Welcome to Confidential Guides. Here you’ll find the best food, drink and things to do in the North.
The Hot 50: The most popular Manchester restaurants
Pubs and bars showing the World Cup in Manchester
The Hot 20: The most popular Liverpool restaurants
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Shorts on, shoes off: 7 places to go for a paddle this summer
The English wine taking on its French rivals
Where to watch the World Cup in Manchester
The best places for breakfast in Liverpool
Bottega
Manchester City Centre
Rain Bar
Manchester City Centre
The Reach at Piccadilly
Manchester City Centre
Lock 84
Manchester City Centre
Fumo
Manchester City Centre
On the Hush
Manchester City Centre
TexStyle
Manchester City Centre
Wagamama St Peter’s Square
Manchester City Centre
Shorts on, shoes off: 7 places to go for a paddle this summer
San Carlo Liverpool
Cavern Quarter
Swanley Meadows
Congleton
Pubs and bars showing the World Cup 2026 in Manchester
The Alan Hotel
Manchester City Centre
Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly
Manchester City Centre
UK Management College
Eccles
Wing’s
Manchester City Centre
Where to watch the World Cup in Manchester: the fanzones
Sicilian NQ
Manchester City Centre
The Spa at Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly
Manchester City Centre
Loom & Ladle Bistro
Manchester City Centre
San Carlo Manchester
Deansgate
Motel One Royal Exchange
Manchester City Centre
Northern Flower
Northern Quarter
Vesuvio
Worsley
Clayton Hotel Manchester
Manchester City Centre
5 low-pressure places to shop for secondhand furniture in Manchester
The Art School
Georgian Quarter
Yotel Manchester Deansgate
Manchester City Centre
The 10 best restaurants in Salford
Evuna Knutsford
Knutsford
Golf Fang Liverpool
Baltic Triangle
Staycity Aparthotel Waterfront
Albert Dock
Brysk
Deansgate
Liverpool’s top 20 places to celebrate Father’s Day
Namaste Nepal
Didsbury
Hakkapo
Manchester City Centre
Church Street by Supercity Aparthotels
Manchester City Centre
Tate Liverpool – temporarily closed for refurbishment until Spring 2027
Albert Dock
AO Arena
Manchester City Centre
Quest Apartment Hotel Liverpool
Liverpool City Centre
Leonardo Hotel Manchester Central
Manchester City Centre
Cibus
Levenshulme
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Horse & Jockey
Chorlton
La Famiglia Bar & Restaurant
Cavern Quarter
New on Confidential Guides: 12 places to check out this summer
11 Central
Salford Quays
Infinity Apartments
Liverpool City CentreMaldron Hotel Manchester City Centre
Manchester City Centre
Roomzzz Manchester City
Manchester City Centre
4 walks with snowdrops in Manchester (and where to go for cake afterwards)
Suki Suki Street Food & Bar
Deansgate
Le Viet Social
Baltic Triangle
Pattersons
Ropewalks
Manchester Central
Manchester City Centre
Residence Inn by Marriott Manchester Piccadilly
Manchester City Centre
Pattersons at Escape to Freight Island
Manchester City Centre
Leven Hotel Manchester
Gay Village
Premier Suites Liverpool
Liverpool City Centre
Bib Gourmand restaurants in Manchester and the North West
Erst
Manchester City Centre
The Art School Cellars
Georgian Quarter
Almost all the winners of the Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards 2026
Seven Bro7hers Ancoats
Manchester City Centre
Malmaison Manchester Spa
Manchester City Centre
Founder’s Hall
Manchester City Centre
Haunt
Manchester City Centre
5 January dining deals in Manchester worth making plans around
Boutique 56
Liverpool City Centre
Bar Hütte Great Northern
Deansgate
Leo and Roobs
Blackfriars
King Street Townhouse
Manchester City Centre
Sefton Park
Sefton Park
The Black Friar
Manchester City Centre
Malmaison Liverpool Bar & Grill
Princes Dock
The Beatles Story
Albert Dock
Shorts on, shoes off: 7 places to go for a paddle this summer
Ropewalks Hotel
Ropewalks
The Cavern Club
Cavern Quarter
Pubs and bars showing the World Cup 2026 in Manchester
Atlas Bar
Deansgate
Roomzzz Manchester Victoria
Manchester City Centre
Twenty Twenty Two
Northern Quarter
Pong & Puck | Great Northern
Manchester City Centre
Where to watch the World Cup in Manchester: the fanzones
Evuna Manchester Deansgate
Manchester City Centre
King Street Tavern
Manchester City Centre
Spice Thai
Ropewalks
Motel One Piccadilly
Manchester City Centre
Holiday Inn Manchester Airport
Manchester
Delta Hotel by Marriott Liverpool City Centre
Liverpool City Centre
The Restaurant Bar & Grill Liverpool
Liverpool City Centre
Bruncho
Deansgate
5 low-pressure places to shop for secondhand furniture in Manchester
Happy Days Apartments
Liverpool City Centre
The Walker Art Gallery
Liverpool City Centre
The 10 best restaurants in Salford
Piccolino Bramhall
Bramhall
Liverpool Football Club Stadium Tour
Anfield
ibis Budget Manchester Airport
Manchester
Kambuja
Marple
Liverpool’s top 20 places to celebrate Father’s Day
Holiday Inn Express Liverpool Central
Ropewalks
Zen Sushiya
Withington
Aloft Liverpool
Cavern Quarter
Runyon’s Bar & Restaurant
Manchester City Centre
The Shankly Hotel
Liverpool City Centre
Wrights Fish & Chip Shop
Greater Manchester
City Wine Bar & Kitchen
Business District (Liverpool)
Frederiks
Georgian Quarter
Celebrate your graduation at one of these Liverpool restaurants
Motel One St Peter’s Square
Manchester City Centre
The Jacksonheim Boutique
Manchester City Centre
New on Confidential Guides: 12 places to check out this summer
Piccolino Didsbury
Didsbury
Hope Mill Theatre
Ancoats
Speke Hall
Speke
King Street Townhouse Gym & Spa
Manchester City Centre
4 walks with snowdrops in Manchester (and where to go for cake afterwards)
Bury Market
Bury
Liverpool Gin Distillery
Liverpool City Centre
Evuna Manchester NQ
Manchester City Centre
Hallé St Peter’s
Ancoats
Liverpool Cathedral
Georgian Quarter