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The coolest restaurants in Liverpool Premier Club manchester's hot 50 restaurants Veggie & Vegan Days out in Liverpool Christmas parties

Free National Trust pass: 5 days out near Manchester and Liverpool

Rufford Old Hall, a National Trust property close to Liverpool.

MFDF 2023 Restaurant of the Year Award: the shortlist

Winter tomato, ricotta, agretti & anchovy - a dish from Erst, one of the nominees for the Manchester Food and Drink Festival Restaurant of the Year Award 2023.

12 Christmas party venues in Manchester you might not have considered

Gusto is a Confidential Guides recommended Christmas party venue.

10 things to do in Manchester this October

Grimmfest poster

The Hot 50: the top Liverpool restaurants for September

Fillet of Loch Etive Trout from The Art School

10 top Manchester barber shops - updated for Autumn 2023

Inside Notjust barbers in the Northern Quarter, Manchester, one of Manchester's best barbers

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Things to do with kids in Liverpool

The Sgt Pepper's suits on display at The Beatles Story museum in Liverpool.

What sup? Best bars for craft beer in Manchester

A can of craft ale from North Taproom Circle Square

The Hot 50: the top Manchester restaurants for September

Octopus at El Gato Negro

The neighbourhood guide to Lark Lane

Street shot of Lark Lane in Liverpool by Hayden Naughton

Family friendly restaurants in Liverpool

Food from the Kids Menu at Restaurant Bar and Grill Liverpool - a family-friendly restaurant
Home-made gelato at San Carlo Manchester

San Carlo Manchester

Deansgate Restaurant - Italian
Inside Notjust barbers in the Northern Quarter, Manchester, one of Manchester's best barbers

Notjust

Northern Quarter Barbers
Manchester Central is a Confidential Guides recommended Christmas party venue.

Manchester Central

Manchester City Centre Historic Buildings & Sites
Piccolino Caffe Grande is a Confidential Guides recommended Christmas party venue.

Piccolino Caffe Grande Manchester

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Italian
Namii Kitchen and Cocktails is a Confidential Guides recommended Christmas party venue.

Namii Kitchen & Cocktails

Chinatown (Manchester) Restaurant - Vietnamese

Piccolo by Piccolino

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Italian
Artwork by British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor at Tate Liverpool

Tate Liverpool

Albert Dock Art Galleries
Piccolino Liverpool burrata salad

Piccolino Liverpool

Cavern Quarter Restaurant - Italian
Gusto is a Confidential Guides recommended Christmas party venue.

Gusto Manchester

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Italian
A gelato croissant at Sicilian NQ - a recommended place for ice cream in Manchester

Sicilian NQ

Northern Quarter Restaurant - Italian

12 Christmas party venues in Manchester you might not have considered
The famous arches and stage of the Cavern Club in Liverpool

The Cavern Club

Cavern Quarter Music Venues

Hope Street Hotel

Georgian Quarter Hotel

Manchester River Cruises

Spinningfields Activities
A dish from MUSU, Manchester.

MUSU

Spinningfields Restaurant - Japanese

MFDF 2023 Restaurant of the Year Award: the shortlist
Nail art at House of Vanity in Manchester

House of Vanity

Manchester City Centre Salons

The Corn Exchange Manchester

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Global
Figs take centre stage in this dish from Erst restaurant in Ancoats.

Erst

Ancoats Restaurant - British
A negroni and passion star martini at Cicchetti

Cicchetti

Deansgate Restaurant - Italian

San Carlo Liverpool

Cavern Quarter Restaurant - Italian
One of the holes at Golf Fang Liverpool, a crazy golf bar in the city centre.

Golf Fang Liverpool

Baltic Triangle Activities
One of the suites at Residence Inn by Marriott Manchester Piccadilly

Residence Inn by Marriott Manchester Piccadilly

Piccadilly Hotel
The exterior of The Beatles Story museum in Liverpool

The Beatles Story

Albert Dock Museums

Free National Trust pass: 5 days out near Manchester and Liverpool

Hotel Anfield

Anfield Hotel
Two pints of craft beer at Seven Bro7hers Manchester, also known as the Ancoats Beerhouse.

