Good value

Manchester Tattoo Convention by UKTTA

Piccadilly Festivals

Ink, art, and alternative culture - the Manchester Tattoo Convention is a weekend-long celebration of all three. This annual festival...

Nantwich Brine Pool

Nantwich Swimming

Nantwich Brine Pool is the ideal summer cool-down option if you want a cheap dip but aren’t up for wild...

Sandbar Withington

Withington Bars

Longstanding Manchester favourite Sandbar opened its second location in Withington in May 2025 - nearly 30 years since the original...

Café Blah

Withington Cafes

Café Blah is back in a new location after being priced out of their old home across the road. A...

Fuel

Withington Cafes

Fuel is a Withington classic. It's been in its spot on on Wilmslow Road, at the centre of the neighbourhood,...

Something More Productive

Withington Cafes

You'll find Something More Productive tucked away off Withington High Street, next to the post office. A meeting spot for...

Portobello

Hadfield Cafes

The Italian couple who run Portobello in Hadfield know how to make an impression on a local community. Their restaurant...

Asmara Bella

Northern Quarter Restaurant - African

Asmara Bella is a friendly, female-owned restaurant specialising in Eritrean and Ethiopian cuisine. There aren’t many places serving habesha food...

Cranford Cafe & Sandwich Bar

Knutsford Cafes

Situated next door to thatched pub The White Bear, Cranford Cafe & Sandwich Bar is a long-serving local favourite for...

Ramen Shop

Northern Quarter Restaurant - Japanese

Ramen Shop is the new name for Tokyo Ramen but little has changed. Spartan and stripped back is the only...

Almost Famous NQ

Northern Quarter Restaurant - American

Now a few minutes walk from its original site on High Street in Manchester's Northern Quarter, Almost Famous Manchester NQ...

Ad Maiora

Northern Quarter Cafes

This Italian sandwich shop opened on Tib Street in early 2025 after making a name for itself at Kargo MKT...