Deliveroo has just added a whopping 112 new restaurants and takeaways to its platform, with the new additions spanning every borough in Greater Manchester – bar Wigan.
Of course, there are already a host of great restaurants on there to choose from when you’re in the mood for a food delivery – but now, we’re even more spoilt for what to order.
We’ve broken down all the newcomers for you by borough below, picking out a few new stand-outs we think are well worth a try if you feel like switching up your usual.
From Northern Quarter ice cream and soufflé pancake heroes Lazy Sundae, to Korean fried chicken, a dedicated mac and cheese restaurant, calzone pizzeria and more, keep reading to discover the best new additions to Deliveroo this April.
Manchester
Image: Nam MCR
Our pick: Nam MCR
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What does it serve? Vietnamese small plates, bowls of pho, noodles, curry and bahn mi.
Manchester City Centre
Mac & Co Waffle Craze PIE & FRY Burger Goddess Roccos Desserts Joshua Brooks Plant-Tas-Tic Vegan Chippy Exclsve restaurant
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Mac & Co are ‘comfort food dealers’ specialising in all things macaroni and cheese. / Image: Mac & Co
Uncle T BeeHouse Wham! Bam! Burrito! Players Deansgate Slim Chickens Arndale Flip the Bird (American Fried Chicken) Do Eat Restaurant MCR Lazy Sundae Seoul Chikin (Korean Fried Chicken) Dessert by PANC Taste of China MCR W.R.A.P.S The Waffle Lab Munchy Box Oriental Guilt free Desserts Choice Kitchen The Original Kebab House English Cheesecake Company Djkitchen1 Kerala Curry House Vegan Mami Quenching Boba MrBeast Burger MAN-015-VK01
Hulme Hot Chx Nashville Hot Chicken Smashmouth Burgers SoFish Ticated & Chips
Bonsai Vegan serves vegan donburi, bao, gyoza, ramen and more. / Image: Bonsan Vegan
Chorlton Dr Falafel Bonsai Bonsai Vegan
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Cheetham Hill Nom Nyam (Korean Fried Chicken) Golden Fried Chicken
Rusholme Ohio Fried Chicken CUPP Bubble Tea Munchboxx Taka Sushi Takeaway Fire & Ice
Levenshulme New York Krispy Fried Chicken Raja’s Pizza Bar Killer Wings
Didsbury Wham Bam Wings (Wings, chicken, fries) Chester’s Chicken Saint Pita Flip the Bird (American Fried Chicken)
What does it serve? Bubble waffles, cookie dough, crepes, back to school puddings like cornflake tarts, cheesecakes, donuts and more.
Ashton-Under-Lyne Dessert Squad Munch Away
Trafford
Image: The Plant Boost
Our pick: The Plant Boost
What does it serve? Superfood smoothie bowls, loaded toasts (fig and pistacho, avocado,PB&J), cold-pressed juice, smoothies and boost bullet coffees.
Other new additions: Corner Pizza Chickaroos Crepe Castle
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Sale Linguine Italian Restaurant
Wythenshawe Flip the Bird (American Fried Chicken) Seoul Chikin (Korean Fried Chicken)
Hale / Altrincham The Plant Boost
Bolton
Image: Wham Bam Wings
Our pick: Wham Bam Wings
What does it serve? BBQ wings, buffalo wings, smoky chipotle wings, chilli chilli wings, srirarcha wings. Basically, all the wings. Plus, boneless chicken strips, burgers, loaded fries and dips.
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Other new additions: Furious Kebab Smash City Seoul Chikin (KFC) Roccos Desserts, Walkden (Kearsley) Chico’s Players Wham Bam Wings (Wings, Chicken, Fries) Taste Chesters Chickwich
Stockport
Image: Gin Khao
Our pick: Gin Khao, Hazel Grove
What does it serve? Authentic Thai eatery Gin Khao serves wok-fried street food, fried rice, pad thai and other noodle dishes.
Other new additions: Tim Hortons Just 3 Burgers Harlequin Burger Slob Brooklyn Calzones The little hatch cafe Bread-Brie Greenhalgh’s Tyros Bay Leaf Indian Cuisine
Where to find the cheapest drinks at the Manchester Christmas Markets, from beer to mulled wine
Daisy Jackson
The main gripe people seem to have with the Manchester Christmas Markets is the prices of food and drinks, blasting them every year like a broken record as being ‘overpriced’.
So we’ve done the hard slog for you, running all around the city centre to suss out exactly how much everything is costing in 2024.
From Piccadilly Gardens (rebranded as The Winter Gardens for the season) to King Street, there are wooden sheds and festive cheer absolutely everywhere.
There’s some brilliant food and drink to discover – you can see our top picks HERE – but as this is a huge visitor attraction, that can come at a price.
Once you factor in the deposit for a Manchester Christmas Markets mug, you can easily spend £12 just to get a mulled wine (though you will get £3.50 of that back when you return your mug).
