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Restaurants in Manchester

• Armenian Taverna

  This extraordinary restaurant has been camped out deep in Manchester's bullish Chinese empire for more than 25 years and it continues to celebrate the obscure delights of authentic Armenian cuisine – whatever the neighbours might think.

  3 - 5 Princess Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Eastern European

• Brasserie Blanc

  A one-time bank on fashionable King Street is the setting for this branch of Raymond Blanc's mini-chain of flexible Gallic brasseries (originally Le Petit Blanc).

  55 King Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Modern French

• Cedar Tree Restaurant

  Converted from a takeaway in 2003, the Cedar Tree is as patriotically Lebanese as that country's emblematic flag and is a great asset to central Manchester.

  69 Thomas Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Lebanese

• Chandlers

  Overlooking the waterfront at Salford Quays not far from Old Trafford and The Lowry Centre, this purpose-built international hotel seems a world away from the bustle of Manchester's city life – although the Metrolink with take you to the bright lights if you fancy a change of scene.

  Millennium Copthorne Hotel, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Modern International

• Chaophraya

  The younger brother of Chaophraya in Leeds is located above Sam's Chop House in the heart of central Manchester. It's one of the most stylish Thai restaurants in the city, combining a lavish restaurant with a 200-seater bar.

  Chapel Walks, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Thai

• Choice Bar & Restaurant

  From the cool unfussy design to the music, everything has been chosen with care and an eye for detail at this stylish waterside venue in the Castlefield district of the city.

  Castle Quay, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Modern British

• El Rincon de Rafa

  One of Manchester's hidden gems, tucked away in a back alley behind the buildings on the corner of Deansgate and Quay Street.

  Longworth Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Spanish

• Gaucho Manchester

  The Mancunian outpost of the London-based Gaucho chain is a visually stunning, opulent space incorporating two mezzanine areas and a bar in the heart of the city.

  2A St Mary's Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: South American

• Glamorous Chinese

  Hong Kong meets Las Vegas in this vast 400-seater restaurant attached to the technicolour Wing Yip Centre on the Oldham Road.

  Wing Yip Business Centre, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Chinese

• Greens

  A bastion of Manchester's vegetarian scene for many years, Greens at West Didsbury, continues to live up to its name with suitably verdant colour schemes, plenty of buzzy atmosphere and an imaginative, wide-ranging menu that hops across frontiers and borders at will.

  43 Lapwing Lane, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Vegetarian

• Jem and I

  'Jem' is chef Jem O'Sullivan, a local boy made good who is well known to Mancunians from his time at The Lincoln in Lincoln Square.

  1c School Lane, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Modern European

• Koh Samui

  Flying the flag for Thailand on the fringes of Chinatown, this discreet basement restaurant has quickly made its mark and now delivers some of the most consistent and authentic food of its kind in the city.

  16 Princess Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Thai

• Koreana

  When Mrs Kim and family opened their likeable restaurant in 1985 it was reckoned to be the first Korean eating place outside London and it remains one of the few genuine outposts of the cuisine in the North.

  Kings House, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Korean

• Kosmos Taverna

  Kosmos brings echoes of the sunny Hellenic countryside and seascapes to the outer suburbs of Manchester, with its bright decor and hotpotch of Greek memorabilia.

  248 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Greek

• Lal Haweli

  There's fierce competition on Manchester's 'Curry Mile' – the long straight stretch of Wilmslow Road that runs south-west out of the city.

  68 - 72 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Indian

• Lime Tree

  For almost two decades, this old Didsbury trouper has established itself as perhaps the most popular and iconic neighbourhood restaurant in Manchester.

  8 Lapwing Lane, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Eclectic

• Little Yang Sing

  The original name has stuck, but this long-serving Mancunian Chinese is not so little anymore: it can now seat over 200, thanks to extensive refurbishment and expansion.

  17 George Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Chinese

• Livebait

  The Manchester outpost of this seafood group occupies a vaulted Victorian building just off Albert Square. Linen-clad tables, green-and-white colour schemes and Art Deco styling set the mood, and a friendly atmosphere prevails.

  22 Lloyd Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Seafood

• Lounge 10

  Wildly over-the-top, seductive, sexy and alluring, this sophisticated city venue evokes something of the glamorous decadence of The Moulin Rouge – according to its owners.

  10 Tib Lane, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Modern British

• Malmaison

  'Manchester is mad for Malmaison' reads the blurb advertising this branch of the exclusive nationwide hotel group. It is housed in a landmark red-brick building (formerly a Joshua Hoyle warehouse) in the heart of Piccadilly by the Rochdale Canal, and sets out its stall as a cool destination complete with a 'gymtonic' and spa.

