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Manchester vies with London as Britain's capital of youth culture, but has vibrant nightlife and entertainment options for all ages. Spending time at a bar, pub, or club is an essential part of any trip. For event listings, check out the free Manchester Evening News, widely available throughout the city or as a website or app. Other helpful websites include www.manchesterconfidential.co.uk, www.manchesterwire.co.uk, and creativetourist.com.
The neighborhood of Gay Village lines up stylish bars and cafés along the Rochdale Canal; Canal Street is its heart. There are several gay bars, but most attract a mixed crowd.
This handsome, unspoiled Victorian pub specializes in craft beers brewed by local firm Manchester Marble and offers a famous cheese board.
This Northern Quarter craft beer bar is operated by Yorkshire-based brewery Northern Monk, ensuring there will always be a stellar range of beers from the cask and keg. What the industrial-style, bare brick space lacks in coziness it more than makes up for with its constantly rotating beers, pop-up kitchens, and regular events.
Surrounded by a large terrace with cabanas, this unique pub occupies a 16th-century oasthouse (where brewers roasted hops) that was brought here, brick by brick, from Kent. The emphasis is on craft beers and ales, accompanied by playful food such as Northern poutine with Lancashire cheese.
Locals pack the tiny rooms of this photogenic Victorian throwback with a green-tile exterior.
