Welcome to Confidential Guides. Here you’ll find the best food, drink and things to do in the North.
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The best restaurants in Liverpool for afternoon tea
30 places for Christmas parties in Manchester you might not have considered
Top picks for dim sum in Manchester and Liverpool
10 cool restaurants and bars for Christmas parties in Liverpool
20 alternative Christmas nights out in Manchester
7 Manchester coworking spaces that will re-energise your workday
Restaurants open on Christmas Day
The best museums in Manchester
The Hot 20 Restaurants in Liverpool
The 30 best team-building nights out in Manchester
The Hot 50 Restaurants in Manchester
The best Thai restaurants in Manchester
Dakota Manchester
Manchester City Centre
Loom & Ladle Bistro
Manchester City Centre
Lock 84
Manchester City Centre
Rain Bar
Manchester City Centre
The Reach at Piccadilly
Manchester City Centre
San Carlo Manchester
Deansgate
Wagamama St Peter’s Square
Manchester City Centre
On the Hush
Manchester City Centre
The Alan Hotel
Manchester City Centre
Voyagers
Ropewalks
The best Thai restaurants in Manchester
Manchester Tattoo Convention by UKTTA
Manchester City Centre
Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly
Manchester City Centre
The Beatles Story
Albert Dock
The Art School Cellars
Georgian Quarter
The best cocktail bars in Manchester
Malmaison Manchester Spa
Manchester City Centre
La Famiglia Bar & Restaurant
Cavern Quarter
Church Street by Supercity Aparthotels
Manchester City Centre
AO Arena
Manchester City Centre
Staycity Aparthotel Waterfront
Albert Dock
Atlas Bar
Deansgate
Wing’s
Manchester City Centre
The Black Friar
Manchester City Centre
30 best team-building nights out in Manchester
Manchester Central
Manchester City CentreMaldron Hotel Manchester City Centre
Manchester City Centre
Golf Fang Liverpool
Baltic Triangle
11 Central
Salford Quays
Leven Hotel Manchester
Gay Village
Quest Apartment Hotel Liverpool
Liverpool City Centre
The Hot 20: the most popular Liverpool restaurants
Evuna Knutsford
Knutsford
Leonardo Hotel Manchester Central
Manchester City Centre
Bar Hütte Great Northern
Deansgate
Infinity Apartments
Liverpool City Centre
BAB NQ
Manchester City Centre
Sicilian NQ
Manchester City Centre
Hyatt Regency Hotel Manchester
Oxford Road
The Pen & Pencil
Manchester City Centre
The Hot 50: the most popular Manchester restaurants
Cibus
Levenshulme
Vetch
Georgian Quarter
The best museums in Manchester
Roomzzz Manchester Victoria
Manchester City Centre
The Cavern Club
Cavern Quarter
Hyatt House
Oxford Road
Yotel Manchester Deansgate
Manchester City Centre
7 Manchester coworking spaces that will re-energise your workday
The Art School
Georgian Quarter
The Spa at Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly
Manchester City Centre
Premier Suites Liverpool
Liverpool City Centre
Erst
Manchester City Centre
Hakkapo
Manchester City Centre
Roomzzz Manchester City
Manchester City Centre
Exhibition
Manchester City Centre
Founder’s Hall
Manchester City Centre
The Halyard
Ropewalks
Suki Suki Street Food & Bar
Deansgate
20 alternative Christmas nights out in Manchester
Namaste Nepal
Didsbury
King Street Townhouse
Manchester City Centre
Residence Inn by Marriott Manchester Piccadilly
Manchester City Centre
Sefton Park
Sefton Park
The Hot 20: the most popular Liverpool restaurants – October 2025
Clayton Hotel Manchester
Manchester City Centre
Pattersons
Ropewalks
Boutique 56
Liverpool City Centre
Pattersons at Escape to Freight Island
Manchester City Centre
Malmaison Liverpool Bar & Grill
Princes Dock
Haunt
Manchester City Centre
Ropewalks Hotel
Ropewalks
Seven Bro7hers Ancoats
Manchester City Centre
The Hot 50: the most popular Manchester restaurants – October 2025
Motel One Royal Exchange
Manchester City Centre
The Bridge
Prestbury
Northern Flower
Northern Quarter
Tate Liverpool – temporarily closed for refurbishment
Albert Dock
The Jacksonheim Boutique
Manchester City Centre
Hope Mill Theatre
Ancoats
Christmas parties in Liverpool: 10 cool restaurants and bars
King Street Tavern
Manchester City Centre
Runyon’s Bar & Restaurant
Manchester City Centre
John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Manchester City Centre
Frederiks
Georgian Quarter
Aloft Liverpool
Cavern Quarter
Red Dog Saloon
Ropewalks
Zen Sushiya
Withington
Hallé St Peter’s
Ancoats
30 places for Christmas parties in Manchester you might not have considered
The Laureate Restaurant
Manchester
Wrights Fish & Chip Shop
Greater Manchester
The best Thai restaurants in Manchester
BrewDog Doghouse Manchester Hotel
Manchester City Centre
Belzan
Mossley Hill
Speke Hall
Speke
Manchester River Cruises
Salford Quays
The best cocktail bars in Manchester
Seven Bro7hers Media City
Media City
Liverpool Gin Distillery
Liverpool City Centre
Liverpool Football Club Stadium Tour
Anfield
Motel One St Peter’s Square
Manchester City Centre
Hotel Anfield
Anfield
Evuna Manchester Deansgate
Manchester City Centre
The Shankly Hotel
Liverpool City Centre
City Wine Bar & Kitchen
Business District (Liverpool)
King Street Townhouse Gym & Spa
Manchester City Centre
Junction
Manchester City Centre
30 best team-building nights out in Manchester
Holiday Inn Express Liverpool Central
Ropewalks
KAJI
Manchester City Centre
Liverpool Cathedral
Georgian Quarter
Twenty Twenty Two
Northern Quarter
The Hot 20: the most popular Liverpool restaurants
Piccolino Didsbury
Didsbury
Evuna Manchester NQ
Manchester City Centre
The Walker Art Gallery
Liverpool City Centre
Happy Days Apartments
Liverpool City Centre
The Restaurant Bar & Grill Liverpool
Liverpool City Centre