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Lola's Launches: 'A Miami Cocktail Bar'Pictures from the launch party of another Northern Quarter bar
The Liars Club ReviewLynda Moyo on the cheeky tiki bar that escaped the clutches of the Northern Quarter
Seasonal Spirit Trail Warms City RamblersA festive and warming Liquorist tour
63 Degrees: The Cocktail ReviewHelen Ramsbottom appreciates the new French restaurant's liquid essence
The North Pole Is Back... And It's Better Than EverManchester's favourite winter bar returns to the city centre
The Circle 360The champagne and cocktail bar is tempting in the Trafford Centre crowds
Hens On A High At SkyloungeHelen Ramsbottom hits dizzying heights at Mint Hotel's Skylounge
Rear View Mirror: Bring Back The LocalTony Schumacher fancies a pint down the local. The good old fashioned local.
G-A-Y ReviewJordan McDowell knows where he’ll be partying this Pride...
Make Beluga your new favourite summer barSave pounds on drinks all through August
Circle 360 Is Now OpenThe Circle Club has opened a bar in the Trafford Centre
Common Bar ReviewedFemke Colborne and the bar with the shifting walls
Manchester Malt Whisky TrailShow me the way to the next whisky bar
Circle Club to open in the Trafford CentreHeather Price examines a reinforcement of excessive design in TC
Bohemia opens at CastlefieldNew bar and restaurant opens in Barca's old spot
Mixology, technology and cocktails at Blackdog BallroomHelen Ramsbottom and the tale of the salty rim job
Trof Fallowfield reviewedJemma Gibson learns the ins and outs of the life of a drama student at Trof’s original home
Heroes Event at Taps - freeSample the new menus and their finest beers – next Monday evening
Epernay, Manchester AirportSimon Binns takes his passport to a bar for the first time in 16 years
The Molly House reviewJonathan Schofield finds a place for a chat, a real ale and laugh in part three of The Village examined
Port Street Beer House reviewJonathan Schofield loves a typical example of the ‘new pubs’
The Gaslamp reviewSimon Binns cheers a fresh addition on Bridge Street
Browns Bar and Brasserie EXCLUSIVE previewConfidential gets a preview of Friday's big opening
Waxy O’Connor’s, PrintworksBinnsy, Moyo and TBJ like the sound of the underground
It's a kind of magicIllusions Magic Bar puts on open mic night for aspiring magicians
Brannigans closes: a city mournsSleuth reports on a tragedy in the going out scene in Manchester
Cocktails and the City: The AlchemistThea Euryphaessa yearns for a cocktail transformation
The Alchemist reviewJonathan Schofield works out at Spinningfields’ best 2010 food and drink arrival
New bar, The Gaslamp, to openJonathan Schofield almost knocks someone off a ladder in Bridge Street
The North Pole Bar returnsSimon Binns gets carried away in this pop-up palace
The North Pole - Manchester's Winter BarThe North Pole pop-up bar opens on Thursday 4 November for just seven weeks.Too Late!
Heroes: win tickets to North Pole bar launchThe pop-up winter bar is back in Cathedral Gardens – and we've 20 launch party tickets for Heroes
Waxy O'ConnorsWaxy OConnors is a unique pub located in the heart of the city centre, with a labyrinth of 3 bars covering 4 levels and 9 separate areas that are linked together by a maze of staircases and passages.
Illusions Magic BarSam Jones is enchanted by some limes and needs help with a magic wand cocktail
Illusions Magic BarIllusions is the UKs only branded Magic Bar concept, dedicated to the art of magic, Illusions puts on Live Magic Shows every night from some of the best home grown talent and international magicians
Win a wine and spirit tasting course at Harvey NicholsWe're giving away an eight-week wine and spirit tasting course at Harvey Nichols
The most expensive cuppa in ManchesterA £25 pot of tea is one of the items on Kitchen at the Circle's new tea menu
Cloud 23 food and thoughtsJonathan Schofield ponders Manchester’s sky high bar and its future
Electrik re-assessedSarah Tierney gets a case of deja vu in this Chorlton cafe-bar
Simple BarThe Northern Quarter trailblazer is still going strong
The Black Dog Ballroom is BallsPlay pool, eat burgers, watch England in the bar or privately
Common bar reviewHelen Ramsbottom appreciates a Northern Quarter original
Argyles reinventsNew art, new drinks, bright new future?
