Manchester nightspots
♫ Thursday, January 12th, 2012There’s lots of choice in Manchester city centre if you want to have a night out. However, there are also lots of different areas you can go to – and this can be confusing if you’re visiting the city, or are just getting to know your way around. I decided to put together a quick guide to a few of Manchester’s evening hotspots.
Northern Quarter
Over the last decade, the Northern Quarter has enjoyed explosive growth, with bars springing up on the streets like mushrooms. Located near Piccadilly in one of the more industrial and atmospheric parts of the city centre, it’s a far cry from the high-end shopping, banking and office districts that you more often see in tourist brochures. The Northern Quarter is best known for its quirky sense of style and independent bars, shops and small businesses.
Most likely choice of drink: An intriguing continental ale.
King Street, Deansgate and Castlefield
These areas are very popular with visitors, particularly those whose night out isn’t complete without a bit of footballer spotting (with hordes of highly-decorated young ladies in tow, naturally). With Granada TV centre and plenty of offices nearby, it isn’t short of soap stars or Manchester’s business masses, either.
Most likely choice of drink: Cocktails – or bucket-like measures of wine.
Oxford Road Corridor
Huddled around conjoined routes Oxford Street (towards the city centre) and Oxford Road (towards the city’s universities), the southern sprawl of the city has a plethora of bars Manchester students fill on a daily basis – therefore meaning food and drink is priced more reasonably than elsewhere in the city.
Most likely choice of drink: The cheapest beer possible – or two-for-one cocktails (perhaps not quite as well-presented as those on Deansgate).
