Fancy having a night off from cooking and treating yourself to a takeaway this weekend?
We may firmly be in the middle of a second national lockdown throughout England, but in true Manchester spirit, our independent eateries aren’t going down without a fight, and there’s plenty of places #StillServingMCR to local communities on Deliveroo.
With everything from chippys and pizza parlours, to burger joints and health food kitchens, we’re certainly not spoilt for choice either.
So, if you’re stuck for somewhere to eat this weekend, we’ve rounded up our picks for ten of the best eateries in Manchester city centre and beyond to order in from and keep your belly happy.
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The Village Fish and Chip Shop
Bloom Street
The Village Fish and Chip Shop
Chippy tea on a Friday is a tale as old as time.
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In addition to the classic battered fish and chips, The Village Fish and Chip Shop also serves battered sausage and hearty gourmet pies, with large helpings of mash/chips, very tasty gravy and a side of homemade mushy peas.
And, believe it or not, it also serves up hot desserts and breakfasts too.
If you’re up for starting your weekend off in the right way, then The Village Fish and Chip Shop is #StillServingMCR for collection and delivery across Manchester.
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You can view menus and place your order via Deliveroo here.
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Nell’s Pizza
Northern Quarter
🍕 Nell's Pizza is #StillServingMCR on @deliveroo. Who wants a slice bigger than their head for lunch? Thank the pizza gods that Nell's is still here to serve some beastly slices to the residents of Manchester. Grab as many as you can handle on the Deliveroo app #adpic.twitter.com/dy9MoEe8Tz
Nell’s Pizza is proudly home to some of the largest pizza pies in Manchester.
Sitting in popular Northern Quarter hangout Common, Nell’s Pizza is all about “the best dough” – which is slowly-fermented over 36 hours to allow for a perfect combination of strength for folding and lightness for enjoyment, and uses 100% British organic flour – and “the best ingredients”, all simply treated with care and attention.
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Don’t forget about the mouth-watering garlic bread, and beer, wines and soft drinks too.
So, if a slice bigger than your head sounds like something you fancy trying out for size this weekend, Nell’s Pizza is #StillServingMCR across Manchester.
You can view menus and place your order via Deliveroo here.
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Fuzion Noodle Bar
Fallowfield
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🍜 @fuzionnoodlebar is #StillServingMCR on @deliveroo! Fallowfield, who fancies some authentic Pan-Asian scran? Specialising in pad thai, noodle dishes, and nasi goreng rice, you can bring an authentic taste of Asia right into your home. Jump on the Deliveroo app to enjoy. #adpic.twitter.com/zc65oQxNsy
Fuzion is one of Manchester’s very first dedicated noodle bars.
Sitting in the heart of Fallowfield, independent eatery Fuzion offers the freshest Pan Asian cooking that celebrates “the versatility of the noodle across Asian cuisine”, with everything from wok fried noodles, rice specials, a selection of classic curries, and a number of vegetarian/vegan options making up the expansive menu.
If it’s proper good comfort food you’re after tucking into this weekend, Fuzion is #StillServingMCR across Manchester.
You can view menus and place your order via Deliveroo here.
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Yara
Altrincham, Cheadle, Whitefield & Alderley Edge
Yara
Yara is a family-run collection of restaurants in Greater Manchester.
Since opening doors back in 2009 to serve up a range of traditional Lebanese and Syrian dishes to the local communities – like the succulent chicken Tawook, Shawarma, Fasoulieh, Mosaka and more – Yara has become a wildly-popular pick for food fans, and has even been rated as one of Altrincham’s top three favourite restaurants too.
If you’re after something a little different, but no less authentic to tuck into this weekend, Yara is #StillServingMCR across Greater Manchester.
You can view menus and place your order via Deliveroo here.
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Albert’s Schloss
Peter Street
🤩 @albertsschloss is #StillServingMCR on @deliveroo! Head to Germany tonight by grabbing some grub and drinks fresh from the Cook Haus at Albert's Schloss. They've got burgers, kebabs, wursts and plenty of tipple available on the Deliveroo app. Treat yourself… #adpic.twitter.com/ApZmFYLkHP
Manchester’s first Wunderbar and Cook Haus is now live on Deliveroo.
Albert’s Schloss is inviting you to take a tour of the alps of Europe and discover the very best Cook Haus has to offer, with everything from cheeseburgers, kebabs and vegan options, to the finest selection of wursts and sides.