There are also deposit charges on glassware – £2 for a pint glass, £3.50 for cocktail glasses and £7 for a stein.
You can see the full list of prices for food and drinks right across the Manchester Christmas Markets HERE, but below are where you can find the cheapest spots at the festive event.
Mulled wine
Mulled wines are priced at £5.50 almost everywhere across the Manchester Christmas Markets, though some stalls are offering bigger serves of this popular festive drink for a small price hike.
Then people are charging another £3 to add a shot of brandy, rum or amaretto, making an £8.50 total.
But the cheapest we’ve found is just £7 for mulled wine with a shot of booze, and that’s at Mamma Mia, an Italian stall on New Cathedral Street, right near St Ann’s Square.
Where to find the cheapest drinks at the Manchester Christmas Markets, from beer to mulled wine. Credit: The Manc Group
Beer
Again, prices for beers at the Manchester Christmas Markets are pretty consistent and average £6 a pint.
But you can get cheaper – at The Last Outpost, a Western-themed bar at Exchange Square, beers start from £5.50.
And at The Hip Hop Chip Shop at Piccadilly Gardens, they’re selling local craft beers, like Shindigger, Pomona Island, Manchester Union) for just £5.50. And you get bonus good vibes for supporting local breweries.
Wine
We’ve found a couple of glasses of wine for just £5 around the Markets this year, which is cheaper than most bars in town really.
The King Street Craft Bar, which has the bonus of having seating, has house wines from a fiver.
Christmas Alley at Piccadilly Gardens will also give you a wine for £5.
Prosecco
Prosecco works in every season and if this is your go-to of all the drinks at the Manchester Christmas Markets, we’ve found where you can save a few pennies.
Most places are charging between £6.50 and £7 per glass, but at El Gato Negro on King Street (yep, the same stall operated by the Michelin-recommended restaurant) are charging just £5 – that’s a whole £1.50 cheaper than most other stalls.
Hot chocolate
Basic hot chocolates are generally £3.50 everywhere, with a few very luxury upgrades (like a £7.90 creation from The Flat Baker that’s served in an edible cookie cup).
Once you add in a shot of alcohol, the cheapest as at the Apres Ski Bar at Piccadilly Gardens, which charges £2.50 for a spirit.
Forget pub crawls – you can now go on a guided cheese crawl around Manchester
Thomas Melia
Manchester is a foodie’s paradise and with so many options at hand why not break it down into individual food groups – starting with the dairy crowd pleaser, cheese.
Long gone are the draining pub crawls of the past, it’s time to make way for the new pioneer in the world of adventurous crawling, ‘The Manchester Cheese Crawl’.
There’s always lots of food and drink options flowing throughout our bubbly city spanning all cuisines and cultures so it comes as no surprise that the latest way to experience Manchester is via cheese, a staple of many citizens’ diets.
On the tour, there will be insider knowledge on-hand as you wander the streets and sample the creamy delights, assisting you with any dying queso queries and pecorino ponders that you need to get off your chest.
There’ll be plenty of familiar independents on the Manchester Cheese Crawl, including Northern Soul’s impressive grilled cheese sandwiches as well as more traditional cheese samples.
How could this experience get any better I hear you ask, how about a free glass of fizz to accompany those already impressive cheese selections? Yes please!
Guests can expect to sample some of Manchester’s dairy delights while being directed by some of Manchester’s top cheese connoisseurs that are the real big cheese.
Groups who take the tour aren’t just treated to food and drink, they also receive free entertainment from their food guides who are prepared to make you chuckle with their incredible humour.
The Manchester Cheese Crawl will feature plenty of bites for curd nerdsA selection of dairy heaven displayed on a wonderful variety cheese board.Credit: Unsplash
Previous visitors have commented on their experience while taking the tour sharing the names their groups received with highlights such as ‘Shaken not curd’ and ‘Three blind mice’.
They really are serious about their cheeses, another previous visitor who went on the tour revealed their guide even had a name that perfectly fit the occasion, ‘Mel the babybel’.
It’s sure to be a fantastic day with games and activities planned for all as you walk between the shops landmarked on the cheese-filled route.
Everyone on the tour also gets a small taste of the high life as they are treated to a Lancashire cheese handmade by a local star and celebrity.
Starting at the Richard Cobden Statue and finishing on the always vibrant Tib Street, a quick google search reveals this walk isn’t too strenuous taking only 12 minutes but with many cheeses to get your whiskers on it will probably take around an estimated two hours to tackle.
Running this Saturday 16 November and planned to continue until November 2025 and beyond, you’d be emmental to miss out on this cheesy adventure.
If all this cheese talk has left you dreaming about your next foodie fix, tickets for ‘The Manchester Cheese Crawl’ are on sale and available here.
Georgina Pellant -
14th April 2022 
