This and That
- ★ 4.8
- Indian
- £
- Northern Quarter
Try Rice and three curry
Manchester's original rice-and-three canteen on Soap Street since 1984. Pilau plus three curries from the heated counter, under a tenner for the lot.
Eat well in Manchester for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
Cheap eats worth seeking out
17 places
Hello Oriental
- ★ 4.5
- Chinese
- £
- Deansgate and St John's
Try Pan-Asian street food
Three-floor pan-Asian food hall on Oxford Road's Circle Square. Vietnamese pho counter, Cantonese roast counter, dim sum bar, Chinese bakery and Korean fried.
Mei Dim
Try Dim sum
Manchester Chinatown's basement dim sum room. Har gow, siu mai, char siu pork buns, chiu chow dumplings; most plates between three and six pounds.
Vegetarian tours and tastings in Manchester
2 of the budget eats on this list serve vegetarian.
Mughli
Try Charcoal lamb chops by the platter
Manchester Curry Mile classic since 1991. Charcoal lamb chops, tandoori platters and naan; main plates between ten and fifteen pounds, late-night kitchen.
Lily's Vegetarian Indian
Try Gujarati thali
Greater Manchester's family-run pure-vegetarian Indian institution. Gujarati thali under fifteen pounds, dosa under ten; the Sachdev family runs the room.
Bundobust
Try Vada pav and snack plates
Manchester all-vegetarian Indian beer hall on Piccadilly. Vada pav, okra fries, dahl and bhel puri; most plates between five and nine pounds, beers on tap.
Purezza
- ★ 4.3
- Vegan
- £
- Northern Quarter
Try Vegan pizza
Northern Quarter outpost of the UK's first 100% plant-based pizzeria. At 75-77 High Street. Reservations advised. A neighbourhood favourite.
Rudy's Pizza
Try Margherita pizza
Manchester's Cotton Street Neapolitan pizzeria. Margherita seven pounds fifty, marinara six fifty; AVPN-approved Neapolitan dough, sixty-second wood oven.
Wholesome Junkies
- ★ 4.3
- Vegan
- £
- Northern Quarter
Try Vegan junk-food burgers
100% plant-based junk-food kitchen on Turner Street, slotted into the Hinterland Bar space. Truffle burgers, loaded kimchi fries, vegan shakes.
Long Boi's Bakehouse
- ★ 4.5
- Bakery
- £
- Levenshulme
Try Sourdough toastie
Levenshulme corner-shop bakehouse on Forest Range from an ex-Pollen baker. Cardamom buns, sourdough toasties, savoury bakes, almost everything under a tenner.
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Common
Try Reuben sandwich
Manchester's Edge Street craft beer pub on the Northern Quarter. Reuben sandwich twelve pounds, hot toasties and grilled cheese under fifteen, pints from £5.
Federal Cafe
- ★ 4.5
- Modern Australian
- £
- Northern Quarter
Try Banana bread brunch
Manchester's Nicholas Croft Australian-style brunch room. Banana bread with ricotta, eggs benedict, Turkish eggs; most plates between ten and fourteen pounds.
Honest Crust at Mackie Mayor
- ★ 4.2
- Pizzeria
- £
- Northern Quarter
Try Margherita pizza
Manchester sourdough-pizza counter inside Mackie Mayor. Margherita at twelve pounds, specials with seasonal toppings around fourteen, communal hall seating.
Akbar's Castlefield
Try Curry and naan
Bradford-founded Kashmiri chain on Manchester's Liverpool Road in Castlefield. Signature hanging naan suspended from a metal frame over the table at dinner.
Pico's at Mackie Mayor
- ★ 4.1
- Mexican
- £
- Northern Quarter
Try Tacos
Mexican counter inside Manchester's Mackie Mayor. Three tacos around eleven pounds; soft corn tortillas pressed in-house, three filling options on rotation.
Siop Shop
- ★ 4.2
- Bakery
- £
- Northern Quarter
Try Welsh sausage roll
Tib Street Welsh-influenced bakery cafe in Manchester. Pic-niq sausage rolls around five pounds, brunch plates under nine; tiny room, walk-in seating only.
New Wave Ramen
- ★ 4.1
- Japanese ramen
- £
- Northern Quarter
Try Tonkotsu ramen
Ramen counter inside Manchester's Mackie Mayor. Tonkotsu and shio bowls around twelve pounds, takoyaki five, bao buns four; steam fills the hall.
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