A range of draught beers, cocktails, wines and soft drinks are also available to order.
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If you fancy a chance to “dine alpine” this weekend, then Albert’s Schloss is #StillServingMCR at a number of locations across Manchester.
You can view menus and place your order via Deliveroo here.
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KBK
Ancoats
💪 KBK is #StillServingMCR on @deliveroo. Monday is here again, so we may as well start the week by being healthy. Luckily, Kettlebell has the perfect balance of being good for you whilst still tasting bloody great. Grab yourself one on Deliveroo and keep your tummy happy #adpic.twitter.com/AdhmlnRB8i
Renowned health food kitchen KBK has the perfect balance of keeping healthy and still tasting bloody great at the same time, and you can tuck into everything from wraps, kebabs and tacos, to salads and a selection of jam-packed box meals.
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There’s also a brand new tapas-inspired menu to taste test too.
So, if you fancy your scran a little on the healthier side this weekend, then KBK is #StillServingMCR at a number of locations across Manchester.
You can view menus and place your order via Deliveroo here.
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Sugo Pasta Kitchen
Ancoats & Altrincham
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Sugo Pasta Kitchen
Sugo Pasta Kitchen is certainly a favourite among Mancunian foodies.
A restaurant that is “ridiculously passionate and obsessive about making Italian food exciting again”, Sugo Pasta Kitchen draws from both deep-rooted southern Italian heritage and its own creativity in a pledge to put “heart and soul” into each and every plate.
The stand-out fan-favourite dish is of course the House Sugo, but that’s only just the start.
If tucking into a freshly-made traditional pasta dish is on the cards for you this weekend, Sugo Pasta Kitchen is #StillServingMCR at a number of locations across Manchester.
You can view menus and place your order via Deliveroo here.
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Peck & Yard
Northern Quarter & Chorlton
🤩 @PeckNYard is #StillServingMCR on @deliveroo. We don't really need to say much about the boxes that you can grab from Peck N Yard because, well, look at them. They're available on Deliveroo in Chorlton and The Northern Quarter from 4pm. #adpic.twitter.com/nW9FWWj3d7
Peck & Yard is proudly “the first Pan-Asian Chicken Shack in North West England”.
Voted ‘Best Takeaway Restaurant 2019’, Peck & Yard is “not your ordinary chick-shop” offering everything from burgers, wings and vegan options, to show-stopping combo meal boxes with a wide range of sauces from East Asia to the Middle East, all “cooked to perfection” and made fresh daily with the best ingredients.
Fancy tucking into chicken with a twist this weekend? Peck & Yard is #StillServingMCR at a number of locations across Manchester.
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You can view menus and place your order via Deliveroo here.
Manchester’s cult-favourite burger joint is now offering up its fan-favourite famous burgers Ultra Famous, Crack Shack, Phoenix 2.0, and the brand new 2020stk “best ever stake burger” – which is a double cheeseburger featuring wonderbuttered peppered rump steak – for delivery, along with a mouth-watering selection of wings, loaded fries and soft drinks to choose from too.
If you’re after a proper hearty feast this weekend, then Almost Famous is #StillServingMCR at a number of locations across Manchester.
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You can view menus and place your order via Deliveroo here.
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Trof
Northern Quarter
Trof NQ
What’s better than a roast dinner on a Sunday?
A roast dinner delivered right to your front door from a beloved independent Northern Quarter institution serving up proper homemade, comforting grub cooked fresh to order with the finest locally-sourced ingredients from sustainable suppliers.
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If you want to end your week with one of “the best Sunday dinners in the world”, then Trof is #StillServingMCR at a number of locations across Manchester.
You can view menus and place your order via Deliveroo here.
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That’s not all either.
If we’re going to recommend some of the best places order from this weekend, we might as well save you some pennies too while we’re at it, so we’ve organised a £10 off Deliveroo discount code for our audience of loyal Mancunians.
New Deliveroo customers can get £10 off their first order – using the code “MANC10” – when spending over £15 at restaurants in Manchester.
The offer is valid from now until 6th December 2020.
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The Manc Group has partnered with Deliveroo to help local restaurants deliver during lockdown as part of our #StillServingMCR campaign.
