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Evuna Manchester NQ
Northern QuarterThe second city centre Evuna, open since 2013, bagsies a corner spot in the Northern Quarter that provides the outward-facing...
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Evuna Knutsford
KnutsfordEvuna Knutsford brings together playful Spanish tapas dishes and an excellent wine offering.
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Atlas Bar
Manchester City CentreAtlas Bar is known as one of the originals of Manchester’s modern cafe-bar scene. And for its extensive collection of...
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Evuna Manchester Deansgate
Manchester City CentreOctober 2003 saw the first of the four Evunas open, grabbing a prime position on Deansgate and a reputation for...
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Harvey Nichols Beauty Bazaar
Liverpool City CentreHarvey Nichols Beauty Bazaar offers the full beauty experience over three floors.
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INTRO Clothing
Manchester City CentreThis Manchester-born independent has been selling designer menswear in the city since 1990. It’s seen a lot of trends come...
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Collinge & Co Castle Street
Liverpool City CentreFourth-generation family business Collinge & Co has held a reputation as one of Liverpool's best hairdressers for decades.
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House of Books and Friends
ManchesterHouse of Books and Friends is a bookshop with a difference. As well as knowledgeable, friendly staff, a great selection...
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Piccadilly Records
Northern QuarterWhen it comes to music in Manchester this place is the absolute business. Piccadilly Records is the coolest square footage...
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Flourish Manchester – Deansgate Square
Manchester City CentreSplit over two levels in one of the retail units at Manchester's most stylish skyscraper neighbourhood, Flourish Manchester - Deansgate...
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Delifonseca Dockside
BrunswickLiverpool's acclaimed deli and restaurant Delifonseca has a loyal following thanks to its irresistible victuals from the UK and beyond.
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Dead Air Records
RopewalksOne of the newest additions to Liverpool’s vinyl scene is neighbourhood record store Dead Air Records on Suffolk Street. It’s...
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Northern Flower
Northern QuarterNorthern Flower is the original cool indie florist with beautiful bouquets ready to pick up and take away from their...
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Wax and Beans
BuryWax and Beans is a vinyl and coffee combo where you can indulge all your passions at once. Affectionately known...
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Ad Hoc
Northern QuarterAd Hoc is a wine shop and bar that’s about as unpretentious as it gets but still knows its albariño...
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Didsbury Flower Lounge
DidsburyDidsbury Flower Lounge is an award-winning independent florist offering exquisite fresh-cut flowers, house plants with personality and enchanting floral bouquets.
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The Epicurean Heaton Moor
Heaton MoorThe Epicurean Heaton Moor is the Stockport outpost of the self-proclaimed ‘Beer People’. They’re right though. The staff here are...
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Giraffe Flowers Kimpton
Oxford RoadGiraffe Flowers Kimpton is a quirky city centre florist in a landmark location. Pop in for a bouquet on the...
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Flourish Didsbury
DidsburyFlourish Didsbury is an award-winning florist with a wide range of houseplants too. It’s great for colourful blooms but also...
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Blossom
ChorltonBlossom is a small, independent florist on Manchester Road in Chorlton. It does beautiful hand-made bouquets and specialises in seasonal,...
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The Grasmere Gingerbread Shop
GrasmereIf you’ve never tasted this Lakeland speciality before, you're in for a treat. The Grasmere Gingerbread Shop is famous for...
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Chorlton Cheesemongers
ChorltonChorlton Cheesemongers isn’t just a shop that sells cheese. No, it’s a uniquely-adapted, humidity controlled space which specialises British and...
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Unit 9 Cloudwater Taproom
PiccadillyUnit 9 Cloudwater Taproom is right next to the brewery which, incidentally, takes up units seven and eight. Despite the...
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Queer Lit
AncoatsRather than being consigned to one small shelf, Queer Lit celebrates literature that reflects the queer experience throughout the shop....
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Lymefield Farm Shop
HydeGet on the Hadfield train from Piccadilly, disembark at the amusingly-named Broadbottom, and walk down the road to visit Lymefield...
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Grape to Grain
PrestwichGrape to Grain is a bar and bottle shop in Prestwich specialising in – as the name suggests – wine...
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Vinyl Exchange
Northern QuarterVinyl Exchange probably has Manchester city centre’s biggest selection of second hand vinyl and certainly the most varied. It’s an...
