Lancashire's slow-cooked lamb and onion stew under a sliced-potato lid, baked until the top is golden and crisp. Manchester pubs serve it through the winter months.
The Lancashire hotpot evolved during the cotton-mill era as a one-pot meal cotton workers could leave to bake while at work. Lamb or mutton, sliced onions and a layer of sliced potatoes were assembled in the eponymous deep, round pot and slow-baked. Manchester gastropubs from The Edinburgh Castle to Mr Thomas's Chop House still serve a winter version, often with red cabbage and pickled walnuts on the side.
3 editor picks for Lancashire hotpot in Manchester, ranked by editorial score. All Manchester signature dishes · Lancashire hotpot across every city.
The Edinburgh Castle ★ 4.6
ancoats · 23 Blossom Street, Manchester M4 6AN
The upstairs kitchen earned a Top 50 Gastropubs spot in the UK; Gabe Lea took over as head chef in late 2024. Whitewashed Ancoats pub downstairs, bistro plates above.
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.
The Black Friar ★ 4.4
salford · 41-43 Blackfriars Road, Salford M3 7DB
1886 Salford pub, derelict for fifteen years, resurrected 2021 with chef Ben Chaplin. Pub classics, one AA Rosette, the best beer garden in the city.