Welcome to Confidential Guides. Here you’ll find the best food, drink and things to do in the North.
The best gyms in Manchester for 2026
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The Hot 50: The most popular Manchester restaurants
The Hot 20: The most popular Liverpool restaurants
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Where to get the best pizza in Manchester
Loom & Ladle Bistro
Piccadilly
Lock 84
Piccadilly
The Spa at Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly
Manchester City Centre
Wagamama St Peter’s Square
Manchester City Centre
On the Hush
Northern Quarter
Rain Bar
Manchester City Centre
TexStyle
Manchester City Centre
Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly
Piccadilly
5 low-pressure places to shop for secondhand furniture in Manchester
Wing’s
Manchester City Centre
San Carlo Manchester
Deansgate
The 10 best restaurants in Salford
San Carlo Liverpool
Cavern Quarter
Sicilian NQ
Northern Quarter
Bottega
Manchester City Centre
Fumo
Oxford Road
Liverpool’s top 20 places to celebrate Father’s Day
Swanley Meadows
Congleton
The Alan Hotel
Manchester City Centre
The Reach at Piccadilly
Piccadilly
Bar Hütte Great Northern
Deansgate
The Art School Cellars
Georgian Quarter
Namaste Nepal
West Didsbury
Hakkapo
Manchester City Centre
Leo and Roobs
Blackfriars
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Brysk
Deansgate
Ropewalks Hotel
Ropewalks
New on Confidential Guides: 40 places to check out this spring
Leonardo Hotel Manchester Central
Manchester City Centre
Premier Suites Liverpool
Liverpool City Centre
Leven Hotel Manchester
Gay Village
Infinity Apartments
Liverpool City Centre
4 walks with snowdrops in Manchester (and where to go for cake afterwards)
Motel One Royal Exchange
Manchester City Centre
Horse & Jockey
Chorlton
Haunt
Manchester City Centre
Roomzzz Manchester Victoria
Manchester City Centre
Cibus
Levenshulme
Staycity Aparthotel Waterfront
Albert Dock
Golf Fang Liverpool
Baltic Triangle
The Art School
Georgian Quarter
Bib Gourmand restaurants in Manchester and the North West
Vesuvio
Worsley
Quest Apartment Hotel Liverpool
Liverpool City Centre
Almost all the winners of the Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards 2026
Sefton Park
Sefton Park
Manchester Central
Manchester City Centre
Boutique 56
Liverpool City Centre
Northern Flower
Northern Quarter
5 January dining deals in Manchester worth making plans around
Roomzzz Manchester City
Chinatown (Manchester)Maldron Hotel Manchester City Centre
Manchester City Centre
Riva
Hale
Founder’s Hall
Manchester City Centre
The Beatles Story
Albert Dock
Pattersons at Escape to Freight Island
Piccadilly
11 Central
Salford Quays
Clayton Hotel Manchester
Manchester City Centre
12 vegan and vegetarian friendly restaurants in Manchester city centre
Seven Bro7hers Ancoats
Ancoats
Le Viet Social
Baltic Triangle
The Hot 20: the most popular Liverpool restaurants
The Black Friar
Manchester City Centre
Church Street by Supercity Aparthotels
Northern Quarter
Evuna Knutsford
Knutsford
Malmaison Liverpool Bar & Grill
Princes Dock
The Hot 50: the most popular Manchester restaurants
Vetch
Georgian Quarter
Atlas Bar
Deansgate
Tate Liverpool – temporarily closed for refurbishment
Albert Dock
Pattersons
Ropewalks
Yotel Manchester Deansgate
Manchester City Centre
Residence Inn by Marriott Manchester Piccadilly
Piccadilly
Erst
Ancoats
AO Arena
Manchester City Centre
5 low-pressure places to shop for secondhand furniture in Manchester
Malmaison Manchester Spa
Piccadilly
King Street Townhouse
Manchester City Centre
The 10 best restaurants in Salford
Suki Suki Street Food & Bar
Deansgate
Exhibition
Manchester City Centre
The Cavern Club
Cavern Quarter
La Famiglia Bar & Restaurant
Cavern Quarter
Liverpool’s top 20 places to celebrate Father’s Day
Happy Days Apartments
Liverpool City Centre
Holiday Inn Manchester Airport
Manchester
Liverpool Football Club Stadium Tour
Anfield
Bruncho
Deansgate
Pong & Puck | Great Northern
Manchester City Centre
Junction
Manchester City Centre
Motel One St Peter’s Square
Manchester City Centre
City Wine Bar & Kitchen
Business District (Liverpool)
Celebrate your graduation at one of these Liverpool restaurants
Manchester River Cruises
Salford Quays
Hope Mill Theatre
Ancoats
New on Confidential Guides: 40 places to check out this spring
Aloft Liverpool
Cavern Quarter
King Street Townhouse Gym & Spa
Manchester City Centre
KAJI
Spinningfields
Hotel Anfield
Anfield
4 walks with snowdrops in Manchester (and where to go for cake afterwards)
Piccolino Bramhall
Bramhall
Liverpool Cathedral
Georgian Quarter
Piccolino Didsbury
Didsbury
Zen Sushiya
Withington
The Shankly Hotel
Liverpool City Centre
King Street Tavern
Manchester City Centre
Red Dog Saloon
Ropewalks
Evuna Manchester Deansgate
Manchester City Centre
Bib Gourmand restaurants in Manchester and the North West
Delta Hotel by Marriott Liverpool City Centre
Liverpool City Centre
Liverpool Gin Distillery
Liverpool City Centre
Almost all the winners of the Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards 2026
Evuna Manchester NQ
Northern Quarter
Spice Thai
Ropewalks
Frederiks
Georgian Quarter
John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Spinningfields
5 January dining deals in Manchester worth making plans around
Wrights Fish & Chip Shop
Greater Manchester
Belzan
Mossley Hill
Hallé St Peter’s
Ancoats
Speke Hall
Speke
The Restaurant Bar & Grill Liverpool
Liverpool City Centre