Mackie Mayor ★ 4.7
Smithfield Market hall in Manchester, restored 2017. Vendors: Honest Crust pizza, Tender Cow burgers, Pico's tacos, New Wave Ramen, Reserve wines.
Try: Multiple vendors: pizza, ramen, dim sum, mezcal
Vendors, food trucks and stalls: the cheapest, fastest, frequently best food in Manchester.
Don't-miss vendors
GRUB Mayfield ★ 4.5
Rotating Manchester street-food fair at the Mayfield depot. Pizza, burgers, Vietnamese banh mi, dumplings, vegan; vendor lineup changes each weekend.
Try: Rotating street-food traders
Hello Oriental ★ 4.4
Three-floor East Asian street-food hall under Symphony Park at Circle Square, off Oxford Road. Vietnamese pho counter, Cantonese roasts, dim sum bar, Chinese bakery, Korean fried chicken, all under one ticket.
Try: Pan-Asian street food hall
This and That ★ 4.6
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.
Try: Rice and three curry
Mughli Charcoal Pit ★ 4.5
Curry Mile Manchester institution since 1991. The focal charcoal pit produces lamb chops, paneer and chicken tikka the crowd orders by the platter daily.
Try: Charcoal lamb chops
Honest Crust ★ 4.4
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.
Try: Sourdough pizza
Chilli B Thai ★ 4.3
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.
Try: Thai green curry
New Wave Ramen ★ 4.3
Ramen counter inside Manchester's Mackie Mayor hall. Tonkotsu and shio ramen, takoyaki and bao buns; steam from the pots fills the room daily.
Try: Tonkotsu ramen
Pico's at Mackie Mayor ★ 4.3
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.
Try: Al pastor and birria tacos