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Places you can still grab a takeaway coffee in Manchester city centre this weekend

Our trusty favourites are always here to keep us caffeinated at the toughest of times.

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 27th November 2020
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Coffee has understandably been a crutch for many people over the past few months.

Latte, cappuccino, americano, flat white, espresso, mocha, iced, seasonal specials and more – however you take it, those freshly brewed beans are always there to provide a pick-me-up when we need it most, and as we head into our final weekend of England’s national lockdown, there’s plenty of independent cafes and coffee houses in Manchester city centre that are #StillServingMCR.

Our trusty favourites are always here to keep us caffeinated and refreshed at the toughest of times.

So if you find yourself in the city centre looking for that quick caffeine fix this weekend and are stuck for where to go, we’ve rounded up some of the best places that are still open for walk-ins to head on down to and grab yourself a takeaway coffee.

There’s never been a more crucial time to support local.

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Feel Good Club

Northern Quarter

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Mental health and wellbeing cafe Feel Good Club – Manchester’s new kid on the block in the Northern Quarter – has remained open throughout the second national lockdown for takeaway services to provide much-needed support for those who need it most.

And on top of that, the coffee is just pretty damn good.

26 – 28 Hilton Street, Manchester, M1 2EH

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  • Friday – Saturday: 9am – 9pm
  • Sunday: 10am – 4pm

You can find more information via the Feel Good Club website here.

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Federal

Northern Quarter & Deansgate

Serving up quality Antipodean-style coffee from two locations in the heart of Manchester city centre, the ever-popular and much-loved Federal Cafe & Bar is still open for walk-ins to grab yourself a wide range of takeaway beverages this weekend.

9 Nicholas Croft, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 1EY & 94 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 3ND

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  • Saturday: 8am – 4pm
  • Sunday: 8am – 4pm

You can find more information via the Federal Cafe & Bar website here.

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Hampton & Vouis

Princess Street

Taking great pride its award-winning speciality coffee, Hampton & Vouis is still open this weekend in the heart of the city centre to grab yourself a freshly-brewed cup to go.

31 Princess Street, Manchester, M2 4EW

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  • Saturday: 10am – 3pm
  • Sunday: 10am – 3pm

You can find more information via the Hampton & Vouis website here.

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Federal Cafe & Bar

Foundation Coffee House

Northern Quarter

Rather aptly admitting that “coffee is everything” and preparing each cup to perfection, Foundation Coffee House still has the doors to its Northern Quarter premises open this weekend, so you can pop in and grab yourself a takeout brew while you’re passing.

Sevendale House, Lever Street, Manchester M1 1JB

  • Saturday: 9am – 5pm
  • Sunday: 9am – 5pm

You can find more information via the Foundation Coffee House website here.

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Fress

Northern Quarter

There’s no doubt Fress is best-known for its mouth-watering comfort food, bottomless brunches, and indulgent sweet treats, but did you know you can also pop in to grab a takeaway coffee of your choice this weekend too?

Don’t count it out.

62 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LE

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  • Saturday: 11am – 6pm
  • Sunday: 11am – 4pm

You can find more information via the Fress website here.

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Just Between Friends

Northern Quarter & Ancoats

Freshly-brewing each cup of coffee with love, Just Between Friends is now open for takeout at both its Tib Street site in the heart of the Northern Quarter and its Ancoats site too, so you can grab a cup of your choice to-go this weekend.

56 Tib Street, Manchester, M4 1LG & Beehive Mill, Jersey Street, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 6JG

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  • Saturday: 8:30am – 4pm
  • Sunday: 8:30am – 4pm

You can find more information via the Just Between Friends website here.

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Siop Shop

Northern Quarter

By far one of the Northern Quarter’s most unique hangouts in all its brightly-coloured glory, you can pop by Siop Shop this weekend to get yourself that quick caffeine fix, and perhaps a sweet doughnut treat too if that takes your fancy.

53 Tib Street, Manchester M4 1LS

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  • Saturday: 10am – 3pm
  • Sunday: 10am – 3pm

You can find more information via the Siop Shop website here.

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Pot Kettle Black

Pot Kettle Black

Barton Arcade

Proudly championing Antipodean coffee culture with a Northern accent, Pot Kettle Black is serving up some of the finest freshly-brewed cups of caffeine from its Barton Arcade takeout hatch in the heart of the city centre, so it couldn’t be easier to grab as you go.