Seven Bro7hers Ancoats

Ancoats Restaurant - American
First Street Bar & Kitchen Pasta

First Street Bar and Kitchen

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Italian
The Root private dining room at Banyan Corn Exchange

Banyan | Corn Exchange

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Global

Vapiano | Corn Exchange

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Italian

Hotel Brooklyn Manchester

Manchester City Centre Hotel

What sup? Best bars for craft beer in Manchester

Mowgli | Corn Exchange

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Indian subcontinent

Lola Lo

Manchester City Centre Bars
The Three Fishes - Restaurant Exterior

The Three Fishes

Lancashire Restaurant - British

Down The Hatch

Ropewalks Restaurant - Vegan
Cocktails at Liverpool Gin Distillery in Liverpool

Liverpool Gin Distillery

Liverpool City Centre Bars
Porthilly oyster at Restaurant 8 in Liverpool.

Restaurant 8

Cavern Quarter Restaurant - Modern British
Cocktails at Frederiks in Liverpool

Frederiks

Georgian Quarter Restaurant - American
San Carlo Gran Cafe Manchester, Raspberry Tart

San Carlo Gran Cafe

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Italian

Show-stopping stays: the best hotels near Co-op Live
Girl lifting dumbbell at gym Lifestyle Fitness Manchester Ancoats

V1BE by Lifestyle Fitness Ancoats

Ancoats Gyms

Blinker Bar

Manchester City Centre Bars

6 uplifting things to do in Manchester
Dakota Grill Manchester Lamb Rump

Dakota Grill Manchester

Northern Quarter Restaurant - Modern British
Grand Pacific is a Confidential Guides recommended Christmas party venue.

Grand Pacific

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Pan Asian
Belzan is known for cocktails and maverick small plates

Belzan

Mossley Hill Restaurant - European

Piccolino Didsbury

Didsbury Restaurant - Italian

“Look for the rusty wheelbarrow”: the best quirky bars in Liverpool

Riva Blu Liverpool

Cavern Quarter Restaurant - Italian
Purezza in Manchester city centre is a vegan pizza restaurant.

Purezza

Northern Quarter Restaurant - Vegan

Seven Bro7hers Media City

Media City Restaurant - American
One of the bedrooms at Manchester Hall - an events venue and hotel on Bridge Street.

Manchester Hall

Deansgate Hotel
The terrace at San Carlo Fumo in Manchester city centre

Fumo

Oxford Road Restaurant - Italian
One of the rooms at Leven Hotel in Manchester city centre

Leven Hotel Manchester

Gay Village Hotel

City Wine Bar & Kitchen

Business District (Liverpool) Restaurant

Love Lane Brewery

Baltic Triangle Restaurant - American

Manchester Piccadilly Hotel

Manchester City Centre Hotel

Spice Thai

Ropewalks Restaurant - Thai

Cut and dry: The best Manchester barbers

Garten Bar | Corn Exchange

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

Jersey Street Social Club

Ancoats Barbers

Pho | Corn Exchange

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Vietnamese
Tube slides at Play Factore in Manchester

Play Factore

Trafford Park Activities

12 super-romantic restaurants for a date night in Liverpool

Happy Days Apartments

Liverpool City Centre Hotel
The sauna at King Street Townhouse Gym and Spa

King Street Townhouse Gym & Spa

Manchester City Centre Spas
Neon showtime sign at Hope Mill Theatre in Ancoats, Manchester

Hope Mill Theatre

Ancoats Theatres

Solo Restaurant

Lancashire Restaurant - Modern British

The Laureate Restaurant

Manchester Restaurant - Global
The rooms at The Maldron Hotel, Manchester City Centre

Maldron Hotel Manchester City Centre

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

Mi & Pho

Northenden Restaurant - Vietnamese
San Carlo Bottega in Selfridges, Manchester

Bottega

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Italian

Pearl jam: the best bubble tea cafes in Manchester

Riva Blu Leeds

Leeds Restaurant - Italian
Edinburgh Castle Manchester Table

Edinburgh Castle

Ancoats Restaurant - British

Delhi House Cafe | Corn Exchange

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Indian subcontinent
Sunday lunch at Peaky Blinders bar in Manchester