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Pop Boutique Liverpool
RopewalksRichard Free, the man behind the Pop Boutique mini empire, began collecting vintage clothing in the 1970s and has built...
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Resurrection
RopewalksThis double-level vintage and music merch store started life in Quiggins Arcade before moving to Bold Street (now the unofficial...
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McQueen Independent
ChorltonMcQueen Independent on Chorlton’s buzzing Beech Road is a fantastic clothes shop for cool brands you don’t find on the...
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Mettrick’s Butchers
GlossopBack in the early 1900s, John Mettrick's great granddad's uncle left his job at a butchers in Manchester equipped with...
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Fred Aldous
Northern QuarterFred Aldous is the shop you need, whatever you’re making. If you’re getting artsy or craftsy, or know someone who...
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The Epicurean West Didsbury
West DidsburyThe Epicurean West Didsbury is the brand’s original craft beer shop, bringing brightly coloured cans to Burton Road.
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Reserve Wines
West DidsburyReserve Wines was set up by Kate Goodman more than twenty years ago and it’s still going strong. Kate certainly...
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Salut Wines
Manchester City CentreSalut Wines is a proper wine bar of the sort you don’t see very often in the UK. There are...
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Cow Liverpool
RopewalksIf the haphazard chaos of charity shops puts you off buying pre-loved clothes, Cow Liverpool is your place to start....
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Frog Flowers Selfridges Trafford Centre
StretfordYou’ll find Frog Flowers on the ground floor of Selfridges in the Trafford Centre, in the luxury accessories department of...
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Oxfam Bold Street
RopewalksThis well spaced, well-organised charity shop has a gorgeous collection of curated secondhand clothes including plenty of nineties and Y2K...
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David Wayman Flowers
SpinningfieldsDavid Wayman Flowers is a boutique florist in the heart of Spinningfields – perfect for buying a bunch of flowers...
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SK1 Records
Stockport Town CentreSK1 Records is more than just a record shop. It’s an important part of the town’s current buzz and it...
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Wilderness Hair
RopewalksWilderness Hair is a unique folk herbalist hairdressing experience. Depending on your natural locks, it might just be the place...
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Anywhere Out Of The World
Northern QuarterIt’s no surprise that Anywhere Out Of The World, a bookshop named after a line from Baudelaire, doesn’t specialise in...
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Clampdown Records
PiccadillyThe shopfront of Clampdown Records must be one of the most recognisable in Manchester, and not just because it’s been...
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Albion Farm Shop and Cafe
SaddleworthHead to the hills above Oldham to find this food-lover's gem. Like many proper farm shops, Albion Farm Shop and...
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69A
Liverpool City CentreVintage and antiques shop 69A looks like it fell out of the pages of a storybook. A black cat is...
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The Epicurean Chorlton
ChorltonThe Epicurean Chorlton is a friendly little beer shop. It may be smaller than its sister site in West Didsbury...
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Rough Trade Liverpool
RopewalksAny self-respecting indie kid will know the Rough Trade name; a trip to the Covent Garden shop used to be...
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Luisco Chocolate
HaighLuisco Chocolate is a quirky little chocolatier in the courtyard at Haigh Woodland Park. It’s the perfect opportunity for a...
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The Lambing Shed Farm Shop and Kitchen
KnutsfordMoseley Hall Farm is home to 250 cattle, over 2,500 sheep, and in the barn once used for newborn lambs...
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Pop Boutique Manchester Oldham Street
Northern QuarterFamily-run independent Pop Boutique was the first vintage store to open on retro clothing hotspot Oldham Street. It's been in...
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Juicebox Didsbury
DidsburyJuicebox is an independent wine bar and bottle shop in Didsbury (there’s another one in Manchester city centre). It’s a...
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Isca
LevenshulmeIsca is a natural wine bar and shop on an unassuming street in Levenshulme, brought to you by Caroline Dubois (sommelier...
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Carringtons
ChorltonAccording to Decanter, ‘Manchester is lucky to have Carringtons’ and in the world of wine that counts for a lot....
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Nordic Muse
Northern QuarterNordic Muse is the opposite of fast-fashion or Amazon. This beautifully-curated Tib Street store is full of Scandi inspiration and...
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Soho’s Liverpool
RopewalksSoho's is one of the original vintage clothing stores in Liverpool, and one of the biggest. With a hairdressers, a...