  Piccadilly, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Modern European

• Market Restaurant

  For more than 20 years, this quirkily decorated restaurant has been plying its trade in Manchester's 'Northern Quarter' and continues to serve eclectic, seasonal food in relaxed, personable surroundings.

  104 High Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: English

• Marriott Worsley Park Hotel, The Dining Rooms

  Set in 200 acres of grounds, Worsley Park was constructed around restored Victorian farm buildings, and it now functions as a hotel and country club with top-flight facilities including a championship golf course.

  Worsley Park, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: British

• Michael Caines at ABode Manchester

  The Manchester branch of Michael Caines and Andrew Brownsword's evolving chain of boutique hotels occupies a striking nineteenth-century building that was once at the heart of the city's textile trade.

  107 Piccadilly, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Modern European

• Midland Hotel, The French Restaurant

  Charles Rolls famously met Henry Royce at the Midland Hotel in 1904 and set the wheels in motion for a world-renowned partnership.

  16 Peter Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Modern European

• Moss Nook

  Pauline and Derek Harrison have been running Moss Nook for more than three decades and it remains a firm favourite with travellers heading for nearby Manchester Airport.

  Ringway Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: French

• Mr Thomas's Chop House

  Britannia rules in this extraordinarily flamboyant converted Victorian pub, once run by a certain Mr Thomas Studd (who is remembered in the name of the restaurant).

  52 Cross Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: British

• New Emperor

  Big, brash and always busy, this colourful, frenetic restaurant is now something of a veteran in Manchester Chinatown. It's a high-gloss kind of place and the action takes place in an open-plan dining room with shiny wooden furniture and colourful wall panels.

  52-56 George Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Chinese

• Ning

  South East Asian food for the 'new urbanites in Ancoats and the Northern Quarter' is the aim of this stylish canteen/café/restaurant.

  The Burton Building, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: South East Asian

• Olive Press

  Situated in the heart of Manchester, just off Deansgate, this branch of Paul Heathcote's Olive Press is equally popular for quick snacks, working lunches, pre-theatre meals and big nights out.

  4 Lloyd Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Mediterranean

• Pacific

  A bonanza of Pacific-Asian flavours in stunning contemporary surroundings is what you can expect at this innovative Chinatown favourite. One floor is devoted to Chinese cooking; above it is a dining room specialising in Thai cuisine.

  58-60 George Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Chinese

• Palmiro

  Italy comes to the ever-growing 'Chorlton borders' in the shape of this ultra-modern minimalist venue, which occupies the shell of a one-time car accessories shop.

  197 Upper Chorlton Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Italian

• Red Chilli

  Situated on the cusp of Manchester's Chinese Quarter, Red Chilli deals in robust renditions of regional food without fashionable detours or westernised compromises.

  70-72 Portland Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Chinese

• Rhubarb

  A vibrant newcomer to fashionable West Didsbury, Rhubarb is run as a double act with Mark Ramsden manning the stoves and wife Lisa overseeing front-of-house.

  167 Burton Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Eclectic

• Room

  Like its elder brother in Leeds, Room Manchester is an eye-catching blend of stunning retro chic and urban cool. It occupies the site of Reform, on one of the city's most famous shopping streets.

  81 King Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Modern British

• Sam's Chop House

  The moniker 'Chop House' conjures up rosy images of Dickensian England, and this cleverly designed restaurant fits the image like a glove.

  Black Pool Fold, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: British

• San Carlo

  Ideally situated midway between St Peter's Square and Salford Central Station, this branch of the San Carlo group follows the house style by offering contemporary Italian food in swish surroundings.

  40-43 King Street West, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Italian

• Sapporo Teppanyaki Restaurant

  The Manchester sibling of Sapporo Teppanyaki in Liverpool makes the perfect venue if you fancy theatrical culinary entertainment rather than a discreet gastronomic experience.

  91-93 Liverpool Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Modern International

• Second Floor

  Black marble floors and tall windows looking out onto Manchester's cityscape set the cosmopolitan tone in this branch of Harvey Nic's restaurant collection.

  Harvey Nichols, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Modern European

• Shimla Pinks

  Flock wallpaper is out; colourful artwork is in at this stylish contemporary Indian restaurant close to the city centre. Banquets (for two or more people) are a great introduction to the Shimla Pinks experience, and the full menu provides a good spread of classic ideas and a few more esoteric regional ideas.

