Which restaurants have our readers been visiting in January?

OUT of almost 700 restaurants in and around Manchester, these are the most visited places on ConfidentialGuides.com. The restaurants you, the people, are clicking on and reading more about.

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Here is our Confidentials Guides Hot 50 - the top restaurants in Manchester in January 2025.


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1. The Black Friar =

2. KAJI (MUSU) ↑

3. 10 Tib Lane ↑

4. Skof ↓

5. Dakota Grill ↓

6. Another Hand

7. Sicilian NQ =

8. 20 Stories

9. Exhibition

10. 63 Degrees ↑


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11. Climat ↑

12. Happy Seasons ↑

13. Cibus ↑

14. Evuna Northern Quarter =

15. Higher Ground =

16. Kambuja

17. Edinburgh Castle ↓

18. TNQ ↑

19. The Pen & Pencil

20. Little Yang Sing ↓


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21. The Allotment Vegan Eatery ↑

22. Bruncho ↑

23. Mackie Mayor ↓

24. Where The Light Gets In ↑

25. Mana

26. Wings

27. The Walled Gardens by Eddie Shepherd 🆕

28. Dishoom ↓

29. Adam Reid at The French ↓

30. Hawksmoor


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31. Freight Island ↓

32. The Sparrows ↑

33. The Firehouse ↓

34. Blacklock 🆕

35. Erst ↑

36. Mei Dim ↑

37. Piccolino Caffe Grande ↓

38. Atlas Bar

39. Sora

40. Only Yu ↓


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41. Tast

42. Pho Cue ↑

43. Manchester Chinese Restaurant 🆕

44. Founder's Hall ↓

45. El Rincon de Rafa 🆕

46. Ducie Street Warehouse ↓

47. Hakkapo 🆕

48. BAB NQ

49. Mr Thomas' Chop House ↑

50. Suki Suki Street Food & Bar 🆕

Remember, if you don't see your favourite restaurant in this month's Hot 50, make sure to search it out on ConfidentialGuides.com. It might make next month's list.

Header image: KAJI (2)


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