Manchester: Northern Quarter Food Walk with Tastings
Explore Manchester’s Northern Quarter on a guided food walk. Sample four small plates at top eateries, discover street art, and hear local stories.
This and That is a street-food stop in Northern Quarter, Manchester.
Editorially verified May 27, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Explore Manchester’s Northern Quarter on a guided food walk. Sample four small plates at top eateries, discover street art, and hear local stories.
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Address: 3 Soap Street, Manchester M4 1EW
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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