Ezra & Gil ★ 4.5
Open since 2014, the Hilton Street original Ezra & Gil is Manchester's Northern Quarter brunch room. Sourdough, avocado, eggs benedict, single-origin filter.
Order: The Ezra benedict with smoked salmon and cinnamon French toast
Where to brunch in Manchester. The morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.
Brunch picks
Federal Cafe ★ 4.5
Australian-style brunch room in Manchester's Northern Quarter, packed from 09:00 daily. Banana bread with ricotta, Turkish eggs, single-origin coffee here.
Order: Banana bread with whipped ricotta and a Turkish eggs main
Pollen Bakery ★ 4.7
Manchester's flagship Ancoats bakery and brunch room by the marina. Sausage-egg-hash buns, sourdough toast, brunch eggs, take-home cinnamon morning buns.
Order: Sausage, egg and hash brown breakfast bun and a cinnamon morning bun
Long Boi's Bakehouse ★ 4.5
Old corner-shop bakehouse on a leafy Levenshulme street, founded by a former Pollen baker. Order the cardamom morning bun with a flat white.
Order: Cardamom morning bun with a flat white
Fig + Sparrow ★ 4.4
Sisters Laura and Hannah's Scandi-leaning Northern Quarter brunch room, opened 2013 on Oldham Street. Order the brioche french toast with berry sauce.
Order: Brioche French toast with berry sauce
Evelyn's Cafe Bar ★ 4.3
Tib Street all-day kitchen in Manchester's Northern Quarter. Brunch through dinner, global menu with vegetable-led plates, weekend tasting flight on the bar.
Order: Saffron and turmeric chicken bowl or confit chickpeas on toast
The Pen and Pencil ★ 4.1
Manchester's eighty-cover American brunch room on the corner of Hilton and Tariff. Brunch crowd from 10:00; cocktail bar in the same room runs late nights.
Order: Buttermilk-fried chicken sandwich with a Bloody Mary on the side
Just Between Friends ★ 4.5
Northern Quarter speciality bar on Tib Street, hosting the Manchester heat of the Northern Filter Championships. Open mon-sat 08:00-17:00, sun 09:00-16:00.
Order: Whipped feta on sourdough with a Kalita pour-over
Siop Shop ★ 4.4
Welsh-influenced bakery cafe on Manchester's Tib Street. Pic-niq sausage rolls, bara brith, brunch plates and excellent espresso from 09:00 Wednesday-Sunday.
Order: Pic-niq sausage roll and a flat white
Common ★ 4.2
Manchester's Edge Street Northern Quarter pub serving brunch through to late night. Reuben sandwich, sourdough grilled cheese, craft pints on rotation.
Order: Reuben on rye with a pint of guest ale
The Allotment ★ 4.3
Manchester vegan and vegetarian restaurant on Lloyd Street. Bottomless brunch available all day, local sustainable produce on every plate here daily.
Order: Bottomless brunch with three plates and unlimited prosecco
Ezra & Gil Peter Street ★ 4.4
Ezra & Gil's larger Peter Street site in Manchester serves the Spinningfields and Deansgate office crowd. Same Hilton menu, more sit-down covers.
Order: Avocado on sourdough with poached eggs
Off the Press ★ 4.4
Independent artisan cafe in one of Ancoats' landmark buildings on George Leigh Street, with an in-house bakery. At 3 George Leigh Street. Booking recommended.
Order: House-baked croissant and seasonal eggs plate
Pot Kettle Black ★ 4.5
Antipodean-style coffee and brunch in the Grade II listed Barton Arcade off Deansgate. Opened 2014, dedicated eggs benedict bar at sister Angel Gardens site.
Order: Parmesan and truffle scrambled eggs on sourdough
Idle Hands ★ 4.5
Manchester's Northern Quarter speciality coffee shop on Dale Street with brunch pies. Excellent flat whites, freshly baked pies as the centre of menu, daily.
Order: Mushroom and stilton pie with a flat white