Browse restaurants in Manchester Northern Quarter

About 63 Degrees

Named after the perfect temperature to serve coffee, and what this restaurant believes is the perfect temperature to cook, 63 Degrees serves fine dining style French cuisine in a relaxed setting in the Northern Quarter. Dishes on the menu include pan fried sea bass, duckling fillet and chocolate fondant. The restaurant has a private function room and outdoor terrace for sunny days.

About Black Dog Ballroom NQ

Black Dog Ballroom NQ is a basement bar and restaurant under Affleck’s Palace on Church Street in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. It’s a spacious, late night bar with DJ nights, sports screens, pool tables, cocktail master classes and drinks promotions. The Bunker is the Ballroom’s dedicated space for dance nights and live music.

About Burger & Lobster

Decorated with the restaurant group’s signature red leather seating and exposed brickwork, Burger & Lobster is a stylish dining option on King Street. Instead of a menu, diners can cheese between burger, lobster, or lobster roll with fries and salad, while those looking for indulgence can plump for the giant lobster feast. There is also a selection of cocktails, draught beers and wines, as well as a DJ spinning each evening.

About Cane & Grain

Cane & Grain is a hip New York style bar in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. It is set over three floors, each have a slightly different feel, but all serve The Rib Shack menu. The Rick Shack menu is made up of burgers, sandwiches, ribs and snacks, with sample dishes including the pork rib meat burger with BBQ sauce, and the baby back ribs. The sauces to accompany the dishes are particularly unusual and include Dr Pepper, Tangy BBQ and Hot as F*ck. Their drinks menu has an impressive list of cocktails and beers.

About Dive

Situated right in the heart of Manchester’s vibrant Northern Quarter, Dive NQ is a late night basement bar and kitchen. Open seven days a week and until 5am at the weekend, Dive is dedicated to good times. From the ultimate casual dining experience to DJs, live bands, big screen sports, movie nights and plenty of dancing, this a lively social hub.

About Infamous Diner

Entering Infamous Diner in the Northern Quarter you may think you’ve stepped on to the set of vintage tv show Happy Days or the movie Grease; the read leatherette booths, chequered flooring, shiny chrome stools and full skirt clad waitresses make you feel like you’ve gone back in time to the 1950s. The menu, packed with burgers, hot dogs and shakes, echoes the feel good retro vibe. Those who love a foodie challenge can try Infamous’s 21 pancake challenge.

About Ning

Aiming to recreate the trendy noodle bars of Asian cities with the relaxed ambience of continental European cafes, Ning in the Northern Quarter is somewhere between a slick canteen and chic bistro. The menu is mostly authentic Malaysian with some Thai and fusion dishes, all made with fresh ingredients free from added MSG. Ning prioritises social responsibility by treating their staff well, using local suppliers, recycling, and minimising waste.

About Piccolino

Situated in a Victorian listed building, Piccolino is an opulent dining experience, with the decor including marble imported from Italy, antique brass, English oak, and handmade chandeliers. The cavernous restaurant boasts a wine boutique, cocktail bar, juice bar, theatre grill, pizzeria, oyster and caviar bar, Harrods style food hall and alfresco terrace overlooking Albert Square. Open for breakfast, brunch, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner, dishes on their extensive menu are created using artisan ingredients. There is a separate children’s menu.

About PLY

PLY lies in the heart of the Northern Quarter on Stevenson Square. A bustling bar and pizza hangout with a mirror tiled, woodfired oven.

Its carefully crafted drinks menu includes twists on classic cocktails and craft beer sourced from local and international brewers alike.

About Shack Bar & Grill

Located in what was formerly a clothing warehouse, Shack Bar & Grill’s decor of reclaimed wood, cosy booths with personal tv screens, and vintage celebrity prints, results in a cool and welcoming vibe. Their menu includes an extensive range of grill dishes, with their forte being their range of homemade burgers with speciality glazes. Their hot sauce is not for the faint hearted.

About SoLIta

SoLita serves up American style burgers and grill dishes in the Northern Quarter. Their indoor barbecue and charcoal oven ensures the meat is cooked to the optimum flavour. Al fresco diners can enjoy the outdoor terrace. A huge range of starters, wings, grill dishes, burgers, hot dogs, salads, sides and desserts are available. Adventurous diners can try SoLita’s famous “The Big Manc” burger which is two seven ounce minced chuck steak patties, with lettuce, pickles, Monterey Jack cheese and Big Manc sauce.

About Sweet Mandarin

Run by three sisters, Sweet Mandarin’s philosophy is quick service, delicious pan Asian cooking and value for money. Working in a theatrical exhibition kitchen, the high-energy chefs use Mandarin style woks and traditional techniques to prepare dishes such as beef with sweet peppers and black bean sauce; Shanghai vegetables with garlic and chilli sauce; and General Tse’s sweet and sour chicken. Sweet Mandarin also has a bar that serves cocktails and Chinese tapas, as well as a Chinese cookery school.

About Tariff and Dale

A former cotton spinners and warehouse, Tariff & Dale is a stylish bar and restaurant in the now thriving Tariff Street in the Northern Quarter. With exposed brick, stripped wooden flooring and metal beams, Tariff & Dale’s decor is both a nod to its history and an example of industrial chic. A woodfire oven cooks their sourdough pizzas. The menu also has a selection of salads, sides and bites, as well as Chef’s Plates, which include chicken and ham hock terrine with smoked tea mustard and pickled cauliflower, and wood-fired fig with goat’s cheese and port.

About The Bay Horse Pub

The Bay Horse Pub is a bar and venue in the bohemian Thomas Street in the Northern Quarter. Spread out over two floors, the downstairs is their stylish cocktail bar, Saddle Club. The menu at The Bay Horse features wholesome pub food including a selection of hearty pies, pizzas, sandwiches, and snacks. The drinks menu includes rotating cask ales, international and local craft beers, whiskies, rums, and premium house spirits. Live music plays a big part of The Bay Horse and there are regular open mic nights, rotating DJs, gigs, and vinyl evenings.

About The Blue Pig

The Blue Pig, a hip bar in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter, serves a food menu filled with burgers, small plates and mains. It also includes a section of British classics with a twist: fish and chips is transformed into masala battered fish with Bombay spiced chips, and sausage and mash becomes Mexican chilli beef sausage with avocado mash and sour cream. The Blue Pig has an impressive drinks menu featuring cocktails, popular and lesser known spirits, and craft beers.

About Turtle Bay Northern Quarter

The Northern Quarter branch of Turtle Bay serves the Caribbean food known to fans of the restaurant group. With decor featuring bright murals, strings of multicoloured lightbulbs and plastic school chairs, diners may think they’d wandered into a Kingston beachside party. The menu is made up of starters inspired by beach shacks and street hawkers across the Caribbean islands, one pots which are slowly simmered and served with rice ‘n’ peas, and jerk dishes which are marinated with herbs and spices and grilled to order over Turtle Bay’s own pit grill. Over 40 rums are available from the bar, many of which are included in Turtle Bay’s inventive cocktail list.