Updated June 2026
Looking for the best restaurants in Manchester right now? You’re in the right place.
This is our main Manchester Mummy guide to restaurants and food in Manchester, bringing together our area dining guides, honest restaurant reviews, food deals, prices, locations and handy tips on what to order.
Whether you’re planning a family meal, a city-centre lunch, a pre-theatre bite, a Trafford Centre shopping trip or a date night in Manchester, you’ll find plenty of ideas below.
Manchester Restaurant Guides By Area
Start here if you’re looking for where to eat in a specific part of Manchester:
Restaurants in the Corn Exchange – our top picks, price points and pre-event dining ideas.
Best Restaurants in the Northern Quarter and Ancoats – where to eat in one of Manchester’s coolest areas, from brunch spots and casual bites to date-night restaurants.
Restaurants in Spinningfields – a handy guide to restaurants in Manchester’s business district, ideal for work lunches, cocktails and evening meals.
Trafford Centre Restaurants Guide – what to expect, where to eat and handy tips for busy shopping days.
Manchester Restaurant Deals
If you’re looking to save money while dining out, you may also want to check out the latest restaurant deals available across Manchester.
From set menus and seasonal offers to family-friendly dining discounts, it’s always worth seeing what’s available before you book.
Manchester Restaurant Reviews
Below you’ll find our Manchester restaurant reviews, including city-centre restaurants, family-friendly dining spots and places we’ve tried across Manchester and Greater Manchester.
Manchester City Centre Restaurant Reviews
33 Oldham Street
33 Oldham Street, Manchester M1 1JG
Evelyn’s Manchester
44 Tib Street, Manchester M4 1LA
Franco Manca King Street Manchester
37–43 King Street, Manchester M2 7AT
Haute Dolci Deansgate
1 Deansgate, Manchester M3 1AZ
Mughli Charcoal Pit Manchester
30 Wilmslow Road, Manchester M14 5TQ
Trafford Centre Restaurant Reviews
Bill’s Trafford Centre
The Orient, 112 The Trafford Centre, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester M17 8EH
Bill’s Autumn Menu
Las Iguanas Trafford Centre
The Orient, The Trafford Centre, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester M17 8AA
Pesto Trafford Centre
The Orient, The Trafford Centre, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester M17 8AA
TGI Fridays Trafford Centre
The Orient, The Trafford Centre, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester M17 8AA
Wagamama Trafford Centre
The Orient, The Trafford Centre, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester M17 8AA
Greater Manchester Restaurant Reviews
Brewers Fayre Stable Gate
Alphagate Drive, Denton, Manchester M34 3SH
Cafe Football Manchester
99 Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester M16 0SZ
Harvester Quayside at MediaCity Salford
G2A Quayside MediaCityUK, The Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester M50 3AG
Muse Restaurant Uppermill
23–25 High Street, Uppermill, Oldham OL3 6HS
Prezzo Salford Quays
101–110 Broadway, Salford M50 2HQ
Purple Lounge Walkden
Ellesmere Retail Park, Walkden M28 3UD
Tempo at Worsley Park
Worsley Park, Worsley, Manchester M28 2QT
The Crofters Bradshaw
103 Bradshaw Road, Bolton BL2 3EW
Now Closed Manchester Restaurant Reviews
Garten Bar Manchester – Now Closed
Corn Exchange, Manchester M4 3TR
George’s Restaurant Worsley – Now Closed
17–21 Barton Road, Worsley, Manchester M28 2PD
George’s Summer Menu
Hard Rock Cafe Manchester – Now Closed
The Printworks, Manchester M4 2BS
Scene Indian Street Kitchen Manchester – Now Closed
4 New Court Street, Manchester M3 3AN
Some of our older restaurant reviews are for venues that have now closed, but we’ve kept them here as part of our Manchester food archive.
Manchester Restaurant Map
Use the map below to find Manchester restaurants we’ve reviewed or included in our guides.
This is handy if you’re already in town and want to see what’s nearby or if you’re planning food around a shopping trip, family day out, theatre visit or event.
Please note that some restaurants featured on this page are in Greater Manchester, including the Trafford Centre, Salford Quays, Worsley, Denton, Oldham, Bolton and Walkden.
