Manchester
Mowgli Street Food
Indian Manchester
Ba Na Hills Vietnamese Restaurant Vietnamese Manchester
Ba Na Hills Vietnamese Restaurant
Vietnamese Manchester
7 Sins American Manchester
7 Sins
American Manchester
Wing's Restaurant Asian Manchester
Wing's Restaurant
Asian Manchester
The Piccadilly Tavern Pub/Bar Manchester
The Piccadilly Tavern
Pub/Bar Manchester
Salvi's Northern Quarter Italian Manchester
Salvi's Northern Quarter
Italian Manchester

Places to drink in Manchester Places to drink in Manchester, Pubs and Bars in Manchester

Ape & Apple Pub/Bar Manchester
Ape & Apple
Pub/Bar Manchester
The Church Inn Pub/Bar Manchester
The Church Inn
Pub/Bar Manchester
Liquorice Cocktail Bar Pub/Bar Manchester
Liquorice Cocktail Bar
Pub/Bar Manchester
The Ivy Spinningfields Pub/Bar Manchester
The Ivy Spinningfields
Pub/Bar Manchester
The Shakespeare Public House Pub/Bar Manchester
The Shakespeare Public House
Pub/Bar Manchester
The Piccadilly Tavern Pub/Bar Manchester
The Piccadilly Tavern
Pub/Bar Manchester

A brief history of ManchesterA brief history of Manchester

The first records of Manchester are from Roman times, noted as a moderate settlement called Mamucium or Mancunium in AD 79. The town remained modest throughout the middle ages, it was the textile manufacturing during the 19th century’s industrial revolution that saw huge growth for the city, it became the world’s first industrialised city. The main process was cotton spinning, the city was dubbed Cottonopolis. Across the world ‘manchester’ is the term used for linens such as sheets, pillowcases and towels.

The Manchester Ship Canal links Manchester to the Irish Sea. The 36 miles waterway starts in Liverpool then travels through the historic counties of Chester and Lancashire. The route includes the world’s only Swing Aqueduct. Construction began on the canal in 1887 at a cost of 15 million pounds. The 6-year project saw the Port of Manchester become the 3rd busiest in the country.

In the 1970’s and ‘80s containerisation increased meaning most of the ship were too big to pass through the canal leading to the canal becoming privately owned in 2011, the new owners are planning a renovation to increase traffic 10-fold by 2030.

Manchester has a history steeped in left wing politics, the city set the stage for the Labour party and the suffragette movement. Off the back of this Manchester led the way in promoting new ways of thinking that inspired visitors from all over the world, the saying ‘what Manchester does today, the rest of the world does tomorrow’ is still captured in the City today.

Not all rose tinted however as Manchester was ravaged with poverty in the Industrial Revolution and the people described as ‘crushed, lying, bleeding fragments’ by an American visitor.

65% of all the worlds cotton was processed in the county until the 1913.

During the second world war the ‘Christmas Blitz’ destroyed 100s of warehouses, business premises and offices, 376 people were killed and 30,000 home devastated. The Cathedral and Royal Exchange were also destroyed in the 1940 Christmas Blitz.

The University of Manchester saw, first person to split the atom in 1917,the first stored-program computer in 1948 and isolated the first graphene in 2004.

Manchester held the 2002 commonwealth games after a successful redevelopment brough on by several vicious IRA bombings.

Popular things to do in ManchesterPopular things to do in Manchester

Free things to ManchesterFree things to do in Manchester

Great for kids in ManchesterGreat for kids in Manchester

Great for dogs ManchesterGreat for dogs in Manchester

Dog friendly bars in ManchesterDog friendly bars

  • Kosmonaut
  • The Oast House
  • North Tea Power

Dog friendly restaurants in ManchesterDog friendly restaurants

  • Cottonpolis Food & Liquor
  • The Bay Horse Tavern
  • The Wharf

Did you know?Did you know?

Manchester is the birth place if the meat-free diet. Reverend William Cowherd preached about the benefits and virtues of a meat free diet over 200 years ago.

His congregation followed his teachings and form the very first Vegetarian society which is still going today.

Manchester is home to the very first library in the world that was free to the public, it is the oldest library in the English-speaking world and is still open to this day.

It dates back to 1421 and holds over 100,000 printed books.

Manchester is twinned with St Petersburg and Wuhan in China.

Hidden gems of ManchesterThe hidden gems of Manchester

The 3 minute Theatre, founded in 2011 it is also known as 3MT is located on the ground floor of Affleck’s Palace in the cities Northern Quarter.

It is known for holding 3-minute-long plays. You also can catch poetry slams, stand-up comedy, acting classes and film screenings.

Unique to ManchesterUnique to Manchester

Vimto was invented in Manchester! Initially it was a health drink to help battle alcoholism.