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Welcome to Confidential Guides. Here you’ll find the best places to eat, drink, stay, visit, get pampered or work out. Have a look around.

The coolest restaurants in Liverpool Bottomless Brunch manchester's hot 50 restaurants Veggie & Vegan February's New Bars & Restaurants

Explore Manchester by river with Manchester River Cruises

7 zen-like places to practise meditation in Manchester

Gorton Monastery

8 of the best boxing classes in Manchester

25 top places for afternoon tea in Manchester

Neighbourhood guide: Ancoats

Things to do in Manchester this Easter holidays

Michelin Star restaurants within 2 hours of Manchester

Dessert at White Swan at Fence

10 of Liverpool’s coolest kids’ menus

Popcorn chicken at Lu Ban

And relax… 8 spa days in Manchester city centre

The exterior of San Carlo Manchester with its distinctive orange awning.

San Carlo Manchester

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Italian

Bundobust Liverpool

Ropewalks Restaurant - Indian subcontinent

Rosso

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Italian

Solo Restaurant

Lancashire Restaurant - Modern British

The exterior of The Beatles Story museum in Liverpool

The Beatles Story

Albert Dock Museums

Artwork by British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor at Tate Liverpool

Tate Liverpool

Albert Dock Art Galleries

Sud Pasta Sign

Sud Pasta Ancoats

Ancoats Restaurant - Italian

Hope Street Hotel

Georgian Quarter Hotel

Manchester River Cruises

Manchester City Centre Activities

San Carlo Liverpool

Liverpool City Centre Restaurant - Italian

And relax… 8 spa days in Manchester city centre

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

Golf Fang Liverpool

Baltic Triangle Activities

The Corn Exchange Manchester

Manchester City Centre Historic Buildings & Sites

Climat

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Modern British

Figs take centre stage in this dish from Erst restaurant in Ancoats.

Erst

Ancoats Restaurant - British

Liam Cullen, one of the boxing coaches at BLOK Manchester

BLOK Manchester

Manchester City Centre Gyms

Red Dog Saloon

Ropewalks Restaurant - American

The famous arches and stage of the Cavern Club in Liverpool

The Cavern Club

Cavern Quarter Music Venues

Staycity Aparthotel Waterfront

Albert Dock Hotel

The Corn Exchange Manchester, Salvi's restaurant

Salvi’s | Corn Exchange

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Italian

Noodle soup from Mi & Pho, a Vietnamese restaurant in Northenden, Greater Manchester.

Mi & Pho

Northenden Restaurant - Vietnamese

Neon showtime sign at Hope Mill Theatre in Ancoats, Manchester

Hope Mill Theatre

Ancoats Theatres

Street View Exterior of BAB NQ Manchester Restaurant

BAB NQ

Northern Quarter Restaurant - Middle Eastern

City Wine Bar & Kitchen

Business District (Liverpool) Bars

Michelin Star restaurants within 2 hours of Manchester

Pizza Express | Corn Exchange

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Italian

Love Lane Brewery

Baltic Triangle Bars

The buzzy restaurant floor at San Carlo Cicchetti in Manchester city centre

San Carlo Cicchetti

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Italian

The Real Greek | Corn Exchange

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Mediterranean

Radisson Blu Hotel Liverpool

Liverpool City Centre Hotel

Floral outdoor display at Sicilian NQ Manchester

Sicilian NQ

Northern Quarter Restaurant - Italian

Wrights Fish & Chip Shop

Greater Manchester Restaurant - British

Croyaki Tea | Corn Exchange

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Chinese

L’Enclume

Cumbria Restaurant - Modern British

Leven Hotel Manchester

Manchester City Centre Hotel

Trophies and famous football shirts on display at the Liverpool FC stadium tour.

Liverpool Football Club Stadium Tour

A dish served at Trove Levenshulme - a bakery and licensed cafe recommended by Confidential Guides

Trove Levenshulme

Levenshulme Restaurant - European

Speke Hall

Speke Historic Buildings & Sites

BrewDog Doghouse Manchester Hotel

Manchester City Centre Hotel

Banyan | Corn Exchange

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Global

Things to do in Manchester this Easter holidays

Staycity Aparthotel Duke Street

Ropewalks Hotel

Neon Tiger

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Thai

8 of the best boxing classes in Manchester

Roomzzz Manchester City

Chinatown (Manchester) Hotel

Down The Hatch

Ropewalks Restaurant - Vegan

Pad Krapow Khai at Tampopo Thai Restaurant Manchester Corn Exchange

Tampopo | Corn Exchange

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Pan Asian

Bundobust Brewery

Greater Manchester Restaurant - Indian subcontinent

The Alan

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Modern British

Scottish Steakhouse at Manchester Piccadilly Hotel

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - British

Rogan & Co.

