Erst
46 covers
Elnecot
60 covers
Photograph: Cibus
Cibus
30 covers
Cibus began as a pizza stall at Levenshulme Market and a pop-up above Fred's Ale House, then moved into the former M19 nightclub on Stockport Road in 2021. The dining room seats around 30, with wine shelves along one wall, pendant lighting and an outdoor area behind. Giorgio Fontana, from the Veneto, runs it with head chef Marco Bracchitta, who is Sicilian, and the menu follows both regions: cicchetti, sourdough pizza on long proved dough, fresh pasta and weekly meat specials. The Good Food Guide named it Best Local Restaurant in the North West in 2024. Closed Mondays.
Stretford Canteen
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Stretford Canteen is a family run French bistro at 118 Chester Road, opened as a pop-up in 2016 by Josephine Sandwith and Dean Taylor and now on a permanent site, with their daughter Eve working front of house and in the kitchen. Josephine grew up in her parents' Manchester French restaurant, the Beaujolais. The room is small and plainly furnished, with prints, a large mirror and pot plants, dressed with candles and tablecloths for evening service. The kitchen runs a changing prix fixe: ham hock terrine, confit duck leg, steak au poivre, tarte au citron. Dinner Wednesday to Sunday, brunch at weekends.
The Pasta Factory
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Evelyn's
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The Oystercatcher
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Evuna
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Winsome
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10 Tib Lane
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Another Hand
24 covers
Stow
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Higher Ground
100 covers
Photograph: Petisco
Petisco
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Petisco is a Portuguese small plates restaurant in Stanley Square, Sale, opened in January 2022 by four childhood friends, with Johnny Nolan as the chef. They built much of the place themselves, including the tables. It occupies a former Greenhalgh's bakery, fitted out with exposed brick, copper detailing, blue and white tiling and black and white Portuguese photography under filament bulbs. The kitchen serves petiscos to share: salt cod fritters with aioli, suckling pig rissoles with apple and honey gel, padron peppers, king prawns in green peri peri butter, and pastéis de nata. Open Wednesday to Sunday.
Photograph: Zena
Zena
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Zena is a family owned Levantine restaurant on Burton Road in West Didsbury, cooking across Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Jordan. The kitchen works over charcoal, and the menu runs from hot and cold mezze through kebabs and grills to fish, salads and pastries. It holds no alcohol licence and diners bring their own, something regular reviewers mention often. Google diners report spending around £20 to £30 a head. There is a covered, rainproof outdoor dining area alongside the main room, and the kitchen runs a steady takeaway and delivery trade.
Volta
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Edinburgh Castle
36 covers
The Jane Eyre
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Canto
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The Fat Loaf
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Blue Eyed Panda
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Photograph: Bruco
Bruco
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Bruco is an Italian bar and kitchen on Murray Street in Ancoats, opened in November 2024 by Ethan Harvey with head chef Cosimo Torlo, on the site of the former Trove bakery. The room has very high ceilings and tall windows looking out at the red brick mills, a green and dusky pink colour scheme, low hanging lights and boucle chairs, with bar seating at the front and a view of the open kitchen further back. The kitchen cooks small plates and pasta: truffle arancini, nduja ribs, charred octopus, short rib lasagne. Open Wednesday to Sunday, morning through to dinner.
Sampa
Northern Quarter (hidden address)
12 covers
The Walled Gardens
8 covers