Around the World in Rum at MojoConfidential gets into the spirit of things at a cocktail-making, rum-tasting evening at Mojo
Charango reviewLynda Moyo heads south to Chorlton and ends up in South America
Drinks at the Boutique Bar ShowFor one night only, the world's finest drinks brands and Manchester's finest bars will be taking their wares to the Town Hall
The Left Bank Cafe Bar reviewJonathan Schofield loves his food at the People's History Museum's new cafe bar
ElectrikElectrik is for eating, drinking, mooching and merry-making.
The Commercial Hotel bar, ChesterTake the man out of Manchester and you’ve got Chester…
Blackdog Ballroom reviewHelen Ramsbottom likes almost everything in the recent underground Northern Quarter incomer
Night and Day Bar review – for foodJonathan Schofield loves his afternoon breakfast at Night and Day but doesn't like the staff bearing their shiny teeth
Barcelona bar reviewRuth Allan wonders about the name of a Northern Quarter recent arrival. Why is it called after Spain's second city?
New Year champagnesNeil Sowerby recommends some champagne for a celebration solstice
The North Pole reviewHelen Ramsbottom gets a little frosty at the North Pole bar
Blackdog BallroomLaunch night at the Northern Quarter's new concept bar
Victory for Alma chapCocktail maker Conor gets Venezuela trip for stirring things up
Oddest bar reviewLynda Moyo takes her hat (and her coat) off to the third bar in the Odd family
Three Liverpool bars and restaurants up for national awardsIs MOJO Liverpool one of the UK's best new bars?
Five bars to....have a nervous breakdownLosing it? Who hasn't been there? There's no shame. But a word from the wise: When madness strikes, don't look for sympathy from the boss. Disappear into one of these places until you feel better
More teabag than WAGAlternative night out Club Geek Chic is back at Racquet Club with cakes, cocktails and dancing
Two new bars for the city centre: Taps and House 9Crisis what economic crisis? Two top end bars open in the city centre
Free beer...it’s a helluva thing...And we've got a voucher to get you some at Kro in Spinningfields
Top five bars to.....end a relationshipIt's not where you start, it's where you finish, and you're going to finish on top - with our completely unscientific guide to the city's best dumping grounds
Odd reviewSarah Tierney finds gypsies and unusual cheeses hiding out on Odd's revamped menu
Electrik reviewClare Conlon plugs current hit with return of Electric Chair in bar form in Chorlton
A bar a day....Stanley McHale's own guide to the best summer bars to be seen out and about at, once it stops raining
The Hillary Step reviewedDave Bishop is charmed by a minimalist bar filled with lots of the good stuff....and cheeseToo Late!
Win a £30 bar tab at The Gin ClubFallowfield's 1920s-style cocktail bar is giving away four £30 bar tabs
Rooney and Gerrard open Manchester city centre barCharlie Butterworth is pleasantly surprised by a celebrity re-invention of Fridays
DigestifsThea Euryphaessa rounds off her meal with a drink or ten – and finds the best espresso Martini in Manchester
Odd and OdderJenny Wilkinson talks to the owner of the Odd empire about why her bars are about more than just selling booze
Fizz easeIt's a case of "strictly" come drinking at Herbert's bubbly celebration bar, Champu. Confidential's flute runneth over
Cocktail hour: A beginner's guide to aperitifsThea Euryphaessa suggests you get the evening off with a livener
One night at Bredbury HallA nightclub with a hotel attached – Katrina Taylor's found her perfect weekend getawayLatest Rants
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