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Welcome to Confidential Guides. Here you’ll find the best food, drink and things to do in the North.

manchester's hot 50 restaurants 6 cool aparthotels in Liverpool The best gyms in Manchester for 2024 The best restaurants in Cheshire

Manchester restaurant and bar deals: April 2024

Cheese toastie at Blinker Bar, a recommended bar in Manchester.

The best dining deals in Liverpool: April 2024

Lunyalita, a recommended Spanish restaurant in Liverpool

The vinyl countdown: Greater Manchester's best record shops

Piccadilly Records, one of Confidential Guides' best record shops and somewhere you must visit on Record Store Day

Freedom of expression: gorgeous places for journalling in Manchester

Journalling in a coffee shop.

Summer in the city: Liverpool's best festivals

In The Park is just one of Confidential Guides' best festivals in Liverpool. Find out what our other favourites are.

Suburban stars: 25 top neighbourhood restaurants near Manchester

The 'Burbs in Heaton Moor - a recommended neighbourhood restaurant near Manchester

Liverpool Restaurant Week arrives at end of April

Best in show: 18 dog-friendly hotels in Manchester

Leven is one of the best dog-friendly hotels in Manchester.

Headline act: Manchester’s best festivals

We Invented the Weekend - one of Greater Manchester's best festivals.

Roll with it: the best places for breakfast in Manchester

The Alan Breakfast

An insider's guide to eating and drinking in Didsbury

Have you tried the places in our insider's guide to eating and drinking in Didsbury? This is Cocoa Cabana.

The Hot 50: the top Manchester restaurants for last month

Sundays with Sides at Ducie Street Warehouse
Lamb Laziz at Zouk, Manchester

Zouk

Oxford Road Restaurant - Indian subcontinent
A negroni and passion star martini at Cicchetti

Cicchetti

Deansgate Restaurant - Italian
Dining at Pendergast's Steakhouse, Warrington

Pendergast’s Steakhouse

Warrington Restaurant - British
Manchester Central is a Confidential Guides recommended Christmas party venue.

Manchester Central

Manchester City Centre Historic Buildings & Sites
One of the dishes served at Oxa, a modern British restaurant on the Wirral, Merseyside.

OXA

Oxton Restaurant - Modern British
Cocktail served at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Manchester

Hyatt Regency Hotel Manchester

Oxford Road Hotel
One of the holes at Golf Fang Liverpool, a crazy golf bar in the city centre.

Golf Fang Liverpool

Baltic Triangle Activities
Breakfast in bed at Hope Street Hotel - one of the most romantic hotels in Liverpool

Hope Street Hotel

Georgian Quarter Hotel
One of the rooms at Leven Hotel in Manchester city centre

Leven Hotel Manchester

Gay Village Hotel

BAB NQ

Northern Quarter Restaurant - Middle Eastern

Suburban stars: 25 top neighbourhood restaurants near Manchester
View from Quest Apartment Hotels Liverpool

Quest Apartment Hotel Liverpool

Liverpool City Centre Hotel
Downstairs lobby at Clayton Hotel Manchester

Clayton Hotel Manchester

Manchester City Centre Hotel

Malmaison Manchester Deansgate

Manchester City Centre Hotel
Roast dinner and a pint at 11 Central in Mediacity Manchester.

11 Central

Salford Quays Bars

Summer in the city: Liverpool’s best festivals
The Bells of Peover, a country pub in Cheshire, just south of Knutsford

The Bells of Peover

Knutsford Restaurant
Roomzzz Manchester Victoria Sovereign Suite Spiral Staircase

Roomzzz Manchester Victoria

Manchester City Centre Hotel

Boutique 56

Liverpool City Centre Hotel

Malmaison Deansgate Bar & Grill

Manchester City Centre Restaurant

Evuna Manchester NQ

Northern Quarter Restaurant - Spanish
Grilled prawns with chilli, lime & coconut sauce at The Burbs restaurant in Heaton Moor

The ‘Burbs

Heaton Moor Restaurant
Beef tataki at Sora Manchester, a rooftop bar and restaurant in Malmaison Deansgate

Sora Manchester

Manchester City Centre Restaurant
Freight Island in spring / summer

Freight Island

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Global

Freedom of expression: gorgeous places for journalling in Manchester
One of the dishes served at Kambuja in Marple - one of the few Cambodian restaurants in the North.

