15 brunch in Manchester, editor-picked for saturday brunch. The saturday brunch spots worth queuing for. All brunch in Manchester.

Pollen Bakery ★ 4.7

ancoats · Cotton Field Wharf, 8 New Union Street, Manchester M4 6FQ

Hours: Wed-Sun 08:00-16:00

Manchester's flagship Ancoats bakery and brunch room by the marina. Sausage-egg-hash buns, sourdough toast, brunch eggs, take-home cinnamon morning buns.

Ezra & Gil ★ 4.5

northern-quarter · 20 Hilton Street, Manchester M1 1FR

Hours: Daily 08:00-17:00

Open since 2014, the Hilton Street original Ezra & Gil is Manchester's Northern Quarter brunch room. Sourdough, avocado, eggs benedict, single-origin filter.

Federal Cafe ★ 4.5

northern-quarter · 9 Nicholas Croft, Manchester M4 1EY

Hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-16:00, Sat-Sun 09:00-17:00

Australian-style brunch room in Manchester's Northern Quarter, packed from 09:00 daily. Banana bread with ricotta, Turkish eggs, single-origin coffee here.

Long Boi's Bakehouse ★ 4.5

levenshulme · 40 Forest Range, Levenshulme, Manchester M19 2HP

Hours: Tue-Fri 08:30-16:00, Sat 09:30-15:30, Sun 10:00-14:00

Old corner-shop bakehouse on a leafy Levenshulme street, founded by a former Pollen baker. Order the cardamom morning bun with a flat white.

Just Between Friends ★ 4.5

northern-quarter · 56 Tib Street, Manchester M4 1LG

Hours: Mon-Sat 08:00-17:00, Sun 09:00-16:00

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.

Pot Kettle Black ★ 4.5

deansgate · Unit 14, Barton Arcade, Deansgate, Manchester M3 2BW

Hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-19:00, Sat 09:00-18:00, Sun 10:00-17:00

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.

Idle Hands ★ 4.5

northern-quarter · 35 Dale Street, Manchester M1 2HF

Hours: Mon-Fri 08:30-16:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-16:00

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.

Fig + Sparrow ★ 4.4

northern-quarter · 20 Oldham Street, Manchester M1 1JN

Hours: Daily 08:00-17:00

Sisters Laura and Hannah's Scandi-leaning Northern Quarter brunch room, opened 2013 on Oldham Street. Order the brioche french toast with berry sauce.

Siop Shop ★ 4.4

northern-quarter · 53 Tib Street, Manchester M4 1LS

Hours: Wed-Sun 09:00-15:00

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.

Ezra & Gil Peter Street ★ 4.4

deansgate · 57 Peter Street, Manchester M2 3NQ

Hours: Daily 08:00-17:00

Ezra & Gil's larger Peter Street site in Manchester serves the Spinningfields and Deansgate office crowd. Same Hilton menu, more sit-down covers.

Off the Press ★ 4.4

ancoats · 3 George Leigh Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5DL

Hours: Tue-Fri 07:30-16:00, Sat 07:30-15:00, Sun 09:00-15:00

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.

Evelyn's Cafe Bar ★ 4.3

northern-quarter · Smithfield Building, 44 Tib Street, Manchester M4 1NB

Hours: Daily 09:00-23:00

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.

The Allotment ★ 4.3

deansgate · 6 Lloyd Street, Manchester M2 5AB

Hours: Daily 09:00-21:00

Manchester vegan and vegetarian restaurant on Lloyd Street. Bottomless brunch available all day, local sustainable produce on every plate here daily.

Common ★ 4.2

northern-quarter · 39-41 Edge Street, Manchester M4 1HW

Hours: Daily 10:00-23:00

Manchester's Edge Street Northern Quarter pub serving brunch through to late night. Reuben sandwich, sourdough grilled cheese, craft pints on rotation.

The Pen and Pencil ★ 4.1

northern-quarter · 85-89 Hilton Street, Manchester M1 2EH

Hours: Daily 10:00-22:00

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.