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2025 12 05 Hot 50 Pip

The Hot 50: the most popular Manchester restaurants and bars in Manchester

Which restaurants were our readers visiting last month?

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Tried and tested: Stretched Manchester

Harley Young feels very limber after a visit to the new assisted-stretching studio

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Platzki announces closure

The beloved Polish restaurant will be closing its doors before the end of the year

Latest Manchester
stories

2025 11 28 Vividus Interior

Hästens to open new luxury ‘Sleep Boutique’ flagship in Cheshire

The new opening will be the brand’s northern flagship

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Global giant Eggslut to open Manchester site

The viral egg-based food spot is set to arrive on Deansgate soon

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Restaurants join forces to fight homelessness this winter

26 restaurants across Greater Manchester will take part in StreetSmart’s annual campaign

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Christmas has arrived at Circle Square

Head down and celebrate the festive season with seasonal food and drink, workshops and more

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This non-invasive aesthetics treatment gave me sculpted skin in just 20 minutes

Harley Young visits CurrentBody: The Clinic in Alderley Edge and tries the groundbreaking new technology...

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What to expect from Mollie’s Manchester

The bold hotel and diner is set to open this December

2025 11 14 Elysium On Princess Street

This City: Robert de Niro, whisky bar arrives, leaf-blowing vote, The Mill gets it wrong plus a fine...

Jonathan Schofield picks out some recent stories from across the city

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Bar Hütte is officially open for the festive season

The après-ski sensation returns for its fifth year at Great Northern Square

Manchester restaurant
reviews

2025 11 10 The Reach Steak And Chips

‘A big, fat smile for whoever walks in’: Lock 84, The Reach at Piccadilly, reviewed

Gordo’s recent visit to Lock 84 proves that hotel dining doesn’t have to be soulless...

2025 11 05 Horse And Jockey Ox Cheek

‘Just what Chorlton deserves’: Horse & Jockey, Chorlton Green, reviewed

Harley Young enjoys a Saturday afternoon feast at the newly refurbished neighbourhood pub

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‘Stolen the hot pot crown’: Pip, Treehouse Hotel, reviewed

Jo Milligan finds an independent-minded restaurant that pips other hotel dining rooms to the post

2025 10 06 Circolo Popolare Steak

‘Photographs better than it eats’: Circolo Popolare, Manchester, reviewed

Gordo reckons Circolo Popolare’s got the looks, the hype, and the hashtags but needs to...

2025 07 06 Lina Stores Ragu

‘Fresh, quality flavour’: Lina Stores, reviewed

Harley Young pairs a NoGroni with some proper pasta in mint green surroundings

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‘Simplicity at its barnstorming best’: Cantaloupe, Stockport, reviewed

David Adamson wonders where the time goes

2024 10 15 Blacklock Review 5

'Lovely space and great meat': Blacklock, Peter Street, reviewed

Jonathan Schofield enjoys a very good sturdy subterranean meal

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The Manchester bottomless brunch at Lock 84

The monthly event at The Reach is the city’s new Best of Bottomless contender

Things to do
in Manchester

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A new chapter for Beetham Tower

IHG Hotels & Resorts introduces ‘The Manchester Deansgate Hotel’

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£2.5bn investment will see Metrolink arrive in Stockport

Greater Manchester region will benefit from a large investment in improving transport across the county

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Festive party nights at Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly

From Christmas market vibes to three-course dinners, choose the perfect party

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A decade from now: Andy Burnham's 10 year plan for Manchester

The Greater Manchester Mayor outlines an ambitious 10-year vision for the city

Greater Manchester regions,
news and more

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Owens Park: Nostalgia and a crisis of accommodation

Lily Wallen speaks with students from past and near-present and asks what’s next for...

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Stockport: The Buzz in the Boroughs

David Adamson takes the temperature of a town in the midst of massive regeneration

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Rochdale: The Buzz in the Boroughs

David Adamson hears about a hopeful haven for independents whose 'best days are ahead of...

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Grove Street: Is Wilmslow wasting its potential?

David Adamson asks if the town’s pedestrianised street is putting its best foot forward

2025 05 28 Graham Stringer Article May

EU deal, Chagos deal and Labour's confusion: Graham Stringer MP laments his party's direction

The Blackley and Middleton South MP bemoans agreements he feels are bad for the country

24 09 2024 Rochdale Town Hall

This City: Crown Street Primary School, Stockport building, eels and mosaics

Jonathan Schofield picks out stories from across the city region

2024 07 09 This City All Saints Regent Road 3

This city: Deansgate chaos on the way, tallest tower yet, All Saints Park news

Jonathan Schofield picks out some property and landscape stories from the city

2025 06 19 The Old Plough 5 1

Historic Sale pub given £550k investment for transformation

Hydes Brewery announces new appointment and significant investment in one of its oldest pubs

Travel

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Passport to a melting pot – Rotterdam’s rich migrant heritage

A new museum traces Rotterdam's history of migration. It's the perfect springboard for a culinary...

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A rollercoaster ride on the Bernina Express (after a more modest trundle)

Neil Sowerby travels on Switzerland's famous Bernina Express and discovers simpler delights along the way

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Cullen Skink to Auntie’s Kimchi – a Glasgow foodie foray

Neil Sowerby explores Glasgow's culinary diversity in an expedition to the Southside

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A 24-hour sensory experience in Madrid with Lexus

Harley Young goes road-tripping around the Spanish capital in the LBX