Pico's at Mackie Mayor is a mexican restaurant in Northern Quarter, Manchester.
Editorially verified May 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Tacos, Tostadas
Must order: Al pastor and birria tacos; tostadas with the daily ceviche topping for two.
Tip: Order at the counter, then find a seat at the long communal tables and they bring it across the hall.
Address: 1 Eagle Street, Manchester M4 5BU
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.
Stockport Road neighbourhood Italian that grew from a Levenshulme market stall. Priced at ££. Kitchen leans regional italian. At 847-849 Stockport Road.
Signature: Pizza Napoletana, Italian-style Sunday roast
Order: Pizza of the week; the Italian Sunday roast on a Sunday afternoon.
Tip: Twenty minutes south of Piccadilly by train; pair with a Levenshulme Market stroll on Saturdays.
Manchester branch of Will Beckett and Huw Gott's London steakhouse. Native-breed British beef dry-aged in cellar; weekday Steak and Sides at nineteen.
Signature: 35-day dry-aged rump, Lobster mac and cheese
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.
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.
