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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
Pot Kettle Black is a brunch spot in Deansgate, Manchester.
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, sourdough focaccia and biscoff French toast on the all-day menu.
Must order: Parmesan and truffle scrambled eggs on sourdough
Address: Unit 14, Barton Arcade, Deansgate, Manchester M3 2BW
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
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
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
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
Old corner-shop bakehouse on a leafy Levenshulme street, founded by a former Pollen baker. Listed in The Good Food Guide's Best Bakeries 2025 for imaginative pastries; takeaway with outside seating.
Order: Cardamom morning bun with a flat white
Sisters Laura and Hannah's Scandi-leaning Northern Quarter brunch room, opened 2013 on Oldham Street. All-day plates, whipped goat's cheese with truffle oil and figs, single-origin filter.
Order: Brioche French toast with berry sauce