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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 brunch spot in Deansgate, Manchester.
Editorially verified May 30, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
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. Order the cardamom morning bun with a flat white.
Order: Cardamom morning bun with a flat white
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