Hawksmoor Manchester is a steakhouse restaurant in Deansgate, Manchester.
Editorially verified May 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: 35-day dry-aged rump, Lobster mac and cheese
Must order: The 35-day dry-aged rump with bone-marrow gravy and triple-cooked chips.
Tip: The £19 Steak and Sides lunch runs weekdays 12:00-17:30; book ahead.
Address: 184-186 Deansgate, Manchester M3 3WB
Northern Quarter pizza-and-plates room in a converted Victorian warehouse, Manchester. Brick walls, open kitchen, sourdough pizza served all day.
Signature: Sourdough pizza, Sunday roast
Order: Wood-fired sourdough pizza; the burrata with peach in summer.
Tip: The kitchen runs to 22:00 most nights and 23:00 weekends Walk-ins usually OK.
Eighty-cover American room on the corner of Hilton and Tariff Streets, Manchester. Northern Quarter brunch crowd from 10:00; cocktail bar runs late.
Signature: Burgers, Brunch plates
Order: Buttermilk-fried chicken sandwich and the Bloody Mary; brunch eggs on toast.
Tip: Half-price food on Mondays; brunch and lunch for a tenner most weekdays.
All-day Northern Quarter kitchen on Tib Street with a global, vegetable-led menu. Brunch through dinner; weekend tasting flight on the bar list.
Signature: Confit chickpeas on toast, Saffron turmeric chicken
Order: Confit chickpeas on toast with whipped feta; the saffron and turmeric chicken.
Tip: Brunch crowds 10:00-13:00; late afternoon is the calm slot for a quiet table.
Started as a 2014 Cotton Street pop-up; now an AVPN-listed pizzeria with branches across the UK. Dough ferments 24 hours, sixty seconds in the oven.
Signature: Margherita, Diavola
Order: Margherita first, then the Diavola with Italian salami if you want heat.
Tip: Walk-in only at Ancoats; arrive by 17:30 weekends or expect a queue across Cutting Room Square.
Neighbourhood bar and kitchen on Cutting Room Square in Ancoats. Order the pulled lamb shoulder flatbread; crispy pork belly. Kitchen leans modern british.
Signature: Pulled lamb shoulder, Crispy pork belly
Order: Pulled lamb shoulder flatbread; crispy pork belly.
Tip: Walk in at lunch; book ahead for Friday or Saturday dinner Walk-ins usually OK.
Open since 2014, the Hilton Street original is the brunch room locals queue for. Sourdough loaded with avocado, feta and poached eggs; fruit porridge bowls.
Signature: Avocado on sourdough, French toast
Order: The Ezra benedict with smoked salmon; cinnamon French toast with bacon.
Tip: No bookings; put your name on the list and walk the Northern Quarter blocks until they text.
