26 british gastropub places in Manchester we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Manchester | British Gastropub across every city.
Manchester's modern British cooking spans the spectrum from the tasting room to the corner pub, and the city wears both registers comfortably. Mana in Ancoats and Higher Ground near Deansgate lead the produce-driven contemporary end, with Adam Reid at The French holding the grand-hotel tradition in Spinningfields. For the older pub idiom there is The Edinburgh Castle in Ancoats and Mr Thomas's Chop House by Deansgate, two rooms that keep the pie-and-pint side of the story alive.
Mana ★ 4.9
ancoats · 42 Blossom Street, Manchester M4 6BF
Simon Martin opened Mana in Ancoats in 2018. Manchester's first Michelin star in over forty years when it landed in 2019. Open-kitchen tasting room.
Skof ★ 4.9
noma · 3 Federation Street, Manchester M4 4BF
Tom Barnes, formerly executive chef at Simon Rogan's L'Enclume, opened Skof on Federation Street in May 2024. Michelin star inside ten months.
Adam Reid at The French ★ 4.6
spinningfields · 16 Peter Street, Manchester M60 2DS
Adam Reid runs the Belle Epoque dining room of the Midland Hotel in Manchester. Listed in the Michelin Guide; the historic 1903 room is the booking here.
Higher Ground ★ 4.7
deansgate · Faulkner House, New York Street, Manchester M1 4DY
Started as a 2020 pop-up; now Manchester's flagship Bib Gourmand on Faulkner House. Produce comes from the team's own Cheshire market garden.
The Edinburgh Castle ★ 4.6
ancoats · 23 Blossom Street, Manchester M4 6AN
The upstairs kitchen earned a Top 50 Gastropubs spot in the UK; Gabe Lea took over as head chef in late 2024. Located in Ancoats. Priced at £££.
Hispi ★ 4.5
didsbury · 1C School Lane, Didsbury, Manchester M20 6RD
Gary Usher's Didsbury bistro is the southern outpost of his Sticky Walnut group in Manchester. Two-course set lunch at sixteen pounds, ambitious for price.
Another Hand ★ 4.5
deansgate · Unit F, 253 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4EN
Max Yorke and Julian Pizer run a 24-seat Michelin-listed bistro on Deansgate Mews in Manchester. Vegetable-forward plates, low-intervention wines.
20 Stories ★ 4.3
spinningfields · No 1 Spinningfields, 1 Hardman Square, Manchester M3 3EB
Nineteenth-floor restaurant and rooftop terrace above Hardman Square. Modern British menu against panoramic Manchester views; the bar opens later.
Restaurant Orme ★ 4.5
urmston · 218 Church Road, Urmston, Manchester M41 9DX
Neighbourhood tasting room in Urmston; Michelin Guide listed. Small kitchen, regularly changing menu, walking distance from the Metrolink stop.
Tariff and Dale ★ 4.2
northern-quarter · 2 Tariff Street, Manchester M1 2FF
Northern Quarter pizza-and-plates room in a converted Victorian warehouse, Manchester. Brick walls, open kitchen, sourdough pizza served all day.
Elnecot ★ 4.4
ancoats · Cutting Room Square, 41 Blossom Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6AJ
Neighbourhood bar and kitchen on Cutting Room Square in Ancoats. Order the pulled lamb shoulder flatbread; crispy pork belly. Kitchen leans modern british.
The Black Friar ★ 4.4
salford · 41-43 Blackfriars Road, Salford M3 7DB
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.
Common ★ 4.0
northern-quarter · 39-41 Edge Street, Manchester M4 1HW
Edge Street stalwart in Manchester's Northern Quarter since 2009. Pub plates, craft beer, chalkboard of guest taps. The reuben is the signature plate.
Mana ★ 4.9
42 Blossom Street, Manchester M4 6BF
Simon Martin, formerly of Noma, opened Mana in Ancoats in 2018. One Michelin star since 2019. British produce, open kitchen, every table faces the pass.
Adam Reid at The French ★ 4.6
16 Peter Street, Manchester M60 2DS
Adam Reid took over the Midland Hotel's restaurant in 2016. Belle Epoque dining room, Northern English produce, listed in the Michelin Guide.
20 Stories ★ 4.3
No 1 Spinningfields, 1 Hardman Square, Manchester M3 3EB
Daniel Scott runs the nineteenth-floor rooftop room over Hardman Square in Manchester since 2021. Modern British menu, panoramic city views.
Pip ★ 4.5
Treehouse Hotel, Blackfriars Street, Manchester M3 2EQ
Mary-Ellen McTague returned to Manchester to run Pip in the Treehouse Hotel. Modern British, low-waste, Companio sourdough on the bread course.
Higher Ground ★ 4.7
Faulkner House, New York Street, Manchester M1 4DY
Bib Gourmand on New York Street; Manchester's highest National Restaurant Awards finish for 2025 at number thirty-six. Cinderwood farm produce.
Almanac ★ 4.5
54 High Street West, Glossop SK13 8BH
Luke Payne, who also runs The Pack Horse in Hayfield, opened Almanac on Glossop High Street in July 2025. A new Bib Gourmand for 2026 in Manchester.
The Edinburgh Castle ★ 4.6
23 Blossom Street, Manchester M4 6AN
Top 50 Gastropub in Ancoats, Manchester. Gabe Lea (Le Manoir, Northcote, Maya) runs the upstairs bistro; downstairs is a working pub with cask ales.
Another Hand ★ 4.5
Unit F, 253 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4EN
24-seat Michelin Guide bistro on Deansgate Mews in Manchester. Max Yorke (Edinburgh Castle, Hispi) opened the room in March 2022 with Julian Pizer.
Stow ★ 4.4
11 Bridge Street, Manchester M3 3BW
Open-fire restaurant on Bridge Street in Manchester from the Trof team. Jamie Pickles and Matt Nellany run a custom Firemade grill, vegetable-centric sides.
Common ★ 4.2
northern-quarter · 39-41 Edge Street, Manchester M4 1HW
Manchester's Edge Street Northern Quarter pub serves food until 02:00 every night. Reuben on rye, hot toasties, sourdough grilled cheese, craft beer flight.
Mr Thomas's Chop House ★ 4.4
deansgate · 52 Cross Street, Manchester M2 7AR
Manchester's 1867 Victorian pub and chop house on Cross Street, late kitchen until 23:00 every day. Cask ales, steak and kidney pudding, tilework all around.
Black Jack Brewery Tap ★ 4.0
noma · 36 Gould Street, Manchester M4 4RN
Manchester's Green Quarter brewery on Gould Street. Stouts and porters the year-round house style; the taproom rotates a guest beer or two weekly here.
Common ★ 4.0
northern-quarter · 39-41 Edge Street, Manchester M4 1HW
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.