Looking for the best deals and discounts available in Manchester this January?
It's no secret that January has a reputation for being the dreariest month of the year. But we’re here to deliver a selection of incredible deals to cheer you up. From discounted fine dining experiences to bargain boozy brunches, we’ve got plenty of reasons to brave the January rain.
Ready to discover the best January 2026 deals that Manchester has to offer? Read on.
14 Little Lever St, Manchester M1 1HR
Big savings to be had here with 50% off all babs, all day Monday-Thursday, from 5 January 2025. Can’t be used in conjunction with any other offer or vouchers. Tables must be booked one hour in advance. Offer excludes lunch menu BABs and is only valid with the purchase of a drink per person. Offer is valid for groups of up to 6 guests.
Blackfriars St, Manchester M3 2EQ
Pip is welcoming the New Year with 50% off food, providing diners with the perfect opportunity to experience Pip’s celebrated seasonal cooking at exceptional value. Available Monday to Wednesday, from 5-28 January.
14 Turner St, Manchester M4 1DZ
Neighbourhood Italian, Sicilian NQ are offering 40% off their entire menu from Sunday to Thursday. All you need to do is quote the code JAN40OFF in your booking.
227 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4EN
Suki Suki is bringing their £10 Express Lunch deal back, meaning you can enjoy a choice of ramen or rice bowls for just a tenner. Available weekdays, 12-3pm. Or why not upgrade by adding gyoza and a soft drink for an extra £5.95?
57 Hilton St, Manchester M1 2EJ
This Northern Quarter staple is offering 50% off food and happy hour 4-7pm every Monday to Friday throughout January. Tables must be booked at least one hour in advance. Can’t be used in conjunction with any other offer or voucher. Only valid with the purchase of a drink per person. Maximum of 6 people per booking.
The Reach at Piccadilly
7 Ducie St, Manchester M1 2JB
Three small plates for £18 at Lock 84 – and your first drink on them. Dive into a flavour-packed trio of our favourite small plates, all for just £18 and, because they love spoiling you, your first drink is completely free.
846 Wilmslow Rd, Didsbury, Manchester M20 2RN
This dog-friendly neighbourhood pub is offering £10 off their new menu when customers spend £40 on food and drink. This offer will be running from 1 January until February and is only valid for use on Wednesday to Friday. This offer does not apply to the Disbury-based pubs' Wednesday Pub Grub deal and the Sunday menu. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offers. Bookings must be made in advance through their website.
The New Cross, 6 Cross Keys St, Manchester M4 5ET
Grab a pitta, wrap, or salad box for £5 when you buy a drink. Opt for falafel or shawarma and pair it with a soft drink can or coffee. Only available Wednesday to Saturday, 11am-4pm.
11 Portland St, Manchester M1 3HU
Soak up the atmosphere with 50% off food, Mondays and Tuesdays (must purchase a drink).
Bury Old Rd, Walmersley, Bury BL9 5NA
Enjoy two main meals for the price of one throughout January - get the cheapest meal free. Use code JAN50 to book.
The Anthologist, St Peter’s Square
Beat the January blues with a new weekday ‘Reef, Beef & Bubbles’ offer at The Anthologist. Enjoy a 6oz steak alongside half of a lobster, chunky chips or greens, perfectly paired with a glass of Prosecco, Asahi Dry, Asahi Dry 0.0% or homemade lemonade – all for just £24.95pp.
1 Goods Yard St, Manchester M3 3BG
TR is giving everyone something to look forward to this January with 50% off its rotisserie chicken from 6-31 Jan. Available on full and half chickens, Tuesday to Saturday, 12-3pm and 5pm-9pm.
St Michaels Building, 36 Jackson's Row, Manchester M2 5WD
Launching this January, the Love January Sharing Menu offers guests a journey through Nikkei cuisine, priced at just £50 per person, celebrating the best of Japanese and Peruvian cuisine. Available all day Monday-Friday until the end of January. Tables can be booked here.
