Effortlessly hip bar tucked away in the northern quarter, friendly staff, good music and always something interesting to look at on the walls.

Edge St

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A self-proclaimed 'eating and drinking palace', Trof is a miscellaneously decorated bar and eatery in the heart of Fallowfield. The staff and guests are sometimes a little too cool for school, and sometimes seem to care more about the playlist than the customer, but the hearty food is a winner - including the best vegetarian breakfast in Manchester. A recent enlargement means the upstairs area features live music - DJ sets, live bands and open mic - virtually every night.

2a Landcross Rd, 0161 224 0467

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Nice quirky but chilled out pub, in an area usually dominated by student dives punting cheap vodka. Good music, regular DJ and poetry reading nights, good beer and the nicest food - the panninis are brilliant and portions are gigantic!

2a, Landcross Rd, Fallowfield, Manchester, Lancashire M14 6NA
Tel: 0161 224 0467
It is on a small side street just off Wilmslow Road beside the Cheshire Cat.

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Fantastic beer bar with a great juke box, a nice beer garden and friendly, freaky staff. Best toasties in town.

Swan Street, Manchester not far from Piccadilly and Victoria.

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Tiny little bar in converted public toilets. Dark and full of atmosphere. Wide range of bottled world beers.

Great Bridgewater Street
M1 5JW, Manchester, Just off Oxford Street

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Bar. Perfect place for pre and post Academy gig drinks. Friendly staff, good drinks and music. Chat to the artists who hang out there before and after gigs.

Oxford Road, just along from Manchester University Student's Union, The Academy.

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A modern-version of an old-fashioned boozer with a good choice of real ale. Just across the road from Deansgate train station. Excellent food as well.

374 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4LY

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An irregular club night, it's one of the best clubs going with four rooms and musical madness: be it indie, electro, dance or sometimes just plain cheese. Also features live bands. Hurrah for clubbing hedonism!

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Legends, Whitworth Street, Manchester.

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The greatest cocktails in Manchester - expensive but only quality served. Service is fantastic, a great place with friends, on a pricey 'lash' or with a date. Dark, intimate, and, as I've moved 4000 miles away, occasionally missed, esp the cute bar maid ;)

www.sociorehab.com/
100 High St

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Friendly city centre bar, good beers and wine, decent food in the early evening.

Thomas Street, Northern Quarter
Tel: 0161 833 0070

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Reconstructed using original plans and materials from a pub that was destroyed by the IRA (the pub was originally called 'The Shambles' which is funny because that's pretty much what was left after the IRA were done). This place has nice ale and German lagers (not much for the ladies here though) at very cheap prices. The inside has a very comforting authentic 'ye olde English' atmosphere and the outside (equipped with those head-toaster heaters) is very popular in the summer. The menu also features oysters quite prominently, hence the pub's name.

Exchange Square, in front of selfridges and to the left a bit.

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Matt & Phredds is an excellent jazz bar on Tib Street with live jazz every day (except maybe Monday). It has a wide range of European beers and international wines as well as really nice food - Middle Eastern style - pittas, olives etc as well as pizzas and various other snacks.

To get there head north along church street and go right at the intersection with Tib street, it's a black door on the right.

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Large and airy, this hostel is in an old textile warehouse. It is in a great location for exploring the city centre by day and the Northern Quarter bars by night. Some of these drinking holes are quite difficult to spot, so sign up for the bar crawl, if you don't mind Australians.

50 Newton St, The Northern Quarter, Manchester; tel: 0800 083 3848 (free in the UK);
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Stylish and laid back this is a haven from busy Deansgate. The food is great as well, it is a good place to go for lunch at the weekend. Recently become much more popular, but I have never seen a Premiership footballer in there, they must all be next door at The Living Room. Label is much more low key.

Deansgate opposite the Barton Arcade

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Owned by the same lovely people as the Soup Kitchen down the road on Spear Street, the Bay Horse is a great, chilled out pub in the hip and trendy Northern Quarter.

Enjoy the great tunes at all times thanks to the eclectic musical taste of Chris the manager.

It's regularly packed out, especially after 5pm Thursday-Saturday, so get there early to bag yourself a table - my favourite is the one by the window.

There's a pool table downstairs for those partial to a game or two and a 'secret' garden out the back- best enjoyed in the summertime.

35-37 Thomas Street, M4 1NA; tel: 0161 661 1041

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A beautiful grade II listed pub with much of its original interior - a sloping mosaic floor and glazed tile ceiling. What's more, the Marble Brewery is entirely vegan and organic and brews five of its own beers.

73 Rochdale Road, Ancoats, M4 4HY; www.marblebeers.co.uk

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It's a cheap local Manchester bar right near UMIST and Piccadilly. By day old mans pub; by night alternative, vintage crew, indies local. If you can't be bothered getting dressed up, go here. Doubles £2! Staff friendly, music varied and at weekends and some week nights themed club nights are held downstairs. They're good fun.

Just near Spar off Piccadilly approach rd. 5 mins from Canal st. 2 mins from Granby row, 2 mins from UMIST. 5 mins from Oxford Rd.

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Cinemas, galleries, bars, general arty hangout and good value meals, all under one roof. Great place to catch more interesting films, or just to have a quiet drink.

Oxford Road, right by the station.

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The Deansgate glitterati all head for The Living Room, where you can’t help sharing the gents and perhaps a table with Manchester United stars. Big long bar downstairs; restaurant and The Study bar (no riff-raff) upstairs.

80 Deansgate; Tel: 0870 44 22 537; www.thelivingroom.co.uk/

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