Food & Drink

Northern beer fans – wait for it – Five Points Brewing Company’s JUPA is back after a successful debut earlier this year in Leeds.

The Ivy will be joining 20 of Manchester’s most popular bars where they will be showcasing their range of cocktails, including a Salted Caramel Espresso Martini with Absolut Elyx, and their Snowy Owl, made of Absolut vodka, coconut rum and Champagne.

Based on the edge of the Northern Quarter, Ciaooo Pizzeria prides itself on serving traditional Neopolitan sourdough pizzas.

The Shack’s location is fantastic, settling in well among the other trendy bars, cafés and restaurants for which Burton Road is known.

The Hilton’s Cloud 23 will be blindfolding cocktail-lovers in a bid to test the strength of people’s senses.

Today’s Manchester is oozing culture with its newly invigorated art scene, its UNESCO-respected literary heritage, and its never-waning music scene.

An Urmston cafe just became the number one ranked restaurant in Manchester on TripAdvisor – just 16 months after opening.

An exclusive Pride Star Martini has been launched across seven cities ahead of Manchester Pride.

There are a handful of cafes that specialise in this pick-and-mix-style Indian cookery, and intriguingly, they’re mostly huddled within spitting distance of one another – tucked away down the alleys veering off Thomas Street in Northern Quarter.

Sensing a sway in public demand for exotic new bar drinks, George Grant and Paul Delamere promptly purchased a home-brewing kit in 2012 and began churning out beers by the bucket-load – passing them on to pals at house parties.

Manchester is getting a new Cuban restaurant that promises a street-food twist with a DJ soundtrack – they even think they can entertain your Nan.