Manchester's best new openings

Tiny, no-bookings Spanish tapas bar on Beech Road that has been one of South Manchester's best-kept secrets for years. Genuinely brilliant food, no fuss.

Manchester's highest restaurant, on the 19th floor of No.1 Spinningfields. The view is the headline, the food is better than it needs to be, and the rooftop bar is one of the best in the city.

Yes, it's a chain. Yes, it's worth the wait. Dishoom's Manchester branch lives up to the hype, especially for breakfast and brunch.

The best restaurant in Greater Manchester that isn't in Manchester. Sam Buckley's hyper-seasonal tasting menus in a converted Stockport coffee warehouse. Genuinely world-class.

Modern British cooking from one of the city's most-respected kitchens, in a tower-top setting with city views. Worth the splurge for special occasions.

Spinningfields' Japanese-Brazilian fusion spot is more fun than it has any right to be. Loud, theatrical, and the cocktails are excellent.

Rio Ferdinand's Italian restaurant in a stunning Grade II listed banking hall. The setting alone is worth the visit, and the food has improved significantly over the years.

The best steakhouse in Manchester. Not cheap, but the kind of meal that justifies itself if you book the right time.

Manchester's best food hall, set in a beautifully restored Victorian market building. The kind of place where everyone in your group can get exactly what they want.

The best cheap eats in central Manchester and the city's best argument for vegetarian food. Indian street food paired with craft beer that actually goes with the food.

The best tapas restaurant in Manchester. Three floors, a roof terrace, and seasonal Spanish food as good as anything in Barcelona.

Ancoats' best small plates restaurant and one of the best natural wine lists in the city. Effortlessly cool without trying.

The most-loved mid-range restaurant in central Manchester, recently praised by Rick Stein as one of his favourites in the UK. Modern British cooking with much of the produce grown by the team themselves.

Tom Barnes' relaxed-but-precise tasting menu spot earned a Michelin star within months of opening and Restaurant of the Year at the 2026 Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards. Manchester's second star, and proof the food scene is still levelling up.

Manchester's first Michelin star and the restaurant that put the city's fine dining scene on the map. Still the best meal you'll have in Manchester.