9 editor picks in Manchester.
9 modern british places in Manchester we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Manchester | Modern British across every city.
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.
OrderThe full tasting menu; British produce-led, often built around coastal seafood and seasonal vegetables.
TipReserve six weeks ahead for Friday and Saturday; weekday lunch slots open the same season.
Tom Barnes, formerly executive chef at Simon Rogan's L'Enclume, opened Skof on Federation Street in May 2024. Michelin star inside ten months.
OrderThe set tasting menu, Cumbrian and Northern produce cooked with L'Enclume precision.
TipOnly 36 covers; book six to eight weeks ahead for weekend service.
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.
OrderThe ten-course tasting menu, Northern produce reframed.
TipDinner only, Wednesday to Saturday from 18:00. The Midland's lobby bar handles aperitif.
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.
OrderThe set sharing menu at lunch, fifteen pounds cheaper and fast-paced; pasta and grilled seafood lead.
TipThe team also runs Flawd wine bar and Bar Shrimp; the trio works as a city-centre crawl.
Max Yorke and Julian Pizer run a 24-seat Michelin-listed bistro on Deansgate Mews in Manchester. Vegetable-forward plates, low-intervention wines.
OrderThe vegetable plate the kitchen builds that week; sourdough comes with cultured butter.
TipTiny room, two services only. Bookings via the site, no walk-ins.
Nineteenth-floor restaurant and rooftop terrace above Hardman Square. Modern British menu against panoramic Manchester views; DJs play weekend evenings.
OrderSunday roast on the dining-room side; the bar terrace handles cocktails.
TipResident DJs play from 17:00 on Thursday and Friday and from 13:00 on Saturday; book ahead for groups of up to 12.
Neighbourhood tasting room in Urmston; Michelin Guide listed. Small kitchen, regularly changing menu, walking distance from the Metrolink stop.
OrderThe six-course tasting; vegetarian version is the kitchen's strong second.
TipDinner Wednesday to Saturday; the room is small, book three weeks ahead.
Northern Quarter pizza-and-plates room in a converted Victorian warehouse, Manchester. Brick walls, open kitchen, sourdough pizza served all day.
OrderWood-fired sourdough pizza; the burrata with peach in summer.
TipThe kitchen runs to 22:00 most nights and 23:00 weekends Walk-ins usually OK.
Neighbourhood bar and kitchen on Cutting Room Square in Ancoats. Order the pulled lamb shoulder flatbread; crispy pork belly. Kitchen leans modern british.
OrderPulled lamb shoulder flatbread; crispy pork belly.
TipWalk in at lunch; book ahead for Friday or Saturday dinner Walk-ins usually OK.
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