Working alongside Deliveroo, The Manc will ensure all restaurants on the service will get the amplification they need across our social platforms. We’ll update our one million-strong audience on your latest updates and deals and we’ll create conversations with the masses about our favourite scran from your menus.
Basically, we will champion you, and we will go above and beyond to do it.
What to expect from Sticks’n’Sushi, the giant new restaurant that will have Manchester talking
Daisy Jackson
One of the largest restaurant sites in Spinningfields is finally getting the tenant it deserves – Sticks’n’Sushi is heading to Manchester.
In recent months, we’ve seen giant fish being plastered into the windows of the massive two-storey building, which has been largely vacant since Iberica closed way back in 2020 (apart for those weird moments it became a Christmas bar, and then the Oasis merch store).
Work is moving at pace to breathe some life and love back into this building, ready for the official launch of Sticks’n’Sushi at the end of this month.
And the giant fish in the windows give you a good hint of what’s to come, with fresh, quality seafood at the heart of the menus, alongside grilled skewers of meat.
Sticks’n’Sushi is, contrary to what the menu might suggest, a Danish brand – and one of Denmark’s most successful restaurant names, with a dozen locations across its native country plus restaurants in London, Berlin, Oxford and Cambridge.
As well as Manchester, Sticks’n’Sushi has revealed plans to open in Leeds, too. It’s a really impressive operation.
The restaurant started life back in 1994, founded by brothers Kim and Jens Rahbek, and Thor Anderson. The brothers called on their half-Japanese, half-Danish roots to combine culinary traditions from both backgrounds to create their menus.
Beef tataki at Sticks’n’SushiShake tatakiEbi bitesMaki, and nagiri Sticks’n’Sushi also makes excellent cocktailsSashimi Deluxe
It’s still a family affair too, with their nephew working in their rooftop Copenhagen restaurant that overlooks the famous Tivoli Gardens.
When Sticks’n’Sushi lands in Manchester, they want to bring that sleek Scandinavian atmosphere to Spinningfields, along with the precise craftsmanship of Japanese cooking.
They’re perhaps best-known for their sharing menus, which show off a mix of both sticks and indeed sushi.
Highlights will include slithers of beef tataki, topped with artichoke chips and miso aioli (the trick to eating this one is to try and fold the beef around the chips).
The miso-marinated black cod skewers are another popular choice, along with melt-in-the-mouth Wagyu yaki sticks and Shoyu Tebasaki chicken wings.
House roll highlights include shrimp, gochujang and avocado maki, soft shell crab rolls, and lobster abokado.
Sticks’n’Sushi Manchester will transform the two-storey corner unit in Spinningfields with glass and timber, with Berlin architects Diener and Diener working on the project.
It’ll also have a sizeable outdoor pergola terrace and bar.
Bookings are open now HERE ahead of its 30 March launch.
The lost but still much-loved Greater Manchester food and drink spots that Mancs miss the most
Danny Jones
Unfortunately, these days, it feels as if we read about another place closing across the Manchester boroughs almost every week at this point – in fact, many of you might find out about those very closures right here on The Manc.
But, like anyone, we often just sit thinking back on some of our favourite bars, restaurants, takeaways and more that have sadly closed over the years.
10 of the most missed restaurants, bars, cafes and clubs in and around Manchester
1. Danish Food Centre
Starting off with the one we saw the most in the comments is the Danish Food Centre on the shopfront of the Royal Exchange on Cross Street, before sadly closing during the mid-1980s.
Exactly what it sounds like, this old Scandinavian spot first opened back in 1965 and was even known for a traditional sarnie known as ‘The Danwich’, as well as an interior lounge dubbed ‘Copenhagen Corner’.
That being said, many people used to nip here on their dinner break, to meet friends for lunch and a brew, or even to buy things to take home. It was eventually shut down by the Danish government, and we still envy those who got to experience it; still, without the original, we’d never have the likes of KRO Bar.
2. Horts/Ronnie’s Cafe Bar
Another one that popped up plenty in the long list of replies was Horts that used to sit on St. Ann’s Square and the attached Ronnie’s.
The former was more of a wine bar and the latter your standard cafe, but together, they were an ideal city centre favourite that served locals day and night.
By the late 80s, both had sadly disappeared, but people still reminisce about “the grand piano sat under a gorgeous glass dome” and how much they “loved the comfy leather Chesterfield sofas.”
