Welcome to Confidential Guides. Here you’ll find the best food, drink and things to do in the North.
The Hot 50: The most popular Manchester restaurants
Pubs and bars showing the World Cup in Manchester
The Hot 20: The most popular Liverpool restaurants
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Where to go paddleboarding in Manchester, Liverpool and the North West
Liverpool’s best music festivals for summer 2026
Where to celebrate Father's Day in Manchester
Where to watch the World Cup in Manchester
Loom & Ladle Bistro
Piccadilly
Swanley Meadows
Congleton
The Alan Hotel
Manchester City Centre
Sicilian NQ
Northern Quarter
San Carlo Liverpool
Cavern Quarter
TexStyle
Manchester City Centre
The Spa at Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly
Manchester City Centre
Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly
Piccadilly
Pubs and bars showing the World Cup 2026 in Manchester
Lock 84
Piccadilly
Wagamama St Peter’s Square
Manchester City Centre
Where to watch the World Cup in Manchester: the fanzones
San Carlo Manchester
Deansgate
Rain Bar
Manchester City Centre
Fumo
Oxford Road
Wing’s
Manchester City Centre
5 low-pressure places to shop for secondhand furniture in Manchester
On the Hush
Northern Quarter
Bottega
Manchester City Centre
The Reach at Piccadilly
Piccadilly
Pattersons
Ropewalks
Leonardo Hotel Manchester Central
Manchester City Centre
Erst
Ancoats
King Street Townhouse
Manchester City Centre
Infinity Apartments
Liverpool City Centre
The 10 best restaurants in Salford
Tate Liverpool – temporarily closed for refurbishment until Spring 2027
Albert Dock
La Famiglia Bar & Restaurant
Cavern Quarter
Liverpool’s top 20 places to celebrate Father’s Day
Hakkapo
Manchester City Centre
Haunt
Manchester City Centre
Pattersons at Escape to Freight Island
Piccadilly
Quest Apartment Hotel Liverpool
Liverpool City Centre
Celebrate your graduation at one of these Liverpool restaurants
Founder’s Hall
Manchester City Centre
Namaste Nepal
West Didsbury
Roomzzz Manchester Victoria
Manchester City Centre
The Art School
Georgian Quarter
Le Viet Social
Baltic Triangle
Ropewalks Hotel
Ropewalks
Malmaison Liverpool Bar & Grill
Princes Dock
Horse & Jockey
Chorlton
New on Confidential Guides: 12 places to check out this summer
Suki Suki Street Food & Bar
Deansgate
11 Central
Salford Quays
4 walks with snowdrops in Manchester (and where to go for cake afterwards)
Northern Flower
Northern Quarter
Yotel Manchester Deansgate
Manchester City Centre
Church Street by Supercity Aparthotels
Northern Quarter
Vesuvio
Worsley
Bib Gourmand restaurants in Manchester and the North West
Cibus
Levenshulme
Atlas Bar
Deansgate
Leo and Roobs
Blackfriars
The Art School Cellars
Georgian Quarter
Premier Suites Liverpool
Liverpool City Centre
Staycity Aparthotel Waterfront
Albert Dock
AO Arena
Manchester City Centre
The Black Friar
Manchester City Centre
Almost all the winners of the Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards 2026
Boutique 56
Liverpool City Centre
Malmaison Manchester Spa
Piccadilly
5 January dining deals in Manchester worth making plans around
Leven Hotel Manchester
Gay Village
Motel One Royal Exchange
Manchester City Centre
Residence Inn by Marriott Manchester Piccadilly
Piccadilly
Brysk
Deansgate
12 vegan and vegetarian friendly restaurants in Manchester city centre
Evuna Knutsford
Knutsford
Roomzzz Manchester City
Chinatown (Manchester)
Manchester Central
Manchester City Centre
Clayton Hotel Manchester
Manchester City Centre
Riva
Hale
The Cavern Club
Cavern Quarter
Seven Bro7hers Ancoats
Ancoats
Bar Hütte Great Northern
Deansgate
Pubs and bars showing the World Cup 2026 in Manchester
The Beatles Story
Albert Dock
Sefton Park
Sefton Park
Where to watch the World Cup in Manchester: the fanzones
Maldron Hotel Manchester City Centre
Manchester City Centre
Golf Fang Liverpool
Baltic Triangle
King Street Townhouse Gym & Spa
Manchester City Centre
Liverpool Football Club Stadium Tour
Anfield
5 low-pressure places to shop for secondhand furniture in Manchester
Motel One Piccadilly
Piccadilly
Runyon’s Bar & Restaurant
Manchester City Centre
Piccolino Didsbury
Didsbury
Bury Market
Bury
John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Spinningfields
City Wine Bar & Kitchen
Business District (Liverpool)
The Restaurant Bar & Grill Liverpool
Liverpool City Centre
Evuna Manchester NQ
Northern Quarter
The 10 best restaurants in Salford
The Jacksonheim Boutique
Ancoats
Hallé St Peter’s
Ancoats
Liverpool’s top 20 places to celebrate Father’s Day
Manchester River Cruises
Salford Quays
Hotel Anfield
Anfield
ibis Budget Manchester Airport
Manchester
Happy Days Apartments
Liverpool City Centre
Celebrate your graduation at one of these Liverpool restaurants
Holiday Inn Manchester Airport
Manchester
Red Dog Saloon
Ropewalks
Delta Hotel by Marriott Liverpool City Centre
Liverpool City Centre
Hope Mill Theatre
Ancoats
Liverpool Gin Distillery
Liverpool City Centre
Frederiks
Georgian Quarter
Aloft Liverpool
Cavern Quarter
Motel One St Peter’s Square
Manchester City Centre
New on Confidential Guides: 12 places to check out this summer
Twenty Twenty Two
Northern Quarter
Evuna Manchester Deansgate
Manchester City Centre
4 walks with snowdrops in Manchester (and where to go for cake afterwards)
Piccolino Grande Wilmslow
Wilmslow
Bruncho
Deansgate
The Walker Art Gallery
Liverpool City Centre
Liverpool Cathedral
Georgian Quarter
Bib Gourmand restaurants in Manchester and the North West
Kambuja
Marple
The Shankly Hotel
Liverpool City Centre
Piccolino Bramhall
Bramhall
Junction
Manchester City Centre
Pong & Puck | Great Northern
Manchester City Centre