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