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Local Gems in Manchester
Published 30 November 2024

These local gems in Manchester offer excellent value for money, delicious food, and the convenience of being right on your doorstep. From cosy cafes to vibrant bistros, Manchester's dining scene boasts a variety of affordable options that don’t compromise on quality. Discover The Good Food Guide's favourites.

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Armenian Taverna

Manchester, Greater Manchester

For more than five decades, this redoubtable Armenian restaurant was holed up in a basement beneath Manchester’s Albert Square, but it recently moved upstairs and into the light. Occupying a bright, modern ground-floor space… Read more

Albert Square, 3-5 Princess Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester M2 4DF

Bundobust Manchester Piccadilly

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Tucked away just off Piccadilly, with the buzz of the city above, this branch of the casual Indian street-food mini chain sports spacious banquette seating, vintage Bollywood posters and a ceiling skylight to brighten the room. On… Read more

61 Piccadilly, Manchester, Greater Manchester M1 2AG

Honest Crust

Altrincham, Greater Manchester

Since the start, Honest Crust's leopard-spotted sourdough pizzas have been the mainstay of Altrincham Market's refectory, reaching the places that their (honourable, and often excellent) kitchen-hatch neighbours simply can't.… Read more

Market House, Greenwood Street, Altrincham, Greater Manchester WA14 1SA

Indique

West Didsbury, Greater Manchester

A neighbourhood favourite on the route of one of south Manchester's most characterful passeggiatas, Indique continues to generate enthusiastic feedback. The kitchen's hand with flavour extends across its Indian street food, grills… Read more

110-112 Burton Road, West Didsbury, Greater Manchester M20 1LP

Moroccan Bites

Bury, Greater Manchester

Chef Loubna is a native of Fez and is proud to show off her traditional, homemade dishes. The menu includes a punchy vegetable and bean harira soup, various tagines such as slow-cooked lamb with prunes and aromatic spices served i… Read more

Princess Block Stall 13, Bury Market, Murray Road, Bury, Greater Manchester BL9 0BJ

Pollen Bakery Kampus

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Since the aroma of fresh croissants first wafted from the ovens of the original bakery in Ancoats, Pollen has established something of a cult status in Manchester for its quality viennoiserie and sourdough loaves. A second, larger… Read more

42 Aytoun Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester M1 3GL

Pulp Coffee

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Pulp's wooden hut, like a miniature modernist ski chalet, is located in the newly designated NOMA neighbourhood between Manchesater's Victoria Station and Shudehill; it's a micro-oasis of greenery and good coffee. There’s ev… Read more

Sadlers Yard, Hanover Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester M4 4AH

The Easy Fish Company

Stockport, Greater Manchester

If you were unable to get a decent piece of fish in a restaurant attached to a top-quality fishmongers then it would be a poor show but, thankfully, the Easy Fish Company take its job seriously. Apart from gigantic portions of sup… Read more

117 Heaton Moor Road, Stockport, Greater Manchester SK4 4HY

The Jane Eyre Chorlton

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Trendy and woke are epithets sometimes slung at this popular Manchester suburb that has graduated from student central to young family middle-class enclave. Amid the buzzing bars and eating places, the Jane Eyre fits in just fine.… Read more

Beech Road, Chorlton, Manchester, Greater Manchester M21 9EG

The Oystercatcher

Manchester, Greater Manchester

A loyal local crowd ensures regular full houses at this upbeat suburban seafood eatery, which comes complete with an overspill heated terrace out front. The day’s catch is given a full-on global workout as the kitchen doles … Read more

123 Manchester Road, Chorlton, Manchester, Greater Manchester M21 9PG

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TNQ

Manchester, Greater Manchester

'Good service and a really enjoyable space' distinguish TNQ in a changing neighbourhood. Our correspondent also loves its genuinely seasonal menus, which deliver real variety year-on-year (think bistro-style dishes such as sl… Read more

108 High Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester M4 1HQ

Turkish Gozleme Bury

Bury, Greater Manchester

Gozleme are golden Turkish flatbreads stuffed with a variety of fillings – a popular street-food snack that's made to order at this little stall in Bury Market. The art of rolling and stuffing is deceptively simple but the t… Read more

Stall 25, Bury Market, Murray Road, Bury, Greater Manchester BL9 0BJ

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