52 King St, Manchester M2 4LY
Throughout January, guests can enjoy three dishes for £20, available all day Sunday to Thursday, and Fridays from 12-5pm as well as £6 Sangria and Spritz. In order to redeem the offer, guests must be signed up to El Gato Negro’s mailing list. Tables can be booked here.
Cutting Room Square, Blossom St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5DH
From Tuesday to Friday, guests can enjoy 40% off food, as well as 40% off Sangria and Spritz. To access these exclusive offers, diners should join Canto’s mailing list. For more information or to book, please click here.
43A Brown St, Manchester M2 2JJ
From Sunday to Thursday, guests can enjoy a £5 food menu as well as £5 margaritas and frozen cocktails, £5 pints, and £5 spritz served all day. Adding to the experience, Black Cat Club will also offer 60-minutes of gaming for £5. For more information or to book, click here.
Edge St, Manchester M4 1HN
From Sunday to Thursday throughout January, you can enjoy 30% off all food. That's pizzas, sides and more. Booking highly recommended to avoid disappointment.
The Bund, The Quays, MediaCity
Think back to the early days: the cocktails you love, the dishes you still crave, all at The Alchemist's original 2010 prices. Yes, that means selected plates from £5 and cocktails from £6. For one month only, they're rewinding time and reviving it all.
105a Oldham St, Manchester M4 1LW
Northern Quarter eatery Chakalaka will be dishing up 50% off mains all day from Sunday to Thursday. Bookings are highly recommended.
58 Oldham St, Manchester M4 1LE
Cheer up, January isn't that bad! Especially when it's happy hour, every hour, all January long at Rewind NQ.
Oldham St, Manchester M1 1JQ
The Northern Quarter's coolest new cafe is serving up £2 Americanos and Americcinos, all day, every day throughout January.
37 Peter St, Manchester M2 5GB
Every Monday, Blacklock will be doing their Butcher's Price Monday. You'll pay butcher's prices rather than restaurant rates. Available lunch and dinner, every single Monday, all year round.
13 Quay St, Manchester M3 3HN
Grab your mates, it's party time every week at Blues Kitchen. Enjoy £6 tequila on Tuesdays and £6 cocktails on Wednesdays - cheers to that! Plus, from New Year’s Day until 31 January, guests can enjoy 50% off the full food menu, all day from Sunday through to Wednesday.
The Blues Kitchen will also be running its much-loved lunch offer, with any dish from the lunch menu paired with a soft drink for just £10 - or upgrade to a harder beverage for £2.
2 Half Moon St, Manchester M2 7PB
Corbières free pizzas are back! Spend over a fiver, from Tuesday - Friday (4-8pm) and you'll get one for free. Doing Veganuary? There are plenty of vegan options to keep you going.
Deansgate Mews, Manchester M3 4EN
The Mews is running an unmissable offer with 50% off food throughout January and February (excluding existing offers or packages). Hidden above the bustle of Deansgate, behind the Great Northern Warehouse, its one of Manchester’s best-kept secrets.
41-43 Blackfriars Rd, Salford M3 7DB
From 5 January to 27 February on Mondays and Tuesdays, The Black Friar is going all-in on pies, pricing them at just £10 each, or £13 with potatoes or chips and greens. For a no-fuss option, a pie and a pint at the bar is available for a tenner. Large sharing pies are back too and will be available to pre-order with 24 hours’ notice, every day except Sunday.
1 The Avenue, Deansgate, Manchester M3 3AP
Sexy Fish is kicking off the new year by unveiling their £25 'Sexy January Set Menu'. Available 12-8pm Monday to Friday, 12-6pm on Saturdays and 5-8pm on Sundays, guests can curate their own two-course experience from a line-up of seasonal favourites, complete with a complimentary Miso Soup.
Caravan
6 Goods Yard St, Manchester M3 3BG
Caravan has lined up three ways to brighten the grey days and shake off the post-festive slump. Book a class at BARRY’s any time in January and you’ll get 50% off breakfast or brunch food at Caravan to refuel a tired body. Or flip it the other way: book brunch you’ll receive a complimentary introductory BARRY’s bootcamp class to kick-start the new year.
