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