Across the Irwell. The BBC and ITV studio district plus Salford Quays' waterside restaurants. Old Salford pubs like The King's Arms still anchor the spine.
1886 Salford pub, derelict for fifteen years, resurrected 2021 with chef Ben Chaplin. Pub classics, one AA Rosette, the best beer garden in the city.
Signature: Sunday roast, Pub classics
Order: Sunday roast with beef rib; the deep-fried mac and cheese starter.
Tip: Book the back-room dining; the front pub takes walk-ins for drinks and pies.
Wholesale roastery on North Western Street, Manchester, supplying speciality grade beans to independent cafes across the city. Open for cupping events.
Sources from: Brazil, Ethiopia, Colombia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Family-run craft brewery on Hewitt Street, Manchester, with seven brothers behind the name. Beerhouse taproom, pizza counter, fruit-beer collabs daily.
Salford brewery on Coral Street. Pomona Island's pales and dark beers are the regulars' pour at Manchester pubs; taproom open Friday and Saturday only here.
Salford craft brewery in Manchester, the first UK brewery to be 100 per cent gluten-free. Taproom open weekends, regulars on the rotating pale and stout pour.
Greater Manchester's pioneering food market hall in Altrincham, model for the city's later halls. Eighteen traders, communal seating, the kids' shift is loud.
Lancashire's most famous market, seven miles north of Manchester. Three hundred stalls, the original Bury Black Pudding Co stand, pies and Lancashire cheese.
Lancashire's Eccles market square in Salford, four miles west of Manchester. Pie and Eccles-cake stalls keep the bake tradition alive on weekdays.