This and That is an indian restaurant in Northern Quarter, Manchester.
Family-run Indian cafe since 1984, on Soap Street behind the Arndale. The original rice-and-three counter, served canteen-style, still under ten pounds.
Signature dishes: Rice and three curry, Chana masala
Must order: Rice and three curry: pilau plus chana, saag and a meat curry.
Tip: Open 12:00 to 19:00 weekdays; takeaway queue moves fast at lunch.
Address: 3 Soap Street, Manchester M4 1EW
Indian street-food and craft-beer hall in a basement off Piccadilly. Twelve keg lines pour Bundobust's own brewery beers alongside the snack plates.
Signature: Vada pav, Okra fries
Order: Vada pav with chilli butter, okra fries, and a pint of the Bundobust Mango Lassi sour.
Tip: All vegetarian; gluten-free options marked. Bookings rare on weekends.
Indian street-food and craft-beer hall in a basement off Piccadilly. Twelve keg lines pour Bundobust's own brewery beers alongside the snack plates.
Signature: Vada pav, Okra fries
Order: Vada pav with chilli butter, okra fries, and a pint of the Bundobust Mango Lassi sour.
Tip: All vegetarian; gluten-free options marked. Bookings rare on weekends.
Basement dim sum in Manchester's Chinatown. No-frills round tables, har gow and siu mai by the bamboo basket, roast duck and char siu in the window.
Signature: Har gow, Siu mai
Order: Har gow, siu mai, char siu pork and the chiu chow dumplings.
Tip: Weekday lunch is calmer; weekend yum cha books out from 12:00.
Mohammad Arshad opened Mughli on Manchester's Curry Mile in 1991; family still runs it. Focal charcoal pit, Mughlai cooking, lamb chops by platter.
Signature: Charcoal lamb chops, Tandoori platter
Order: Charcoal lamb chops; tandoori paneer; finish with kulfi.
Tip: Kitchen runs to 00:30 Friday and Saturday; family-lunch crowd from 14:00 Sunday.
P G and Lilawati Sachdev opened Lily's in 1972; pure vegetarian, family-run, packed with Manchester regulars. Best Vegetarian 2018 award winner.
Signature: Gujarati thali, South Indian dosa
Order: The Lily's thali, a daily-changing tour of Gujarati and Punjabi vegetarian plates.
Tip: Twenty minutes by tram from Piccadilly; closed Monday and Tuesday.
1886 Salford pub, derelict for fifteen years, resurrected 2021 with chef Ben Chaplin. Pub classics, one AA Rosette, the best beer garden in the city.
Signature: Sunday roast, Pub classics
Order: Sunday roast with beef rib; the deep-fried mac and cheese starter.
Tip: Book the back-room dining; the front pub takes walk-ins for drinks and pies.
Bavarian beer hall on Peter Street next to the Albert Hall venue. House lager on tap, pretzels with obatzda, live music programme most nights of the week.
Signature: Bratwurst sharing platter, Pretzel with obatzda
Order: Bratwurst platter for the table; a pretzel with obatzda dip.
Tip: Brunch on weekend mornings is calmer than the evening live shows.
