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Samsi
The finest Japanese cuisine in Manchester since 1993.
TRIBE.MCR
Taking a holistic approach to health and wellness, TRIBE.MCR offers personal and group training sessions that don’t just put the focus on losing weight and gaining muscle mass, but also emphasise the importance of promoting mental well-being and the healthy positive outcomes that can be made simply by developing new social connections. Set up by Dr Read more […]
The Refinery Spinningfields
Get that Friday feeling at The Refinery
Chaophraya
Top Thai restaurant known for its exceptional sunken dining…
King Street Townhouse
A luxury hotel set in an Italian Renaissance-style building…
Thaikhun
Transport to Bangkok without leaving Spinningfields…
The Royal Exchange Manchester
Once the hub of the world’s cotton trade, The Royal Exchange Manchester is now an eclectic collection of luxury retailers, premium high street brands and best in class independent boutique shops playing a key role in Manchester’s thriving shopping and lifestyle culture. Here you’ll find established brands such as Watches of Switzerland, French Connection, Swarovski, Read more […]
The Living Room
Deansgate favourite The Living Room, which opened in 1999…
Sam’s Chop House
Established in 1872, Sam’s Chop House stands proud as one of Manchester’s most celebrated bars and restaurants, serving up proper traditional British cuisine alongside a fine selection of ales, wines, and spirits. Many famous faces have been regulars over the years, including LS Lowry, who you will find sat at the end of our bar Read more […]
Albert Square Chop House
A historic chophouse in the heart of the city…
Walkabout
Our Aussie haven in the city
Great John Street Hotel
A boutique hotel with unique bedrooms…
Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel
4-star Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel
Breakout Manchester
Manchester’s infamous live escape room game
The Lowry Hotel
An epoch-defining five-star hotel on the edge of Manchester city centre
Food Sorcery Cooking & Barista School
A cookery & barista school where we like to be social with food
Teppanyaki Chinatown
The mission at Teppanyaki Chinatown is simple: to serve outstanding Japanese cuisine and to share their authentic teppanyaki cooking culture.
Mr Thomas’s Chop House
A grade II listed chophouse in the centre of the city…
Atlas Bar
Atlas Bar has been a Manchester icon for two decades
The Green Sports Bar
Award-winning sports bar…
Corn Exchange MCR
Corn Exchange Manchester is a grand mix of restaurants
Manahatta
Taking its name from the original name for Manhattan, this huge Deansgate venue is the fourth bar from fast-growing operator Arc Inspirations and the first to open across the Pennines following their three popular sites in Leeds. Now open on Deansgate, the glamorous new bar has espresso martinis and pornstar martinis on tap, plus a cocktail list born Read more […]
Cresta Cars Private Hire
Cresta Cars offer customers Manchester’s largest fleet of private hire cars…
Man City Stadium Tour
Exhibiting the history of Man City
La Bandera
They are an independent, family run Canarian-Spanish Restaurant. Inspired by the beautiful sights, aromas and tastes of our homeland, the Canary Islands. Our Chefs: Ruben Del Villar (Tenerife) and Kevin Rodriguez (La Palma) continually source the best local and Spanish ingredients to create this fantastic menu. They offer three different ways of dining at La Read more […]
Cooper Hall
Dog-friendly underground beer hall tucked away in the Northern Quarter, Cooper Hall serves up the finest tank Pilsner Urquell from the Czech Republic alongside a wide range of European beers, IPAs and craft ales – plus wines and cocktails. You can catch live music and DJ’s at Cooper Hall every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Cibo
A taste of Southern Italy, brought to you by the multi-award winning team behind Manchester’s oldest Italian restaurant Don Giovanni.
Asha’s
Asha’s is located on Peter Street and offers up contemporary Indian cuisine in a sophisticated, low-lit venue with plush drapes and gold finishings. With a career that started in 1943, Asha Bhosle is the voice of a thousand Bollywood movies and the world’s most prolific recording artist. Today, thirteen landmark restaurants around the world bear Read more […]
The Anthologist
The Anthologist is a new all-day dining and drinking destination from Drake & Morgan, the people behind The Refinery at Spinningfields. It’s equally slick and sharp, and feels spacious at 6,000 square feet. The Anthologist also has one of the best new drinks terraces in the city – the perfect spot to people watch across the bustling square or Read more […]
Nuffield Health Gym
Nuffield Health have been looking after people’s wellbeing for over 50 years…
Manchester Three Rivers Gin Experience
The City of Manchester Distillery
Great Northern Warehouse
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