Which restaurants have our readers been visiting in July?

What are the hottest fifty restaurants in Manchester? 

We have a way of finding out. It’s called Confidential Guides and it's a powerful and infinitely useful tool for finding the best places to eat, drink and be generally merry all across the north of England. There is an individual page for each restaurant with a description, buttons to book a table and tags to make searching easier. We also publish curated restaurant guides to give our readers inspiration.

The restaurant guide everyone's talking about

Every month, we will publish 50 of the top restaurants most visited on ConfidentialGuides.com. The restaurants you, the people, are most interested in. We’ve been watching the stats closely and are excited to show you the results. 

The hottest restaurants in Manchester

Want to keep on top of what’s hot and what’s not? Bookmark this page and check back on the first Thursday of every month for the updated Hot 50 chart.

Here is our Confidentials Guides Hot 50 - the top restaurants in Manchester in July 2023.

2023 08 03 Ducie Street Warehouse Dishes And Drinks 660X500
Small plates at Ducie Street Warehouse (4) Image: Ducie Street Warehouse

1. El Gato Negro ↑

2. Climat ↓

3. Yum Cha ↑

4. Ducie Street Warehouse ↑

5. Dishoom ↓

6. Alchemist Salford =

7. Cottonopolis ↑

8. The Refuge

9. Banyan Spinningfields ↓

10. San Carlo Manchester ↓


2021 08 03 Menagerie Manchester Brunch 1500X500 1 660X500 1
Brunch treats at Ménagerie (16) Image: Ménagerie

11. The Firehouse ↑

12. Namii Kitchen & Cocktails =

13. Crazy Pedro Bridge Street ↓

14. On the Hush ↑

15. Bundobust Piccadilly ↑

16. Ménagerie ↓

17. Grand Pacific =

18. Ramona ↑

19. The Bay Horse ↑

20. Six by Nico ↓


2023 08 03 Fress Northern Quarter 660X500 1
Avocado and poached eggs on toast at Fress (30) Image: Fress

21. Hawksmoor ↓

22. Erst ↓

23. Sicilian NQ ↑

24. Where The Light Gets In ↓

25. Rosso

26. MUSU

27. Elnecot

28. The Pen & Pencil =

29. The Pasta Factory

30. Fress


2023 08 03 El Rincon De Rafa Bruscetta
Bruscetta at El Rincon de Rafa​ (39) Image: El Rincon de Rafa​

31. Hispi ↑

32. Volta ↑

33. Mackie Mayor ↑

34. Tokyo Ramen ↑

35. Piccolino Caffe Grande ↑

36. Mughli

37. Ancoats Coffee Co. Piccadilly =

38. Sud Pasta Ancoats

39. El Rincon de Rafa 🆕

40. Gaucho ↑


2023 08 03 Wrights Fish Chip Shop
Fish & chips from Wright's Fish & Chip Shop Image: Wright's Fish & Chip Shop

41. Allotment Vegan Eatery ↓

42. Yard & Coop 🆕

43. Porta Altrincham 🆕

44. Royal Nawaab 🆕

45. Eagle & Child ↓

46. San Carlo Cicchetti

47. Wright's Fish & Chip Shop 🆕

48. Gooey Bakery & Cafe 🆕

49. Albert's Schloss 🆕

50. Yellowhammer 🆕

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: Yellowhammer (50)


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