Hands up if you’re always on the hunt for a happy hour Manchester – from drinks deals to cheap pints.
Oh yeah, that’s literally everyone.
Manchester is happy hour mad, with everything from discounted cocktails to BOGOF deals on frozen drinks to cheap bottles of wine.
Some of the best Manchester bars offer really decent after-work deals too, and there are even some offers that run at the weekends.
So we’ve gone ahead and rounded up the best Manchester happy hour deals around the city centre.
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And if you’re after more information on where to eat and drink around the city, visit our Manchester food and drink pages.
You can also see the latest events and things to do at our what’s on Manchester page, and all the late-night events you can get up to when happy hour’s over at our nightlife Manchester pages.
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Here are some of the best we’ve found on our hunt for happy hours in Manchester.
Trof, Thomas Street
Monday to Friday, 4pm til 9pm
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£3.50 lager
£4 house spirit and mixer
£6 disco cocktails
£15 house wine
£21 bottle of fizz
Bay Horse Tavern, Thomas Street
Monday to Friday, 4pm til 8pm
£3.50 pints
£4 Guinness
Two for £12 cocktails
£5 Aperol Spritz
£5 doubles
Smithfield Social, Thomas Street
Monday to Friday, 4pm til 7pm
Two cocktails for £12
£4 pints of Guinness or Social pilsner
£20 bottles of prosecco for
£15 bottles of house wine
Liquor and Burn, High Street
2-for-1 margaritas every day
Common and Nell’s, Edge Street
Sunday to Thursday, 4pm til 7pm; all day Monday
£6 cocktails
£4 pints
£16 bottles of house wine
Friday and Saturday, 8pm til close
£6 cocktails
£2.50 shots
Turtle Bay, Oldham Street (and Oxford Road)
Sunday to Friday, 11am til 7pm and 9.30pm til close; Saturdays, 10am til 7pm and 9.30pm til close
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Two-for-one cocktails
The Lost Cat, Oldham Street
Every day, 5pm til 9pm
Buy one get one free on selected cocktails
Public, Stevenson Square
Whenever it rains, weekdays until 8pm
£6 daiquiris
£4 lager or wine
Flok, Stevenson Square
Every day
Two for £12 on spritzes
The Pen & Pencil, Hilton Street
Monday to Friday, 4pm til 7pm
Two for £12 cocktails
£4.50 Amstel
£18 bottles of prosecco
£15 bottles of house wine
Ancoats happy hours
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Looking for happy hour Manchester? Ancoats has more than a few tricks up its sleeve for you.
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Ever since the redevelopment of Ancoats began, turning former warehouses into fancy apartments, the neighbourhood has attracted some brilliant restaurants and bars.
Here are the best Manchester happy hour deals in this blossoming neighbourhood of Ancoats.
The Jane Eyre, Cutting Room Square
Tuesday to Thursday, 3pm til 6pm
£7 cocktails
Nam, Cutting Room Square
Monday to Thursday, 4pm til 8pm
2 for £12 on all cocktails
Firehouse, Swan Street
Wednesday to Friday, 4pm til 7pm
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50% off wine
The New Cross, Cross Keys Street
Thursday and Friday, 4pm til 7pm
Two glasses of prosecco £10
£4.50 pints
Any kebab and a pint £10
Seven Brothers, Cutting Room Square
Sunday to Thursday, 4pm til 7pm
£4 pints
Discounted wine and spirits (ask at the bar for deals)
One of Manchester’s best restaurants is opening a ‘bread kitchen’ in Exhibition food hall
Daisy Jackson
A Michelin guide restaurant in Manchester is branching out with a new project, and this time it’s all about bread.
The team behind Another Hand will be taking over one of the kitchens in food hall Exhibition, launching Jaan, which will specialise in Persian cooking.
The new bread kitchen will focus on Wildfarmed House Flatbreads, which will come with an array of seasonal toppings.
And a lot of the produce heading to the Jaan kitchen at Exhibition will be taken from what’s not used at Another Hand around the corner.
For example, a whole sirloin that’s used for Another Hand’s ex-dairy sirloin dish will provide meat trimmings that will be turned into Jaan’s beef tartare.
The tail and trim from Another Hand’s seared trout will head to Jaan to be used in a fire-roasted sea trout fatoush salad.
And the two restaurants will share other bits of produce too, like a squash that will go into both a Winter Squash small plate at the main restaurant and a scorched summer squash dish at the food hall.
Another Hand’s famous flatbreads will be the staple on the menu at Jaan, which is moving into the beautiful kitchen on Peter Street hot on the heels of the departure of Rigatoni’s.