Kambuja

Marple Restaurant - Cambodian

Wrights Fish & Chip Shop

Greater Manchester Restaurant - British
The infinity pool at King Street Townhouse - one of the coolest hotels near Manchester Arena

King Street Townhouse

Manchester City Centre Hotel

Rigatoni’s Ancoats

Ancoats Restaurant - Italian
Steak at San Carlo - one of the Hot 50 Restaurants in Manchester for March.

San Carlo Manchester

Deansgate Restaurant - Italian

The Alan Hotel

Manchester City Centre Hotel

Top 40 tasting menus: the finest of fine dining in the North West
A bedroom at Yotel Manchester Deansgate.

Yotel Manchester Deansgate

Manchester City Centre Hotel
The famous arches and stage of the Cavern Club in Liverpool

The Cavern Club

Cavern Quarter Historic Buildings & Sites
One of the spacious bedrooms at Ropewalks Hotel in Liverpool city centre.

Ropewalks Hotel

Ropewalks Hotel
Twin bedroom at Premier Suites Liverpool with city views

Premier Suites Liverpool

Liverpool City Centre Hotel
Exterior of the restaurant Alfredo's Social with its famous clock

Alfredo’s Social

Stockport Town Centre Restaurant

Malmaison Manchester Piccadilly

Piccadilly Hotel
The exterior of The Beatles Story museum in Liverpool

The Beatles Story

Albert Dock Museums

Malmaison Manchester Spa

Piccadilly Spas

The vinyl countdown: Greater Manchester’s best record shops
One of the suites at Residence Inn by Marriott Manchester Piccadilly

Residence Inn by Marriott Manchester Piccadilly

Piccadilly Hotel

San Carlo Liverpool

Cavern Quarter Restaurant - Italian

An insider’s guide to eating and drinking in Didsbury
Infinity Apartments in Liverpool are great for large groups

Infinity Apartments

Liverpool City Centre Hotel

Evuna Manchester Deansgate

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Spanish
Almost Famous Brunch

Almost Famous Liverpool

Ropewalks Restaurant - American
Artwork by British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor at Tate Liverpool

Tate Liverpool

Albert Dock Art Galleries

Headline act: Manchester’s best festivals

Malmaison Liverpool Bar & Grill

Princes Dock Restaurant - American

Federation Gym

Northern Quarter Gyms

Malmaison Liverpool

Princes Dock Hotel
Man demonstrating a lunge on a reformer pilates machine at Runway Pilates Manchester

Runway Pilates Manchester

Northern Quarter Gyms
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Rogan & Co.

Cumbria Restaurant - Modern British

Manchester Piccadilly Hotel

Manchester City Centre Hotel

The Pen & Pencil

Northern Quarter Restaurant - Global
Puri grazing platter at Indian Tiffin Room Liverpool

Indian Tiffin Room Liverpool

Ropewalks Restaurant - Indian subcontinent
Tapas dishes at Evuna, a Spanish restaurant in Knutsford, Cheshire

Evuna Knutsford

Knutsford Restaurant

Riva Blu Liverpool

Cavern Quarter Restaurant - Italian

Best in show: 18 dog-friendly hotels in Manchester
The Bridge, a hotel and restaurant in Prestbury, Cheshire

The Bridge

Prestbury Hotel
The Vicarage, a hotel and restaurant in Cheshire

The Vicarage

Holmes Chapel Hotel
Manchester River Cruises Pirates and Mermaids - a recommended half-term day out in Manchester.

Manchester River Cruises

Spinningfields Activities

Motel One Royal Exchange

Manchester City Centre Hotel

The hills are calling: 12 things to do in the Lake District
Inside The Palm House at Sefton Park in Liverpool

Sefton Park

Sefton Park Parks & Gardens

Church Street by Supercity Aparthotels

Northern Quarter Hotel
The rooms at The Maldron Hotel, Manchester City Centre

Maldron Hotel Manchester City Centre

Manchester City Centre Hotel

Opera Grill

Chester Restaurant - Global
A bedroom at Dakota Manchester, a hotel in the Northern Quarter, Manchester.

Dakota Manchester

Piccadilly Hotel

Malmaison Manchester Piccadilly Bar & Grill

Piccadilly Restaurant - American

Staycity Aparthotel Waterfront

Albert Dock Hotel
Loft apartment at Roomzzz Manchester City

Roomzzz Manchester City

Chinatown (Manchester) Hotel

Things to do with kids in Manchester this Easter

Piccolino Didsbury

Didsbury Restaurant - Italian
One of the dishes served at MUSU in Manchester

MUSU

Spinningfields Restaurant - Japanese

Atlas Bar

Manchester City Centre Bars
A pumpkin patch at Speke Hall, a National Trust property near Liverpool.

