Manchester: Northern Quarter Food Walk with Tastings
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9 street food places in Manchester we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Manchester | Street Food across every city.
Street food in Manchester has been institutionalised in the best sense, gathered into permanent halls where independent traders share a roof and a long table. Mackie Mayor in the Northern Quarter is the flagship, with GRUB Mayfield nearer Deansgate carrying the same spirit. Traders like Honest Crust and New Wave Ramen circulate through these spaces, giving the city a rotating cast of kitchens rather than fixed addresses.
Mackie Mayor ★ 4.7
northern-quarter · 1 Eagle Street, Manchester M4 5BU
Smithfield Market hall in Manchester, restored 2017. Vendors: Honest Crust pizza, Tender Cow burgers, Pico's tacos, New Wave Ramen, Reserve wines.
GRUB Mayfield ★ 4.5
deansgate · Baring Street, Manchester M1 2PY
Rotating Manchester street-food fair at the Mayfield depot. Pizza, burgers, Vietnamese banh mi, dumplings, vegan; vendor lineup changes each weekend.
Hello Oriental ★ 4.4
deansgate · South Pavilion, 2 Symphony Park, Circle Square, Manchester M1 7FS
Three-floor East Asian street-food hall under Symphony Park at Circle Square, off Oxford Road. Vietnamese pho counter, Cantonese roasts, dim sum bar.
This and That ★ 4.6
northern-quarter · 3 Soap Street, Manchester M4 1EW
Manchester's original rice-and-three canteen on Soap Street since 1984. Pilau plus three curries served from the heated counter, under a tenner the lot.
Mughli Charcoal Pit ★ 4.5
rusholme · 30 Wilmslow Road, Manchester M14 5TQ
Curry Mile Manchester institution since 1991. The focal charcoal pit produces lamb chops, paneer and chicken tikka the crowd orders by the platter daily.
Honest Crust ★ 4.4
northern-quarter · 1 Eagle Street, Manchester M4 5BU
Sourdough pizza stall inside Manchester's Mackie Mayor hall. Forty-eight-hour ferment, wood-fired oven, the queue is the longest in the room at lunch.
Chilli B Thai ★ 4.3
northern-quarter · 1 Eagle Street, Manchester M4 5BU
Thai street-food counter inside Manchester's Mackie Mayor food hall. Green and red curries, pad thai and salads to take home; the queue is short on weekdays.
New Wave Ramen ★ 4.3
northern-quarter · 1 Eagle Street, Manchester M4 5BU
Ramen counter inside Manchester's Mackie Mayor hall. Tonkotsu and shio ramen, takoyaki and bao buns; steam from the pots fills the room daily.
Pico's at Mackie Mayor ★ 4.3
northern-quarter · 1 Eagle Street, Manchester M4 5BU
Mexican counter inside Manchester's Mackie Mayor hall. Soft corn tortillas pressed in-house, three filling options on rotation, agua fresca jugs by the door.
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