Welcome to Confidential Guides. Here you’ll find the best food, drink and things to do in the North.
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Fumo
Manchester City Centre
Sicilian NQ
Manchester City Centre
The Alan Hotel
Manchester City Centre
The Reach at Piccadilly
Manchester City Centre
Swanley Meadows
Congleton
TexStyle
Manchester City Centre
San Carlo Liverpool
Cavern Quarter
Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly
Manchester City Centre
Shorts on, shoes off: 7 places to go for a paddle this summer
On the Hush
Manchester City Centre
UK Management College
Eccles
Pubs and bars showing the World Cup 2026 in Manchester
Rain Bar
Manchester City Centre
The Spa at Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly
Manchester City Centre
Lock 84
Manchester City Centre
Loom & Ladle Bistro
Manchester City Centre
Where to watch the World Cup in Manchester: the fanzones
Wing’s
Manchester City Centre
Wagamama St Peter’s Square
Manchester City Centre
Bottega
Manchester City Centre
Boutique 56
Liverpool City Centre
Infinity Apartments
Liverpool City Centre
Roomzzz Manchester Victoria
Manchester City Centre
Cibus
Levenshulme
Atlas Bar
Deansgate
5 low-pressure places to shop for secondhand furniture in Manchester
Northern Flower
Northern Quarter
Premier Suites Liverpool
Liverpool City Centre
The 10 best restaurants in Salford
Baba Tikka
Bolton
Manchester Central
Manchester City Centre
Roomzzz Manchester City
Manchester City Centre
Haunt
Manchester City Centre
Liverpool’s top 20 places to celebrate Father’s Day
Golf Fang Liverpool
Baltic Triangle
AO Arena
Manchester City Centre
Leo and Roobs
Blackfriars
Malmaison Liverpool Bar & Grill
Princes Dock
Sefton Park
Sefton Park
Pattersons at Escape to Freight Island
Manchester City Centre
The Cavern Club
Cavern Quarter
Bar Hütte Great Northern
Deansgate
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Erst
Manchester City Centre
Clayton Hotel Manchester
Manchester City Centre
New on Confidential Guides: 12 places to check out this summer
Le Viet Social
Baltic Triangle
Malmaison Manchester Spa
Manchester City Centre
Seven Bro7hers Ancoats
Manchester City CentreMaldron Hotel Manchester City Centre
Manchester City Centre
4 walks with snowdrops in Manchester (and where to go for cake afterwards)
Horse & Jockey
Chorlton
Brysk
Deansgate
Suki Suki Street Food & Bar
Deansgate
Staycity Aparthotel Waterfront
Albert Dock
Ropewalks Hotel
Ropewalks
The Black Friar
Manchester City Centre
Quest Apartment Hotel Liverpool
Liverpool City Centre
Residence Inn by Marriott Manchester Piccadilly
Manchester City Centre
Bib Gourmand restaurants in Manchester and the North West
Evuna Knutsford
Knutsford
Leonardo Hotel Manchester Central
Manchester City Centre
Almost all the winners of the Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards 2026
Tate Liverpool – temporarily closed for refurbishment until Spring 2027
Albert Dock
Vesuvio
Worsley
La Famiglia Bar & Restaurant
Cavern Quarter
Pattersons
Ropewalks
5 January dining deals in Manchester worth making plans around
Hakkapo
Manchester City Centre
King Street Townhouse
Manchester City Centre
Church Street by Supercity Aparthotels
Manchester City Centre
Founder’s Hall
Manchester City Centre
The Beatles Story
Albert Dock
Namaste Nepal
Didsbury
11 Central
Salford Quays
Motel One Royal Exchange
Manchester City Centre
Shorts on, shoes off: 7 places to go for a paddle this summer
Leven Hotel Manchester
Gay Village
The Art School
Georgian Quarter
Pubs and bars showing the World Cup 2026 in Manchester
Yotel Manchester Deansgate
Manchester City Centre
The Art School Cellars
Georgian Quarter
John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Manchester City Centre
Spice Thai
Ropewalks
Where to watch the World Cup in Manchester: the fanzones
Liverpool Gin Distillery
Liverpool City Centre
Frederiks
Georgian Quarter
City Wine Bar & Kitchen
Business District (Liverpool)
ibis Budget Manchester Airport
Manchester
Speke Hall
Speke
Piccolino Grande Wilmslow
Wilmslow
Hallé St Peter’s
Ancoats
Runyon’s Bar & Restaurant
Manchester City Centre
5 low-pressure places to shop for secondhand furniture in Manchester
Twenty Twenty Two
Northern Quarter
Evuna Manchester NQ
Manchester City Centre
The 10 best restaurants in Salford
The Jacksonheim Boutique
Manchester City Centre
Zen Sushiya
Withington
Piccolino Didsbury
Didsbury
Holiday Inn Express Liverpool Central
Ropewalks
Liverpool’s top 20 places to celebrate Father’s Day
Motel One St Peter’s Square
Manchester City Centre
Evuna Manchester Deansgate
Manchester City Centre
Pong & Puck | Great Northern
Manchester City Centre
Red Dog Saloon
Ropewalks
Happy Days Apartments
Liverpool City Centre
Liverpool Football Club Stadium Tour
Anfield
Delta Hotel by Marriott Liverpool City Centre
Liverpool City Centre
Hotel Anfield
Anfield
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Down The Hatch
Ropewalks
The Walker Art Gallery
Liverpool City Centre
New on Confidential Guides: 12 places to check out this summer
Piccolino Bramhall
Bramhall
Aloft Liverpool
Cavern Quarter
Motel One Piccadilly
Manchester City Centre
Wrights Fish & Chip Shop
Greater Manchester
4 walks with snowdrops in Manchester (and where to go for cake afterwards)
King Street Townhouse Gym & Spa
Manchester City Centre
Junction
Manchester City Centre
Kambuja
Marple
Liverpool Cathedral
Georgian Quarter
BrewDog Doghouse Manchester Hotel
Manchester City Centre