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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
Mackie Mayor is a street-food stop in Northern Quarter, Manchester.
Smithfield Market hall in Manchester, restored 2017. Vendors: Honest Crust pizza, Tender Cow burgers, Pico's tacos, New Wave Ramen, Reserve wines.
Address: 1 Eagle Street, Manchester M4 5BU
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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