There really isn’t any one area that’s identified as the ‘restaurant quarter’: what you’ll find instead are favourite venues in a variety of areas, including: Printworks, which features Hard Rock Cafe, Henry J Bean and Wagamama; Canal street in ‘the village’, where you’ll find Manto and the Slug and Lettuce, as well as Velvet, serving up fine cuisine in trendy but relaxing environments; the Piccadilly area, near the garden, boasting a number of good restaurants; and Deansgate, with some interesting eateries worth checking out.

Local cuisine

There's no particular cuisine that would be labelled as having originated in Manchester; however, as the city has evolved, nouvelle cuisine has come to feature more prominently. Portions at these restaurants tend to be small and prices tend to be rather steep, but the attention to detail is wonderful and the quality of the food is very high.

This includes excellent options for Chinese cuisine in the city’s Chinatown area; and also excellent options for Indian fare along the ‘Curry Mile,’ which is located close the centre in Rusholme, where you’ll find some of the tastiest baltis kormas and vindaloos in the UK.