Also up there in the trio of most-mentioned places below the post was the legendary Dutch Pancake House – no, not the one that rears its head at the Manchester Christmas, but at least you can still look forward to your annual fix.
The one we’re talking about was the busy corner of Elisabeth House (now 1 St Peter’s Square), which served a giant menu of sweet and savoury pancakes.
We lost it in the 2000s after developers bought the building, and lots of people are still angry about it.
Number four is Blinkers French and Bistro, which held that border between Salford and Manchester, and was owned by Cheshire-based millionaire, Selwyn Demmy.
The Wilmslow-born businessman may have been known for his famous ‘Hunter’s Moon’ in Wilmslow, but he was also the man behind the bar, restaurant and club which used to be on King Street West.
Before that, it was called the Le Phonographe, and it’s also not to be confused with the modern-day Blinker Bar now serving up top-notch cocktails over on Spring Gardens. By all accounts, it was a real ‘if you know, you know’ kind of gaff…
Next up is the old Grinch bar and grill, which used to be on Chapel Walks just off Cross St, and sadly closed back in 2016 after more than two decades.
More than a few Mancs said they “loved” either visiting and/or working here back in the day, and another cited that “their fried chicken was amazing”.
There’s plenty still open around there these days – including the likes of 10 Tib Lane, New Wave Ramen and the ever-reliable Town Hall Tavern – but evidently, there’s still plenty that really miss it. These days, it’s a pretty good Korean place called Annyeong.
6. Dry Bar/’Dry201′
This next one is a location that does still exist and is technically still a very busy bar most evenings, weekends and sunny afternoons if you can get a seat in the window.
However, many will argue that nothing quite compares to the old Dry Bar, a.k.a. Dry201/’FAC 201′, over in the Northern Quarter.
Nowadays, it’s home to the new and improved Freemount, which moved from its previous venue on Oldham Street; nevertheless, countless people still recall the watering hole in “the original format” as one of the best bars in town.
Their social presence still exists. (Credit: Dry Bar via Facebook)
7. UCP
One we’ve heard tales of now and again over the years, but still slightly wince whenever we hear the full name. In case you’re unaware, UCP is an abbreviation of United Cattle Products, which was the name of a company that had a big presence here in Greater Manchester.
To be fair, it was a pretty familiar brand across the region and the North as a whole, but their flagship four-storey shop over at Market Street/Pall Mall was the go-to place for lots of meat products.
We’ll say it, one of the main things people would go there to seek out was that word that still makes lots of people squirm: tripe – but remember, for generations this was a very common ingredient in various meals and for some, still is.
8. Croma
Ok, this one is more of a recent one that we’re sure lots of you still remember like it was yesterday, because in relative terms to most of this list, it kind of was.
Croma in Manchester city centre shut in 2022 after the pandemic, their Didsbury restaurant closed by March 2023, and the Chorlton site followed suit just last year.
However, we still maintain we’ve had some of our best pizza nights in these places.
For our/your penultimate pick, a fair few people noted Henry’s, which also lay claim to being Manchester’s ‘first’ cafe bar back in the day – that, of course, is still up for debate.
The group behind this brand opened up a venue in our city centre back in 1986, near Parsonage Gardens, but only made it to 2007 despite remaining fairly popular for a long time.
It went on to be replaced by another chain in Revolution; however, they are also closing locations all across the UK. Gutting.
It was arguably better known in London, such as in Mayfair. (Credit: Ewan Munro via Flickr)
10. Cornerhouse
Last but not least, the legacy of the Cornerhouse cinema needs no explanation, really, but there’s a lot to be said for the lasting love lots of people had for their memories made in there and the joint bar next door, quite literally spitting distance away.
Still sitting like a bittersweet reminder on the (you guessed it) corner leading up to Oxford Road Station and Whitworth Street, the theatre itself is home to little more than gig posters and an ever-changing rotation of murals these days.
However, you will be glad to know that the bar and visual arts centre across the road is still Manchester Metropolitan’s Arts, Culture and Media Hub, so it’s still alive in some fashion.
We (well, I*) couldn’t wrap up this round-up without paying tribute to one of the best places this city has ever seen, let alone just NQ.
It might not be right at the top of your dream revival list, but we’re sure plenty of you will agree that, for a period of time, CBR+B was the place to be.
Emily Sergeant -
18th November 2020 
