17 brunch rooms in Manchester we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Manchester | Brunch across every city.
Brunch in Manchester is really a Northern Quarter habit, built on the area's dense run of independent cafes and their unhurried weekend service. Ezra & Gil and Federal Cafe and Bar set the template, with Fig + Sparrow and Evelyn's Cafe Bar adding their own variations nearby. Pollen Bakery in Ancoats and Long Boi's Bakehouse in Levenshulme show the format spilling out beyond the centre into the city's bakery culture.
Ezra & Gil ★ 4.7
northern-quarter · 20 Hilton Street, Manchester M1 1FR
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.
Federal Cafe and Bar ★ 4.6
northern-quarter · 9 Nicholas Croft, Manchester M4 1EY
Australian-style brunch room in the Northern Quarter, Manchester, packed from 09:00. Banana bread with whipped ricotta is the menu's calling card.
Ezra & Gil ★ 4.5
northern-quarter · 20 Hilton Street, Manchester M1 1FR
Open since 2014, the Hilton Street original Ezra & Gil is Manchester's Northern Quarter brunch room. Sourdough, avocado, eggs benedict, single-origin filter.
Federal Cafe ★ 4.5
northern-quarter · 9 Nicholas Croft, Manchester M4 1EY
Australian-style brunch room in Manchester's Northern Quarter, packed from 09:00 daily. Banana bread with ricotta, Turkish eggs, single-origin coffee here.
Pollen Bakery ★ 4.7
ancoats · Cotton Field Wharf, 8 New Union Street, Manchester M4 6FQ
Manchester's flagship Ancoats bakery and brunch room by the marina. Sausage-egg-hash buns, sourdough toast, brunch eggs, take-home cinnamon morning buns.
Long Boi's Bakehouse ★ 4.5
levenshulme · 40 Forest Range, Levenshulme, Manchester M19 2HP
Old corner-shop bakehouse on a leafy Levenshulme street, founded by a former Pollen baker. Order the cardamom morning bun with a flat white.
Fig + Sparrow ★ 4.4
northern-quarter · 20 Oldham Street, Manchester M1 1JN
Sisters Laura and Hannah's Scandi-leaning Northern Quarter brunch room, opened 2013 on Oldham Street. Order the brioche french toast with berry sauce.
Evelyn's Cafe Bar ★ 4.3
northern-quarter · Smithfield Building, 44 Tib Street, Manchester M4 1NB
Tib Street all-day kitchen in Manchester's Northern Quarter. Brunch through dinner, global menu with vegetable-led plates, weekend tasting flight on the bar.
The Pen and Pencil ★ 4.1
northern-quarter · 85-89 Hilton Street, Manchester M1 2EH
Manchester's eighty-cover American brunch room on the corner of Hilton and Tariff. Brunch crowd from 10:00; cocktail bar in the same room runs late nights.
Just Between Friends ★ 4.5
northern-quarter · 56 Tib Street, Manchester M4 1LG
Northern Quarter speciality bar on Tib Street, hosting the Manchester heat of the Northern Filter Championships. Open mon-sat 08:00-17:00, sun 09:00-16:00.
Siop Shop ★ 4.4
northern-quarter · 53 Tib Street, Manchester M4 1LS
Welsh-influenced bakery cafe on Manchester's Tib Street. Pic-niq sausage rolls, bara brith, brunch plates and excellent espresso from 09:00 Wednesday-Sunday.
Common ★ 4.2
northern-quarter · 39-41 Edge Street, Manchester M4 1HW
Manchester's Edge Street Northern Quarter pub serving brunch through to late night. Reuben sandwich, sourdough grilled cheese, craft pints on rotation.
The Allotment ★ 4.3
deansgate · 6 Lloyd Street, Manchester M2 5AB
Manchester vegan and vegetarian restaurant on Lloyd Street. Bottomless brunch available all day, local sustainable produce on every plate here daily.
Ezra & Gil Peter Street ★ 4.4
deansgate · 57 Peter Street, Manchester M2 3NQ
Ezra & Gil's larger Peter Street site in Manchester serves the Spinningfields and Deansgate office crowd. Same Hilton menu, more sit-down covers.
Off the Press ★ 4.4
ancoats · 3 George Leigh Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5DL
Independent artisan cafe in one of Ancoats' landmark buildings on George Leigh Street, with an in-house bakery. At 3 George Leigh Street. Booking recommended.
Pot Kettle Black ★ 4.5
deansgate · Unit 14, Barton Arcade, Deansgate, Manchester M3 2BW
Antipodean-style coffee and brunch in the Grade II listed Barton Arcade off Deansgate. Opened 2014, dedicated eggs benedict bar at sister Angel Gardens site.
Idle Hands ★ 4.5
northern-quarter · 35 Dale Street, Manchester M1 2HF
Manchester's Northern Quarter speciality coffee shop on Dale Street with brunch pies. Excellent flat whites, freshly baked pies as the centre of menu, daily.