  Dolefield, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Indian

• Simply Heathcotes

  The Manchester satellite of Paul Heathcote's gastro-empire occupies a former registry office off an alley in theatre land. Inside, it has been fashionably kitted out with brown B Italia settees in the lounge and floor-to-ceiling mirrors, Phillipe Stark chairs and natural lighting in the restaurant.

  Jacksons Row, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Modern British

• Sir Charles Hallé Restaurant

  Concert-goers can be fed and watered in comfort at this restaurant attached to the impressive home of Manchester's Hallé Orchestra (note that meals can be pre-booked when purchasing tickets).

  Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: British

• Stock

  The opulence of the fabulously restored Stock Exchange Hall – complete with its marble pillars and huge domed ceiling – makes an impressive backdrop for this contemporary rendezvous.

  4 Norfolk Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Italian

• Tai Pan

  Like its younger brother in Liverpool, this sprawling Chinese eating house is located on the first floor above a Chinese supermarket (a couple of miles drive out of the city).

  81-97 Upper Brook Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Chinese

• That Café

  Chef Alison Eason and co. have done a great job over the years, and continue to add a splash of life and colour to the Levenshulme district of Manchester.

  1031 Stockport Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Eclectic

• The Living Room

  The original branch of a burgeoning group of bars and restaurants with outlets in several major towns and cities, Living Room Deansgate opened its doors in 1999 and remains one of Manchester's top destinations.

  80 Deansgate, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Modern European

• The Lowry Hotel

  Rocco Forte's five-star Lowry Hotel is part of the Chapel Wharf development on the banks of the Irwell next to Calatrava's landmark Trinity Bridge.

  50 Dearmans Place, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Modern French

• The Ox

  The Ox is a venue with a dual identity: it's part city-centre dining pub/bar/brasserie and part socialising local watering hole (Sunday night is quiz night).

  71 Liverpool Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Gastro pub

• The Restaurant Bar & Grill

  As trendily modern as can be, the flagship of the Restaurant Bar & Grill group shows off its good looks and style with glass partitions, black leather chairs and floor-to-ceiling windows for viewing the action.

  14 John Dalton Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Eclectic

• Watersreach at Premier Inn

  'Man U' fans, club members and celebs alike are drawn to the Golden Tulip Hotel, which stands right next to the revered Stadium.

  Waters Reach, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: International

• Wing's Restaurant

  A hot new arrival on Manchester's thriving Chinese scene, Wing's occupies a prime city-centre site (once home to The Lincoln restaurant).

  1 Lincoln Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Cantonese

• Yang Sing

  An international household name among Chinese restaurants, this legendary Manchester eating house owes much to the efforts of the Yeung family, who have overseen the place since it opened on Princess Street in 1977.

  34 Princess Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Chinese

• Zinc Bar & Grill

  The location – part of the beautifully restored Triangle that was once Manchester's Corn Exchange – brings crowds of shoppers and business people to this ultra-trendy bar/grill (with branches in Birmingham and Glasgow).

  The Triangle, Manchester, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Modern European

Restaurants in Manchester (Airport)

• Etrop Grange Hotel

  Built in 1870, Etrop Grange still exudes gracious country house elegance, while providing travellers with up-to-the-minute facilities and easy access to the airport complex.

  Thorley Lane, Manchester (Airport), Greater Manchester - Cuisine: British

• Radisson SAS Hotel Manchester Airport

  Conveniently located between all three airport terminals – with direct undercover access via the Sky link elevated walkway - the Radisson makes a sophisticated location for fine food, whatever your destination or preferences.

  Phileas Fogg Restaurant, Manchester (Airport), Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Modern

Restaurants in Middleton

• Ocean Treasure

  Head out of Manchester towards Oldham to find this Chinese restaurant above an oriental supermarket: you can't miss its colourful pagoda-like exterior.

  First Floor, Middleton, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Chinese

Restaurants in Rochdale

• Nutters

  TV chef and Lancashire wonder boy Andrew Nutter has continued to create waves since moving down the road from his converted pub to a grandiose Victorian Gothic mansion surrounded by acres of parkland.

  Edenfield Road, Rochdale, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: Modern British

Restaurants in Sale

• Hanni's Restaurant

  Eponymous 'Hanni' is no longer involved, but new owners have retained the original name of this popular neighbourhood restaurant just across the road from Brooklands Metrolink station.

  4 Brooklands Road, Sale, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: East Mediterranean

Restaurants in Urmston

• Isinglass

  Way out in one of Manchester's lesser-known suburbs, Isinglass is making quite a name for itself – and not simply because of its curious title (it's all to do with fish bladders!).

  46 Flixton Road, Urmston, Greater Manchester - Cuisine: British