If you want to feast your way through the winter blues, Caravan is also launching Six for £6: a proper January mood-booster. Choose from six iconic breakfast dishes and six Caravan all-day favourites, only for £6 each. Available Monday to Friday throughout January and February.
And because good days often end (or begin) with a great drink, Caravan is rolling out Sip for £6, too: six signature Caravan cocktails, for only £6. Available Monday to Friday across January and February.
38-42 Mosley St, Manchester M2 3AZ
Champagne, steak and seafood restaurant & bar, The Cut & Craft, is kicking off the new year with the introduction of its ‘Steak & Chips for £19’ offer. Min 60 day aged rump steak served with roasted tomato and skin-on-chips for £19. Available Monday - Friday 11.30am-4pm on the lunch set menu. They've also launched an evening set menu priced at £26 for two courses. Available Monday to Thursday, 4:45pm-10pm.
104 High St, Manchester M4 1HQ
Popular, tapas & sangria spot, with two venues in Manchester City Centre, Northern Quarter and Ancoats, is offering £3 tapas plates throughout January and 2-4-1 on glasses of Sangria. Available at both Maricarmen sites, Monday to Friday until 6pm.
St Johns Court, 17 Quay St, Manchester M3 3HN
Enjoy lunch in Lina Stores restaurant, dining from the new January ‘Pranzo da Lina' menu which is priced at £15 for 3 courses. Including focaccia to start, choice of pasta, dessert, and either a tea or coffee or Sicilian lemonade. Available Monday to Friday, 12-2.30pm. In Bar Lina, all cocktails are priced at £5 every day throughout January 5pm-7pm quoting 'JanOffer' when ordering.
At Lina Stores delicatessen, you can enjoy a salad box or a filled focaccia for £9.95, including a free coffee or tea and a mini cannolo. Available to sit in or takeaway, Monday to Friday 12-4pm.
Maya
40 Chorlton St, Manchester M1 3HW
MAYA is offering 50% off Sunday Roasts throughout January. In fact, MAYA, is offering 50% off your total food bill throughout the full month of January when ordering from the main menu (lunch and dinner), valid all day Sunday to Friday. 50% off deal cannot be used in conjunction with bottomless drinks experiences.
23 High Street, Uppermill, OL3 6HS
From 4pm every Thursday and Friday in January, diners can enjoy 50% off food, making it a great time to sample their diverse menu of flavours with friends or family in a welcoming village setting.
Tender at Stock Exchange Hotel
4 Norfolk Street Manchester M2 1DW
Tender's serving up a lunchtime steal this January. Enjoy one course for £19.50, two for £25.50 or three for £27.50. This lunchtime offer will run from 7 to 31 January and be available Wednesdays to Saturdays only, from 12-2:30pm.
184-186 Deansgate, Manchester
Hawksmoor has confirmed the return of its award-winning Steak & Sides for £19 menu for January 2026, running from 1-31 Jan. Same Hawksmoor quality, just friendlier on the wallet. This offer is available for tables of up to six guests, subject to availability. What's more, BYO Mondays is still available - every Monday, guests can bring any bottle of wine for £5 corkage.
Kampus, 24a Minshull St, Manchester M1 3EF
It might be winter here in Manchester, but its always summer at Beeswing. They'll have 50% off tapas Sunday to Friday, available on pre-booked tables of six people or less only.
All locations
Throughout January, those who sign up to Gusto's mailing list can enjoy all of their Gusto Italian favourites for less. Dine between Sunday and Friday to make the most of their exclusive January Sale menu.
64-72 Spring Gardens, Manchester M2 2BQ
In partnership with Sazerac Rye, Blinker's going Rye not Dry this January with a selection of classic rye cocktails for £8 each, including Boulevardier and Mint Julep. Available all the time. Blinker opens Tuesday to Sunday.
57 Thomas Street, Manchester, M4 1NA
Celebrate the new year with 25% off drinks, available downstairs in the pub Tuesday to Thursday and also in the cocktail bar on Sundays throughout January.
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