9 editor picks in Manchester.
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.
9 street food places in Manchester we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Manchester · Street Food across every city.
Try Multiple vendors: pizza, ramen, dim sum, mezcal
Smithfield Market hall in Manchester, restored 2017.
Try Rotating street-food traders
Rotating Manchester street-food fair at the Mayfield depot.
Try Pan-Asian street food hall
Three-floor East Asian street-food hall under Symphony Park at Circle Square, off Oxford Road.
Try Rice and three curry
Manchester's original rice-and-three canteen on Soap Street since 1984.
Try Charcoal lamb chops
Curry Mile Manchester institution since 1991.
Try Sourdough pizza
Sourdough pizza stall inside Manchester's Mackie Mayor hall.
Try Thai green curry
Thai street-food counter inside Manchester's Mackie Mayor food hall.
Try Tonkotsu ramen
Ramen counter inside Manchester's Mackie Mayor hall.
Try Al pastor and birria tacos
Mexican counter inside Manchester's Mackie Mayor hall.