Jaan is a new Persian bread kitchen from the team behind Another Hand restaurant in ManchesterJaan will specialise in flatbreads
Since it launched in 2022, the restaurant’s become known as one of Manchester’s best, even earning a place in the Michelin guide.
It’s famed for its sharing plates, as well as the team’s efforts to drive sustainable practices, sourcing produce from across the north west.
Most ingredients used in the restaurant have travelled no more than 40 miles, and the bread comes from Holy Grain while the chocolate comes from Dormouse, both right next door.
Jaan will be moving in to the Exhibition food hall in Manchester
They hope that Jaan will help their sustainable credentials even more, allowing them to use up almost every scrap of produce.
Small plates will all be served with house flatbreads, and toppings will include smoked aubergine, whipper butterbean, black garlic cheese bread, ex-dairy beef tartare, and ras el hanout spiced lamb.
And larger plates will include slow-cooked lamb shank with ancient grains, grilled octopus and nduja, and chermoula chicken rice.
Chef patrons Max Yorke and Julian Pizer said: “We feel extremely privileged to be offered the opportunity to cook alongside Osma and Baratxuri at Exhibition Manchester.
“Over the last few years our small 24 cover restaurant has generated a large waitlist and we are excited to showcase our new concept to a wider audience.
“Most importantly, as we make more steps to improve our environmental standards, our food waste systems showed an obvious area in which we could develop.
“By opening a second kitchen in such a fast paced venue we can take unused produce from Another Hand and even further reduce, and hopefully eradicate, our wastage.”
Jaan Persian Bread Kitchen will open within Exhibition on 8 May, joining Osma and Baratxuri on the venue’s restaurant floor.
Gary Neville lines up Michelin star chef for his Stock Exchange Hotel restaurant
Daisy Jackson
Gary Neville has announced a new restaurant within his five-star Stock Exchange Hotel, which will open almost a year after the previous eatery announced its shock closure.
The magnificent dining room at the heart of the hotel was previously home to Tom Kerridge’s The Bull & Bear, which closed at the end of 2022.
It was then replaced by Stock Market Grill, a restaurant by the award-winning Schofield brothers (who operate officially the best bar in the UK) – but that was open for only a matter of months.
Thankfully, the Manchester United legend and property mogul now has grand plans for the Stock Exchange’s restaurant offering, roping in two-time Michelin star chef Niall Keating.
Niall will be launching Tender this summer, a luxury dining experience ‘named after the tender care put into crafting each dish’.
There’ll be gourmet food for everyday dining within the hotel’s historic dining room, which will undergo a renovation before Tender’s launch.
Its menu will offer weekday brasserie lunches, a la carte dinners, afternoon teas, Sunday roasts, a chef’s table and a special tasting menu.
The Stock Exchange Hotel is home to one of Manchester’s most beautiful restaurant spaces. Credit: The Manc GroupThe Stock Exchange Hotel is home to one of Manchester’s most beautiful restaurant spaces. Credit: The Manc Group
Niall Keating at just 33 years old has already earned two Michelin stars, making him one of the youngest two-time Michelin star chefs in the UK.
His CV has included stints in kitchens at the best restaurants in the world, including Restaurant Sat Bains and Benu in San Francisco (a three Michelin-star spot).
He then headed to The Dining Room at Whatley Manor Hotel, where he earned his first star in 2017 and a second in 2019, as well as a prestigious Green Star in 2021 which recognises sustainability practices.
Speaking about today’s announcement, Gary Neville, owner of Stock Exchange Hotel, said: “We couldn’t be happier to be partnering with Niall Keating for Tender and bringing his culinary expertise to the hotel.
“His vision to create versatile and accessible dining options is exactly what we’ve been looking for, to allow everyone visiting Tender to find the right experience for them.”
Niall Keating added: “From when I first walked through the doors of the hotel into the dining room, I knew this was the place for me and that we could create something really special.
“I immediately felt connected to both Gary and General Manager, Tracy Harrison, and I knew what I wanted to create at the hotel and restaurant. I want a space that feels vibrant, warm and energetic, that brings to life the history of the stock exchange roots of the hotel, while providing an upscale and comfortable brasserie dining experience.
“In addition to the main dining room, we will also be opening ‘The Bank’, which is a beautiful private space for up to 12 guests, where we will be providing a truly exceptional dining experience.”
Gary added: “We will also shortly be announcing a series of events and live music experiences, including a weekly music plan, within Tender, that will really bring the venue to life, making it the heart of Stock Exchange Hotel.”
Tender restaurant at the Stock Exchange Hotel will officially open on 5 June.
Its opening hours will be Wednesday to Saturday, midday to 10pm, and Sundays midday to 7.30pm.
Daisy Jackson -
15th August 2023 
