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Where to celebrate graduation in Manchester

Published: 7 May 2025

Congratulations – you’ve finally done it. All those gruelling all-nighters you pulled in the uni library have paid off.

Now all that’s left is for you to celebrate your hard-earned degree in style with a swanky meal (courtesy of the bank of mum and dad, of course).

Go on, send them this list. After all, for making your family proud, you deserve something more satisfying than the beans on toast and plain pasta that has fuelled you for the past three years. Hint hint.

Looking to milk the graduation celebrations for as long as you can? We don’t blame you. Check out more top spots for dining out.

  • Book Now Spinningfields

    Australasia

    Bars

    Add some subterranean glamour to your graduation meal at Australasia.

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  • Roast masala butternut squash soup at The Black Friar.
    Book Now Manchester City Centre

    The Black Friar

    Pubs

    With its mix of traditional pub architecture and a modern atrium that brings the outside in, The Black Friar is great for summer celebrations, whatever the weather. It has a very photogenic flower-filled entrance too – perfect for posing for a family photograph.

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  • Sushi at Kaji - one of Confidential Guides Hot 50 Manchester restaurants for October 2025.
    Book Now Spinningfields

    KAJI

    Bars

    Celebrate your graduation in style at Kaji with their four-course ‘Flame of Achievement’ menu for just £40 per person, and the graduate dines for free. Enjoy fire-cooked dishes, a glass of champagne and stunning flavours.

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  • Book a graduation meal at The Laureate Restaurant
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    The Laureate Restaurant

    Bars

    Enjoy a complimentary bespoke Graduate celebratory cocktail and a beautifully presented Graduate Plate when you book a family meal at The Laureate Restaurant or The Graduate Bar at the Hyatt Regency Manchester. Location-wise, this is the pick of the bunch, a mortar board’s throw from the University of Manchester.

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  • Book Now Piccadilly

    Lock 84

    Bars

    Lock 84 is the all-day restaurant and bar inside four-star hotel The Reach, which opened on Ducie Street in summer 2024. With its preference for locally-sourced ingredients and chic, characterful design, it feels more Northern Quarter independent than international hotel chain. In reality it sits somewhere between the two.

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    Loom & Ladle Bistro

    Bars

    If your parents are staying over for the graduation ceremony, why not book a meal at Loom & Ladle Bistro?

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  • Book Now West Didsbury

    Namaste Nepal

    Takeaways

    Keep it local with graduation celebrations in Didsbury. Namaste Nepal is a great option for a family curry.

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  • Cured mackerel in horseradish emulsion, from the tasting menu at Skof, one of the best restaurants in Manchester.
    Manchester City Centre

    Skof

    Restaurant - Modern British

    A first class degree (in fact any degree) deserves first class cooking and that’s what you’ll find at this fine dining hotspot.

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  • Book Now Manchester City Centre

    Wing’s

    Restaurant - Chinese

    Wing’s is Manchester’s famous restaurant that takes Chinese cooking to another level. It’s the ideal place for a family celebration.

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  • Lunch at 20 Stories, Manchester.
    Spinningfields

    20 Stories

    Bars

    20 Stories is one for high achievers. The sky-high restaurant offers great views, cocktails and impressive dining.

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  • Asha's Indian Restaurant, Manchester
    Manchester City Centre

    Asha’s

    Restaurant - Indian subcontinent

    You may have eaten plenty of curries during your time at university but Asha’s makes it really special. This is a high-end place for refined Indian food.

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  • Steak at Blacklock Manchester
    Deansgate

    Blacklock Manchester

    Restaurant - British

    Get your parents to treat you to a quality steak at Blacklock Manchester – much better than subsisting on budget mince.

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  • Dessert at Climat
    Manchester City Centre

    Climat

    Restaurant - Modern British

    Climat is a grown-up restaurant with top service, top wine and top food as well as rooftop views. A good way to celebrate becoming a proper grown-up.

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  • Louis is a new Italian-American restaurant in Spinningfields
    Spinningfields

    Louis

    Restaurant - American

    Louis is a traditional restaurant but not in a chintzy or old-fashioned way. It evokes NY glamour with Rat Pack cool.

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  • Porta Didsbury has just opened on Lapwing Lane
    West Didsbury

    Porta Didsbury

    Bars

    Porta Didsbury is a classy option if you want to stay in South Manchester rather than celebrating your graduation in the city centre.

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  • Sushi at Sexy Fish
    Spinningfields

    Sexy Fish

    Bars

    Sexy Fish offers an OTT glamour take on Pan-Asian dining that is a lot of fun. If you’re looking for accommodation over graduation, there’s also an unmissable deal with The Alan Hotel that also includes dinner at Sexy Fish.

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  • Manchester City Centre

    Tender

    Restaurant

    Every graduate receives a free glass of bubbly when they make a booking at Tender in Manchester’s Stock Exchange Hotel. It’s a sumptuous restaurant headed up by Michelin-starred chef Niall Keating.

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