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


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1. The Black Friar =

2. KAJI =

3. 10 Tib Lane =

4. Exhibition ↑

5. Dakota Grill ↑

6. Another Hand ↑

7. Skof ↓

8. 20 Stories ↓

9. Sicilian NQ ↑

10. Evuna Northern Quarter ↓


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11. Higher Ground ↓

12. Kambuja ↑

13. Cibus =

14. Climat ↓

15. Wings ↓

16. Edinburgh Castle =

17. Happy Seasons

18. TNQ

19. Adam Reid at The French ↑

20. Mackie Mayor ↑


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21. Dishoom ↓

22. The Sparrows ↑

23. Freight Island ↑

24. The Pen & Pencil ↓

25. Little Yang Sing ↓

26. Hawksmoor

27. Erst

28. Tast

29. Atlas Bar ↑

30. Mana


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31. Three Little Words ↑

32. Where The Light Gets In ↓

33. The Allotment Vegan Eatery ↓

34. Bruncho ↑

35. The Firehouse ↓

36. Only Yu

37. Haunt

38. Founder's Hall ↓

39. Bar Etna ↑

40. On the Hush 🆕


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41. The Bells of Peover ↓

42. The Bay Horse Tavern ↓

43. BAB NQ 🆕

44. Pho Cue ↓

45. Ancoats Coffee Co. Piccadilly ↓

46. Mei Dim ↑

47. Loom & Ladle Bistro 🆕

48. Restaurant Orme ↓

49. Piccolino Caffe Grande ↑

50. Cantaloupe ↓

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: Pho Cue/@PhoCueKitchen (44)


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