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13 cocktail bar places in Manchester we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Manchester | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Manchester's cocktail scene splits neatly between the polish of Deansgate and the dive-leaning energy of the Northern Quarter. Schofield's Bar and Speak in Code lead the considered, classics-minded end around Deansgate, while The Washhouse and Cane and Grain bring speakeasy theatre to the Northern Quarter. Twenty Twenty Two and Cottonopolis round out the area's run of late rooms.
Schofield's Bar ★ 4.7
deansgate · Sunlight House, 3 Little Quay Street, Manchester M3 3JZ
Joe and Daniel Schofield's Art Deco cocktail bar on the corner of Sunlight House, Manchester. Top 50 Cocktail Bars list since opening. Walk-ins welcome.
Speak in Code ★ 4.5
deansgate · 7 Jackson's Row, Manchester M2 5WD
Brick-lined Manchester speakeasy on Jackson's Row off Albert Square. Hip-hop soundtrack, vegan-friendly cocktails, sustainable in-house ingredients.
Port Street Beer House ★ 4.6
northern-quarter · 39-41 Port Street, Manchester M1 2EQ
Northern Quarter craft beer pub in Manchester since 2011. Eighteen keg, seven cask lines, hundreds of bottles, RateBeer's top Manchester bar most years.
The Temple ★ 4.4
deansgate · 100 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester M1 5JW
Tiny converted public toilet on Great Bridgewater Street in Manchester, now one of the city's most loved dive bars. Steps lead down to a one-room basement.
The Washhouse ★ 4.4
northern-quarter · 19 Shudehill, Manchester M4 2AF
Speakeasy hidden behind a laundrette front on Shudehill in Manchester. You pick up a phone, ask the operator for a slot, and a door opens to a bar inside.
Cane and Grain ★ 4.3
northern-quarter · 49-51 Thomas Street, Manchester M4 1NA
Thomas Street, Manchester, three-floor bar: rum and tiki at the top, cocktails on the middle, ribs and craft beer on the ground floor below.
Hula ★ 4.3
northern-quarter · 11a Stevenson Square, Manchester M1 1DB
1950s-inspired tiki hideout under Stevenson Square in the Northern Quarter. Basement booze paradise with tropical fish tank, fishbowl cocktails and DJ.
Mr Thomas's Chop House ★ 4.4
deansgate · 52 Cross Street, Manchester M2 7AR
1867 Victorian Manchester chop house and pub on Cross Street. Cask ales, steak and kidney pudding, original tilework and the city's oldest dining room.
Twenty Twenty Two ★ 4.2
northern-quarter · 20 Dale Street, Manchester M1 1EZ
Manchester basement bar on Dale Street with ping-pong tables, cocktails and pizza by the slice. Late-night Northern Quarter standby for the post-dinner shift.
Common ★ 4.2
northern-quarter · 39-41 Edge Street, Manchester M4 1HW
Edge Street stalwart in Manchester's Northern Quarter since 2009. Pub plates, craft beer, a chalkboard of guest taps that changes weekly. Locals' bar.
Cottonopolis ★ 4.3
northern-quarter · 16 Newton Street, Manchester M1 2AE
Northern Quarter cocktail bar in Manchester on Newton Street. Japanese-leaning drinks list, pan-Asian small plates, late-night kitchen until midnight.
Black Jack Taproom ★ 4.2
noma · 36 Gould Street, Manchester M4 4RN
Brewery taproom on Gould Street in Manchester's Green Quarter. Black Jack's own range plus rotating guests, dog-friendly, opens at 16:00 weekdays.
The Washhouse ★ 4.2
northern-quarter · 19 Shudehill, Manchester M4 2AF
Northern Quarter speakeasy hidden behind a Shudehill laundrette in Manchester. Bespoke cocktail flights, burgers and bar plates, late nights every night.
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