Eat in Salford and MediaCity, Manchester

The Black Friar ★ 4.4

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.

Heart and Graft Coffee ★ 4.0

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

Seven Bro7hers Brewery ★ 4.2

Family-run craft brewery on Hewitt Street, Manchester, with seven brothers behind the name. Beerhouse taproom, pizza counter, fruit-beer collabs daily.

Pomona Island Brew Co ★ 4.6

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.

First Chop Brewery ★ 4.0

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.

Altrincham Market ★ 4.6

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.

Bury Market ★ 4.6

Lancashire's most famous market, seven miles north of Manchester. Three hundred stalls, the original Bury Black Pudding Co stand, pies and Lancashire cheese.

Eccles Market ★ 4.0

Lancashire's Eccles market square in Salford, four miles west of Manchester. Pie and Eccles-cake stalls keep the bake tradition alive on weekdays.