Mei Dim ★ 4.4
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.
Try: Dim sum
Neighbourhooddeansgate
The dishPan-Asian street food
Location
Address: South Pavilion, 2 Symphony Park, Circle Square, Manchester M1 7FS
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Mughli ★ 4.5
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Bundobust ★ 4.5
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Purezza ★ 4.4
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Rudy's Pizza ★ 4.6
Manchester's Cotton Street Neapolitan pizzeria. Margherita seven pounds fifty, marinara six fifty; AVPN-approved Neapolitan dough, sixty-second wood oven.
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