9 wine bar rooms in Manchester we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Manchester | Wine Bar across every city.
Manchester's wine-bar wave has settled in Ancoats, where small rooms pair low-intervention bottles with short, produce-led menus. Erst on Murray Street and Flawd lead that scene, sharing the natural-wine-and-small-plates approach that defines the area. Reserve Wines brings a more retail-led list to the Northern Quarter, rounding out a city that has grown serious about what is in the glass.
Erst ★ 4.7
ancoats · 9 Murray Street, Manchester M4 6HS
Bib Gourmand on Murray Street since 2019. Short menu of seasonal plates, twenty natural reds and the same in whites, most bottles under fifty pounds.
Erst ★ 4.7
9 Murray Street, Manchester M4 6HS
Bib Gourmand natural-wine room on Murray Street. Short menu of seasonal plates, twenty natural reds and twenty whites, most bottles under fifty pounds.
Flawd ★ 4.6
ancoats · 7 Murray Street, New Islington, Manchester M4 6HS
Canalside Manchester wine bar by Ancoats Marina. Light, brick room, communal tables, leafy courtyard, low-intervention bottles from small European growers.
Reserve Wines ★ 4.4
northern-quarter · Mackie Mayor, 1 Eagle Street, Manchester M4 5JZ
Wine shop and bar inside Manchester's Mackie Mayor food hall. Hundreds of bottles, keg wines, glass pours, regular tastings and Sunday cheese pairings.
Erst ★ 4.7
ancoats · 9 Murray Street, Manchester M4 6HS
Bib Gourmand Manchester wine bar on Ancoats' Murray Street. Twenty natural reds, twenty whites, a handful of pet-nats; small plates change weekly.
Cork of the North ★ 4.5
stockport · 66 Heaton Moor Road, Stockport SK4 4NX
South Manchester wine bar in Heaton Moor with 450 bottles on the wall. Hundred-plus by the glass, Mediterranean snacks, sister site in Sale on the same model.
Vino Cafe ★ 4.3
northern-quarter · 30 Tib Street, Manchester M4 1LA
Italian wine bar on Tib Street in Manchester's Northern Quarter. Italian-leaning list, Burgundy by the glass, antipasti and pasta plates daily.
Cuckoo ★ 4.4
prestwich · 395-397 Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 1AW
Prestwich neighbourhood bar and pizza room on Bury New Road. Low-intervention wines, sourdough pizza, small plates and a daytime coffee programme.
Erst ★ 4.8
ancoats · 9 Murray Street, Manchester M4 6HS
Bib Gourmand natural-wine room on Manchester's Murray Street since 2019. Short menu of seasonal plates, twenty natural reds and the same in whites here.