Speke Hall

Speke Historic Buildings & Sites

Henrock

Cumbria Restaurant - Modern British
San Carlo Gran Cafe Manchester, Raspberry Tart

San Carlo Gran Cafe

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Italian

10 best spots for brunch in Cheshire
The terrace at Seven Brothers Middlewood Locks

Seven Bro7hers Middlewood Locks

Media City Restaurant - American
Cocktails at Frederiks in Liverpool

Frederiks

Georgian Quarter Restaurant - American
Christmas at Pattersons in Liverpool

Pattersons

Ropewalks Restaurant - American
The sauna at King Street Townhouse Gym and Spa

King Street Townhouse Gym & Spa

Manchester City Centre Spas
One of the rooms at Aloft Liverpool, a hotel in Liverpool city centre.

Aloft Liverpool

Cavern Quarter Hotel
A gelato croissant at Sicilian NQ - a recommended place for ice cream in Manchester

Sicilian NQ

Northern Quarter Restaurant - Italian

Seven Bro7hers Media City

Media City Restaurant - American
Piccolino Caffe Grande is a Confidential Guides recommended Christmas party venue.

Piccolino Caffe Grande Manchester

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Italian

The best Indian restaurants in the North West
The Halyard at Ropewalks, a hotel in Liverpool

The Halyard

Ropewalks Hotel
Two pints of craft beer at Seven Bro7hers Manchester, also known as the Ancoats Beerhouse.

Seven Bro7hers Ancoats

Ancoats Restaurant - American

Suburban stars: 25 top neighbourhood restaurants near Manchester
San Carlo Fiorentina, Charcuterie Platter

San Carlo Fiorentina

Hale Barns Restaurant - Italian
Inside Notjust barbers in the Northern Quarter, Manchester, one of Manchester's best barbers

Notjust

Ancoats Barbers
Study alcove in John Rylands Library in Manchester city centre

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Spinningfields Historic Buildings & Sites

Riva Blu Leeds

Leeds Restaurant - Italian

Summer in the city: Liverpool’s best festivals
The kids menu at The Black Friar - a family-friendly restaurant in Manchester.

The Black Friar

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Modern British

Scottish Steakhouse at Manchester Piccadilly Hotel

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - British
Seafood at The Assheton Arms, a country pub with rooms to stay overnight, near Pendle Hill and Clitheroe in Lancashire

Assheton Arms

Clitheroe Restaurant - British

The Fountain House

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - British

Gusto Italian Manchester

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Italian
A burger at Almost Famous Withington

Almost Famous Withington

Withington Restaurant

Holiday Inn Manchester Airport

Manchester Hotel
Bedroom at Manchester Hall with roll-top bath - a romantic Manchester hotel for Valentine's day.

Manchester Hall

Deansgate Hotel
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L’Enclume

Cumbria Restaurant - Modern British

Low Slow and Dough

Oxton Restaurant - American

Freedom of expression: gorgeous places for journalling in Manchester
Grand Pacific - one of the most romantic restaurants in Manchester for Valentine's Day.

Grand Pacific

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Pan Asian
Neon showtime sign at Hope Mill Theatre in Ancoats, Manchester

Hope Mill Theatre

Ancoats Theatres
Motel One St Peter's Square and the statue of Emmeline Pankhurst outside

Motel One St Peter’s Square

Manchester City Centre Hotel
Christmas and New Year's Eve at Piccolino

Piccolino Liverpool

Cavern Quarter Restaurant - Italian

Top 40 tasting menus: the finest of fine dining in the North West
Garlic bread from Ciaooo Loaded Garlic Bread - a recommended street food takeaway in Manchester city centre.

Ciaooo Loaded Garlic Bread

Northern Quarter Restaurant

Runyon’s Bar & Restaurant

Manchester City Centre Restaurant

Riva Blu Manchester | Corn Exchange

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Italian
The front of Liverpool Cathedral, the biggest cathedral in the country.

Liverpool Cathedral

Georgian Quarter Historic Buildings & Sites
Awesome HQ Chicken Halloumi Burger Almost Famous Manchester Northern Quarter

Almost Famous NQ

Northern Quarter Restaurant - American
Vegan food at Brewdog Doghouse Hotel

BrewDog Doghouse Manchester Hotel

Manchester City Centre Hotel
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