Cumbria Restaurant - Modern British

Wood-fired pizza served at Frederiks - a Brooklyn-inspired bar in Liverpool.

Frederiks

Georgian Quarter Restaurant - American

Sud Pasta Sign

Sud Pasta Altrincham

Altrincham Restaurant - Italian

The relaxation pods at Rena Spa at The Midland

Rena Spa at The Midland

Manchester City Centre Spas

Bundobust Manchester is best known for its vegetarian small plates and craft beers

Bundobust Leeds

West Yorkshire Restaurant - Indian subcontinent

Waterfront Southport Hotel

Southport Hotel

MUSU

Spinningfields Restaurant - Japanese

Girl lifting dumbbell at gym Lifestyle Fitness Manchester Ancoats

V1BE by Lifestyle Fitness Ancoats

Motel One Royal Exchange

Manchester City Centre Hotel

Where to go for afternoon tea in Manchester

Runyon’s Bar & Restaurant

Manchester City Centre Bars

Grand Pacific Business of Lunch Menu Seared beef fillet and noodles

Grand Pacific

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Pan Asian

Spice Thai

Ropewalks Restaurant - Thai

Delhi House Cafe | Corn Exchange

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Indian subcontinent

Belzan is known for cocktails and maverick small plates

Belzan

Mossley Hill Restaurant - European

Croissants and pastries on display at Trove Marble Street in the bloc building in Manchester city centre.

Trove Marble Street

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - European

Vapiano | Corn Exchange

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Italian

Tube slides at Play Factore in Manchester

Play Factore

Trafford Park Activities

Halle St Peter's on Cutting Room Square - a rehearsal space and concert venue in Ancoats, Manchester

Hallé St Peter’s

Ancoats Music Venues

Indian Tiffin Room restaurant manchester

Indian Tiffin Room Manchester

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Indian subcontinent

Church Street by Supercity Aparthotels

Northern Quarter Hotel

Cibus

Levenshulme Restaurant - Italian

Hyatt Regency Hotel Manchester

Manchester Hotel

Cut and dry: 6 top Manchester barber shops

Namii Kitchen & Cocktails

Chinatown (Manchester) Restaurant - Vietnamese

The Three Fishes - Restaurant Exterior

The Three Fishes

Lancashire Restaurant - British

Riva Blu | Corn Exchange

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Italian

King Street Townhouse

Manchester City Centre Hotel

The Laureate Restaurant

Manchester Restaurant - Global

Sud Pasta Sign

Sud Pasta Sale

Sale Restaurant - Italian

Bundobust Manchester is best known for its vegetarian small plates and craft beers

Bundobust Manchester

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Indian subcontinent

Cosy Club | Corn Exchange

Restaurant - Global

Manchester Piccadilly Hotel

Manchester City Centre Hotel

Dishes at The Pen and Pencil, manchester

The Pen & Pencil

Northern Quarter Restaurant - Global

Escape Hunt | Corn Exchange

Manchester City Centre Activities

Pho | Corn Exchange

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Vietnamese

Mi & Pho at Escape to Freight Island

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Vietnamese

Hotel Brooklyn Manchester

Manchester City Centre Hotel

Traditional barber chair at Jersey Street Social Club - a barbers in Manchester, Ancoats.

Jersey Street Social Club

Ancoats Barbers

Best pubs and bars for St Patrick’s Day in Manchester

The Black Friar

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Modern British

Roomzzz Manchester Victoria

Manchester City Centre Historic Buildings & Sites

7 zen-like places to practise meditation in Manchester

Liverpool Gin Distillery

Liverpool City Centre Restaurant - Global

The Alan Hotel

Manchester City Centre Hotel

King Street Tavern

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - British

The entrance to The Vincent Hotel in Southport

The Vincent Hotel

Southport Hotel

Henrock

Cumbria Restaurant - Modern British

The pastel-hued interior of Trove Manchester - a bakery-cafe that fits in perfectly to the Ancoats food scene

Trove Manchester

Ancoats Restaurant - European

Doner Haus Manchester Kebab

Döner Haus | Corn Exchange

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - European

chakalaka, northern quarter, manchester

Chakalaka

Northern Quarter Restaurant - African

Another Hand

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - British

Garten Bar | Corn Exchange

Manchester City Centre Bars

Mowgli | Corn Exchange

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Indian subcontinent