Pubs and Bars in Manchester

Manchester has some great places to go out for a drink so researching our bar reviews and pub reviews was great fun.

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The Jolly Angler

”Are you sure we're supposed to be down here?“ It's five past silly o'clock and we are in the uncharted territory of... shudder... Ancoats. There is a smell of burning rubber from what GoOutIn can only assume is a nuclear power plant. The streets are deserted. We want to go Read more about The Jolly Angler

Bar Fringe

Located in a distant part of the Northern Quarter, you'll have to start the night at Bar Fringe or you won't find it, but it's definitely worth the hunt. A multitude of ciders on tap will help kill some brain cells and strangely enough may even give you a West Country twang. An estate Read more about Bar Fringe

Mojo

Mojo is that rare beast in these days of bland commercial sell-outs – a venue offering a reliably decent output of quality tunage. There's also a muso-friendly, chilled vibe and an eye-pleasing collage of music paraphernalia plastered all over the walls. Fruit for suits - the clientele Read more about Mojo

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Dry Bar

Once voted ”The 4th Coolest Thing to Have Ever Happened“ by The Face, Dry was opened by New Order in 1989. Now a Manchester institution, immortalised in the days of Madchester, the connections with all things hip are endless. Although where's cool and where's not in the bar wor... Read more about Dry Bar

Ramblas Tapas Bar

Boss getting you down? Life passing you by in a glamorous flurry of other people's success? Well get yourself down here and make like summer never ended -Ramblas is one of the finest tapas bar in these parts, if not the whole of Manchester and it'll definitely leave you feeling more upbeat... Read more about Ramblas Tapas Bar

Chicago Rock Café

If you are a fan of Upstairs, Downstairs, you'll appreciate Chicago Rock Café. In the heaving bar above, clueless landed gentry make scoffing noises and peruse the cricket scores. Downstairs, in the dank Studio, their proletarian cousins jig and get drunk, happy in the knowledge that altho... Read more about Chicago Rock Café

Bluu

One of the coolest Northern Quarter venues; clientele look distinctly like they have jobs, cars, power showers, etc. The expert staff manage to remain smiley and attentive even when things get busy and they're pulling creamy pints faster than a dairy farmer. Soulful vibes, decent grub and a nea... Read more about Bluu

Britons Protection

Quite what this pub protects us Brits from is somewhat of a mystery; we don't think it's an embassy, and we somewhat doubt its jurisdictional credentials. Nevertheless, if we were being chased by a bunch of angry Argentinians then this would be our first port of call. Not for sanctuary you... Read more about Britons Protection

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The Lass'o'Gowrie

Right next to the BBC so it's a fair bet that Mark 'n' Lard are going to be regulars, and they brew their own booze downstairs. Mustn't grumble.... Read more about The Lass'o'Gowrie

BED

'Booth' ain't a sexy word; it sounds like Chris Eubank talking about alcohol. Yet upholstered in leather next to kinky black mattresses in BED, a booth couldn't be slinkier if you coiled it into a spring and chucked it down a staircase. A classy yet laid back restaurant that show... Read more about BED

Lapinta

This is a bar on a boat -a Dutch Klipper dating from the early 1900's. But those of you that suffer from sea-sickness will be relieved to know that this ship's going nowhere. Great in the summer, 'cause it's a total sun trap, but it makes a pretty cosy venue in the winter too. Th... Read more about Lapinta

Glass

Glass has identity issues. Oddly ashamed to be pigeonholed as a shots bar (various combinations of curdled brightly-coloured alcoholic goop can be yours for a very reasonable pound a go), it tries to disguise itself as something of a funky lounge-bar affair. The sort of place you might go to sip a m... Read more about Glass

Hogshead

Traditional pub chain with a changing selection of guest ales and a fair-priced pint.... Read more about Hogshead