Peaky Blinders

Manchester City Centre Bars

BrewDog Doghouse Manchester Hotel

Manchester City Centre Hotel
Cocktails served in King Street Tavern, the restaurant and bar at King Street Townhouse hotel

King Street Tavern

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - British

The coolest restaurants in Liverpool

Almost Famous Liverpool

Ropewalks Restaurant - American

Wrights Fish & Chip Shop

Greater Manchester Restaurant - British

Tipples of Manchester

Manchester City Centre Bars

Riva Blu Manchester | Corn Exchange

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Italian
A dish served at Trove Levenshulme - a bakery and licensed cafe recommended by Confidential Guides

Trove Levenshulme

Levenshulme Restaurant - European

Henrock

Cumbria Restaurant - Modern British
The Black Friar is one of Confidential Guides recommended Christmas party venues in Manchester

The Black Friar

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Modern British
The exterior of the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool

The Walker Art Gallery

Georgian Quarter Art Galleries

6 unusual wedding venues in Manchester
A burger at Almost Famous Withington

Almost Famous Withington

Withington Restaurant
Oysters from Climat, Manchester.

Climat

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Modern British

12 Christmas party venues in Manchester you might not have considered
The front of Liverpool Cathedral, the biggest cathedral in the country.

Liverpool Cathedral

Georgian Quarter Historic Buildings & Sites
Dishes at The Pen and Pencil, manchester

The Pen & Pencil

Northern Quarter Restaurant - Global
Doner Haus Manchester Kebab

Döner Haus | Corn Exchange

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - European
The terrace at Piccolino Hale

Piccolino Hale

Hale Restaurant - Italian

MFDF 2023 Restaurant of the Year Award: the shortlist
Awesome HQ Chicken Halloumi Burger Almost Famous Manchester Northern Quarter

Almost Famous NQ

Northern Quarter Restaurant - American
Cocktail served at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Manchester

Hyatt Regency Hotel Manchester

Oxford Road Hotel
Almost Famous Manchester Burgers with cheese and bacon

Almost Famous Great Northern

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - American
The private dining room at Gaucho

Gaucho Manchester

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - South American
The terrace at The Cosy Club at The Corn Exchange in Manchester

Cosy Club | Corn Exchange

Restaurant - Global
The entrance to The Vincent Hotel in Southport

The Vincent Hotel

Southport Hotel
A croissant from Trove Ancoats, a bakery and cafe in Manchester.

Trove Ancoats

Ancoats Bakeries
Seafood at The Assheton Arms, a country pub with rooms to stay overnight, near Pendle Hill and Clitheroe in Lancashire

Assheton Arms

Clitheroe Restaurant - British
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L’Enclume

Cumbria Restaurant - Modern British
Indian Tiffin Room restaurant manchester

Indian Tiffin Room Manchester

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Indian subcontinent

Free National Trust pass: 5 days out near Manchester and Liverpool

Scottish Steakhouse at Manchester Piccadilly Hotel

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - British
San Carlo Fiorentina, Charcuterie Platter

San Carlo Fiorentina

Hale Barns Restaurant - Italian
The infinity pool at King Street Townhouse - one of the coolest hotels near Manchester Arena

King Street Townhouse

Manchester City Centre Hotel

Red Dog Saloon

Ropewalks Restaurant - American

What sup? Best bars for craft beer in Manchester
Barber at RPB barbers in Manchester, Northern Quarter.

RPB Tib Street

Northern Quarter Barbers

Church Street by Supercity Aparthotels

Northern Quarter Hotel
A bedroom at Yotel Manchester Deansgate.

Yotel Manchester Deansgate

Manchester City Centre Hotel
A carbonara from Salvi's

Salvi’s | Corn Exchange

Manchester City Centre Restaurant - Italian

Cibus

Levenshulme Restaurant - Italian
Cocktail served at Cottonopolis in Manchester city centre

Cottonopolis

Northern Quarter Restaurant - Japanese
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