Manchester is the city with the most restaurants listed in the new Harden’s Best UK Restaurants guide for 2025, outside London.
The respected, annually-published round-up of the best places to eat in the UK has 47 Manchester restaurants listed in this year’s guide.
The next best city is Liverpool, with 19 named.
The Michelin-starred mana, in Ancoats, is also listed in the country’s top 100 places to eat out, listed at number 29 – leaping up from its position at 97 last year.
Meanwhile, Cumbria is the county which has the most entries in the top 100, outside London, with the likes of Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume, Henrock in Windermere and The Old Stamp House in Ambleside among those named.
Commenting on the North West’s performance in this year’s Harden’s Best UK Restaurants 2025 guide and Top 100 list, co-founder of the guide Peter Hardens said: “The Lake District is not short of good places to eat and as a result Cumbria is a culinary county to be reckoned with and many of our diners find their personal favourite dining destination of the year within its well-stocked borders.
“Manchester has also shown a real breadth of quality restaurants with a huge number making it into the guide; no mean feat in itself. Manchester’s 47 with Liverpool’s 19 means that the North West is one of the main contributing regions to the nation’s finest eating establishments. Whichever way you slice it, the North West is packed with exceptional dining experiences that leaves foodies spoiled for choice.”
Here are all the Manchester restaurants listed in the guide for 2025:
Adam Reid at The French
The Alan
Albert’s Schloss
Another Hand
Bar San Juan
The Black Friar
Bundobust
Canto
Climat
Dishoom
The Edinburgh Castle
Elnecot
Erst
Evuna
Evuna Northern Quarter
Fenix
Flat Iron
El Gato Negro
Hawksmoor
Higher Ground
Hispi Bistro
Indique
Kaji
Kala
The Lime Tree
Little Yang Sing
Mackie Mayor
Mana
Maray
Maya
Medlock Canteen
Mughli
MUSU
Rigatoni’s
Rudy’s
Sam’s Chop House
San Carlo
Sexy Fish
SKOF
The Spärrows Continental Pasta & Spätzle
Street Urchin
Tattu
10 Tib Lane
Tender
This & That
TNQ Restaurant & Bar
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