Food & Drink

A multitude of stalls lined the grand setting, with a variety of different drinks on offer, including beer, cider, perry’s, fruit wine and even a gin bar.

It’s no secret that Manchester is a modern-day foodie’s dream destination, what with a never-ending selection of fine dining delights to street food finds, you will always have a place to go and a different bite to sample.

Carl Boon isn’t quite what you might imagine from a man who has made his name selling products infused with cannabis extracts.

With sites already in Harrogate and Edinburgh, Manchester is now the third in the country and it’s been designed especially with the country’s coolest city in mind.

The Cocktails in the City event was an infusion of 1920s elegance and flamboyance, representing the era of prohibition in America, on the top floor and the 1980s club scene on the bottom floor.

Northern beer fans – wait for it – Five Points Brewing Company’s JUPA is back after a successful debut earlier this year in Leeds.

The Ivy will be joining 20 of Manchester’s most popular bars where they will be showcasing their range of cocktails, including a Salted Caramel Espresso Martini with Absolut Elyx, and their Snowy Owl, made of Absolut vodka, coconut rum and Champagne.

Based on the edge of the Northern Quarter, Ciaooo Pizzeria prides itself on serving traditional Neopolitan sourdough pizzas.

The Shack’s location is fantastic, settling in well among the other trendy bars, cafés and restaurants for which Burton Road is known.

The Hilton’s Cloud 23 will be blindfolding cocktail-lovers in a bid to test the strength of people’s senses.

Today’s Manchester is oozing culture with its newly invigorated art scene, its UNESCO-respected literary heritage, and its never-waning music scene.