Best Bars Manchester
Collection by Best Bars
From the elegant and high-ceilinged cocktail bars to the music venues open til the early hours of the morning and the traditional corner boozers ... these are Manchester's best bars.
The Whim Wham Cafe
A gin lover’s paradise with artisanal produce, local ales and cocktails till late, The Whim Wham Cafe recreates the 1940s to stunning effect, with décor to match. Get your hands on the Gin Wham aft…
Rosylee
Are you after a quaint and airy sort of venue? Rosylee, nestled on Stevenson Square, offers an array of modern British cuisine, entwined with classic cocktails and punches. For a boozy signature, o…
Cuckoo Bar
A relative newcomer to Prestwich, Cuckoo Bar offers a café environment with a small yet excellent array of boozy shenanigans. Exposed brickwork and light fixtures give the place a rustic, tradition…
The Whiskey Jar
This hip spot in the Northern Quarter is a casual whisky-loving haunt, well it is The Whiskey Jar. The big sexy backbar boasts a wide array of whiskies and bourbons, and the hanging lanterns are ma…
Manchester House
Sitting within a Spinningfields tower, lies one of Manchester’s best spots to drink with a view. Up on level 12 you’ll find the Manchester House lounge, where you can park up in a bar-s…
Terrace NQ
Sitting in the heart of Manchester’s hip Northern Quarter, you’ll find the cool and casual drinkery Terrace NQ. When you first walk in, we wouldn’t blame you for thinking you are …
Restaurant Bar and Grill
All steel, glass and dark wood, Restaurant Bar and Grill is a stunning setting in the heart of Manchester for lunch, dinner or after-work drinks. The place feels almost entirely alfresco, with a lo…
Room
Room seems awfully modest of a name for a space that feels more like a grandiose hall. Step off of King Street and into the sky-high ceilinged bar with achingly tall arched windows and artful antiq…
Gorilla
Music venue and gin palace combine underneath a railway arch in the south of the city – Gorilla is one for all occasions, any day of the week (and with no actual gorilla in site). Hit The Parlour o…
Lock 91
An early 19th century lock keeper’s cottage perched beside the canal, Lock 91 is set within an idyllic Victorian house kitted out with three bars and a BBQ terrace. The locks are where the su…
The Fitzgerald
Step back into 1920s New York, just keep it quiet – The Fitzgerald feels an awful lot like the illegal drinking dens of yore. Hidden away above Stevenson Square, the bar stealthily overlooks the Ma…
The Blue Pig
The city of lights comes to Manchester with this Parisian-style deli. The Blue Pig offers light yet hearty meals, classic cocktails, craft beers and wine labels by the dozen in this Northern Quarte…
Kosmonaut
One of the must visits for any to-do list. Kosmonaut takes away the outer-space element, and throws in a luxurious booze cupboard with food and music to match. Boasting on average 60 craft beers, a…
Mr Cooper’s House and Garden
One of the most elegant drinking spots in town, Mr Cooper’s House and Garden takes you on a luxury experience (without the stuffiness). The bar — set in Simon Rogan’s slightly mor…
Red’s True Barbecue
Tiki, Mexican and Americana are big on the Manchester scene, yet the arrival of Red’s True Barbecue has been more than warmly welcomed – think up to four-hour waits on weekends and no booking…