Barton Arcade, Deansgate, Manchester, M3 2BW

  • Saturday: 9:30am – 3pm
  • Sunday: 9:30am – 3pm

You can find more information via the PKB website here.

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Takk

Northern Quarter

Serving a range of single origin coffees that change on a weekly basis and dedicated to sourcing some of the best coffees available in Europe, Takk is freshly-brewing cups to go from its Tarrif Street site in the heart of the Northern Quarter only at weekends, so make sure to swing by if you’re passing.

6 Tariff Street, Manchester, M1 2FF

  • Saturday: 10am – 3pm
  • Sunday: 10am – 3pm

You can find more information via the Takk website here.

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Ezra & Gil

Northern Quarter

Beloved neighbourhood hangout Ezra & Gil has provided Manchester with an evolutionary concept in urban coffee and cafe culture since opening doors 2015, and is still serving freshly-brewed cups to go in the heart of the Northern Quarter this weekend.

20 Hilton Street, Manchester, M1 1FR

  • Saturday: 8:30am – 7pm
  • Sunday: 8:30am – 7pm

You can find more information via the Ezra & Gil website here.

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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.

You can find out more here.

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A tiny new train station pub is set to open at Manchester Oxford Road

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson The team behind Piccadilly Tap and Victoria Tap have applied to open a new pub at Manchester Oxford Road

A tiny craft beer pub is set to open at Manchester Oxford Road, making all those inevitable train cancellations a little sweeter.

The new boozer will come from the same team behind some of the UK’s best train station pubs, who already have bars at Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria.

A licensing application has now been submitted by Bloomsbury Leisure Holdings Limited to take over the former cycle hub at Manchester Oxford Road.

The small building is directly opposite the entrance to the busy train station on the southern side of the city centre.

If approved, it will be the third site for the pub group in Manchester.

They already operate the Piccadilly Tap, that two-storey beer bar on Piccadilly Approach with a heated rooftop space and outdoor patio.

The team are also responsible for the more recently-opened Victoria Tap, which took over the former bin store at Manchester Victoria.

That particular pub has a heated beer garden constructed just inches away from where the trams tootle past and has a departures board where time is measured by pints (got 10 mins til your train leaves? That’s one pint, sir!)

As for the Oxford Road Tap, a new account on X appeared a few weeks ago that appears to confirm the imminent arrival of a new pub.

The Oxford Road Tap have applied to have opening hours through to half-past-midnight Sunday to Thursday, and until 1.30am on Fridays and Saturdays.

They teased a mocked-up photo of posters outside the station with the new pub logo, plus a slogan of ‘Great beer is just a few steps away…’

They later shared ‘Triple threat incoming’ with all three pub brands lined up as a deck of cards.

Very exciting times ahead.

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Featured image: The Manc Group

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Northern Quarter favourite Pie and Ale has sadly closed down

Danny Jones Danny Jones Pie and Ale Manchester closed down

Beloved Northern Quarter eatery and pub Pie and Ale has sadly and quietly closed its doors this week in yet another gutting bit of news for the Manc hospitality sector.

Known for its legendary homemade pies, great selections of ales, craft beers and lagers, not to mention a great little pub when it comes to watching live sport, it’s long been considered an NQ institution.

Unfortunately, however, as confirmed by a sign posted in the window, Pie and Ale has now closed for business after more than a decade.

Safe to say, we’re absolutely gutted, as we’re sure everyone else is.

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While no official announcement has been made on their social media as yet, which will no doubt receive love and sadness from its loyal following, the sign in the window simply reads: “Pie and Ale has unfortunately ceased trading. Apologies for any inconvenience.”

The local favourite which was always hailed for being great value for money – celebrated especially for its popular pie and a pint for under a tenner deal – also served up great nibbles and light bites as well as dessert specials.

Although the Lever Street spot previously shut down for a short spell back in 2018 due to what they labelled as “unforeseen circumstances” before reopening just two months later, this latest update looks pretty definitive.

Sister-site Bakerie also ceased trading back in April 2019, with husband and wife founders, Alyson Doocey and David Cook, admitting that all independents had been “feeling the squeeze”.

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While we have few other details at this stage, it does look like Pie and Ale has indeed closed down for the foreseeable future.

A mainstay on our list of the best pies in Manchester since day dot and just the latest in the list of losses in 2024 so far, they will be sorely missed.

We sincerely hope this is like last time and will keep our fingers crossed that we see the pie pros and expert pourers back in business at some point.

RIP to an NQ icon.

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