Manchester Bars, Cafés & Wine Bars (2 of 2)
Dining out and drinking around Greater Manchester

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• Bluu
  Smithfield Market Buildings, 85 High Street,
  (off Thomas Street), Northern Quarter,
  Manchester M4 1BD.
  Tel: 0161-839 7195.
  Website: www.bluu.co.uk.
  Opened in 2005, the former fish market in the Northern Quarter, Bluu is a descendent of the legendary London club-bar 'Blue Note'. It offers fine dining in its restaurant, with seafood specilities, a large ground floor bar, a cosy basement space and an outdoor terrace. Extensive selection of classic cocktails and exquisite seafood.
  
  
• Chicago Rock Café
  (Formerly Life Café Bar)
  Peter Street, Manchester M2 5QR.
  Tel: 0161-833 3000. Fax: 0161-839 4000.
  Website: www.chicago-rock-cafe.co.uk.
  The original Life Café arrived in Manchester in August 2000, a huge venue, housing a restaurant, nightclub and spacious bar. Now transformed into the Chicago Rock Café. Dance area and downstairs bar. Attracts large crowds at weekends.
  
  
• Cobdens
  (Formerly the Manchester Arms)
  25 Wellington Road South, Stockport.
  Tel: 0161-477 9053.
  A Robinson's Brewery venture. Smart dress required - no trainers or denim. Live DJ disco at weekend - gets busy !
  
  
• Corbieres
  2 Half Moon Street, Manchester M2 7PS .
  Tel: 0161-834 3381.
  Located just off St Anne Street, this is a hideaway wine cellar, whose unpreposessing entrance belies the warmth inside. Regularly attracting Manchester crowds it is an ever popular venue with a good selection of imported beers available. There's also a jukebox and pinball machine on hand.
  
  
• Cord Bar
  Dorsey Street, Northern Quarter,
  Manchester M4 1LU. Tel: 0161-832 9464.
  Website: www.cordbar.com.
  Good music, an interior of brown cord, discrete intimate booths, and a jukebox which showcases some of Manchester’s up and coming bands.
  
  
• Eden Bar
  (Formerly Metz)
  3 Brazil Street, Gay Village, Manchester M1 3PW.
  Tel: 0161-237 9852. Website: www.edenbar.co.uk
  Popular with gay and straight people for its excellent quality food. Very busy - best to book in advance.

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Didsbury Wine Bar

Fab Café Bar

Manto

Eden Bar (formerly Metz)

The Green Room

Zinc Bar

Chicago Rock Café Bar

• Fab Café Bar
  111 Portland Street, Manchester M1 4RJ.
  Tel: 0161-236 2019.
  Website: www.fabcafe.co.uk.
  Food available Mon-Sat 12noon-7.00pm and Sundays from 8.00-10.30pm. Cult TV show collections. Times may have changed - please check.
  
  
• Gaia
  46 Sackville Street, Gay Village, Manchester M1 3WF.
  Tel: 0161-228 1002.
  A very busy and popular bar with opulent decor (swathed curtains and leather sofas). Quality food and light tapas dishes available.
  See also: Gay Village bars.
  
  
• Green Room, The
  55-56 Whitworth Street West, Manchester M1 5WW.
  Tel: 0161-615 0500.
  Website: www.greenroomarts.org.
  A popular café bar with theatregoers, being near to the Palace and the Corner House, which offers an extensive menu of meals from around the world. Green Room’s cafe bar is relaxed and informal with a wide range of hot and cold drinks available. It is open from 5pm Wednesday to Friday, 6pm on Saturday, usually with late night events on Fridays and Saturdays. Times may change - please check before setting out.
  
  
  
  
• Living Room
  80 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2ER.
  Tel: 0161-832 0083.
  Website: www.thelivingroom.co.uk.
  Lounge music from a white grand piano, and matching high class ambience. Over 150 cocktails available and good Modern British food. Go dressed up - or feel outclassed!
  
  
• Lotus Bar & Dim Sum
  35a King Street, Manchester M2 6AA.
  Tel: 0161-832 9724.
  Lotus Bar serves a great range of food and drink in style. A bar set up by the celebrated Yang Sing Chinese restaurant in the classy King Street area with pavement seating located just behind St Ann’s Church. A selection of dim sum available a wide range of cocktails, spirits and champagnes are on offer.
  
  
• Manto
  46 Canal Street, Gay Village, Manchester M1 3WD.
  Tel: 0161-236 2667.
  Open from 11.00am till midnight (or later). Saturday breakfast club at 2.30am. Central to the life of Manchester's Gay Village.

  
  
• Night & Day
  26 Oldham Street, Manchester M1.
  Tel: 0161-236 4597.
  Website: www.nightnday.org.
  Night & Day Cafe is a live music venue in Manchester, offering the best international & local live acts plus great food & drink. 'City Life' Bar of the Year. Live band performances frequently at this venue.
  
  
• Refuel
  84 Great Ancoats Street, Northern Quarter,
  Manchester M4 5BG.
  Tel: 0161-228 1948.
  Proudly proclaiming itself to be different, Refuel is a favourite for smaller scale nights & private parties (official capacity 85 inside, 400 outside in the beer garden).
  Refuel are introducing for Friday nights music based on HipHop, Bashment, Ragga, Dance Hall, Raregroove, Funk, R&B etc... Most nights are free entry.
  
  
• Sugar Lounge
  Deansgate Locks, Manchester M1 5LH.
  Tel: 0161-834 6500.
  Website: www.sugarloungebar.com
  A recent addition in 2005 to the Manchester bar scene. Claims high standards, excellent service and knowledgeable bar staff - accompanied by high prices and a strict door policy, tough dress code
  
  
• Zinc Bar
  The Triangle (Old Corn Exchange), Hanging Ditch, Exchange Square,
  Manchester M4 3ES.
  Tel: 0161-827 4200.
  Website: www.zincbar.co.uk.
  Terence Conran's first UK restaurant outside London. 140 seater café, bar, restaurant morning coffee, lunch, dinner and late night snacks. Modern, light, airy and bright. Extensive wine list, bottled and draught beers. Food of a very high standard. See also: The Triangle.
  
  
• Zumbar
  14 Oxford Road, Manchester M1 5QA.
  Tel: 0161-236 8438.
  Immediately opposite the BBC studios, and close to the Universities, popular with broadcasters and students. Moroccan styling with Thai and Mexican food specialities - vegetarian menus.
  
  
  

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