Gorilla
The infamous Manchester brand Trof have opened a slick new venue on Whitworth Street under the rather ominous name ‘Gorilla’ and, while it boasts all the usual attributes of the chain, this particular...
View ArticleNational Football Museum: rekindle your love for the beautiful game
In the current climate, it’s easy to be despondent about English football. The country has never been so out of love with the perennially-underachieving national side, while the ethics of the domestic...
View ArticleWählbar
‘Wähl’ is German for ‘choice’ or ‘selection’. Fallowfield’s Wählbar, as one of Manchester’s finest purveyors of bottled beer, offers exactly this. Fallowfield is literally awash with offerings of gaudy...
View ArticleThe Mark Addy
Past all the new development full of identikit chains in Spinningfields, it is possible to find a true gem: the Mark Addy, named after a Victorian local hero. It seems initially unprepossessing, but...
View ArticleTop tips: the Northern Quarter
It seems that every other week some place new opens in the Northern Quarter, not just ensuring this inner city Manchester district continues to keep ahead of its Northern counterparts, but also...
View ArticleKukoos
Kukoos is a new fast food joint on Oxford Road from the team behind award-winning Indian restaurant, Zouk. Despite the area being overrun with chicken houses, supermarkets, a Greggs and a Subway, this...
View ArticleGoing one better: restaurants
This generation of students has become known as the ‘foodie generation’. The desire to eat out is engrained in our minds and we’re surrounded by options to explore. Manchester has got plenty of chains,...
View ArticlePub Crawl: A boozy wander up Oxford Road
The Friendship A Hydes Pub, always with a selection of guest ales as well, the Friendship is the pub at the centre of Fallowfield. An extensive beer garden (covered and heated) is ideal for large...
View ArticleUltimate guide to Freshers’ Week 2013.
MONDAY D TACHED vs Ghosts of Garage – Freshers 2013 South & Avicii White – £3.50/£5 There’s two times the fun at this double venue night. D TACHED take over South, showcasing future garage...
View ArticleWelcome to the wonderful world of Food and Drink
Over the year we will endeavour to help you eat and drink your way around Manchester’s finest establishments, with also recipe ideas and advice to cook up a storm at home too. In the past five years or...
View ArticleStylish but straightforward: Basil Pesto
Homemade Basil Pesto with Penne, deconstructed Bruschetta, and Pecorino Romano. This is a fresh dish that relies on good ingredients, not necessarily high quality cooking skills. The key, as is often...
View ArticleBanish those hangovers
Gemini (328-330 Oxford Road) Located at Whitworth Park Halls, Gemini Cafe is a favourite of students who are looking for an enormous plate of food for next to no money. It may not win awards for the...
View ArticleBohemian Grove @ Islington Mill
The Bohemian Groves night at Salford’s Islington Mills on Friday 20th September confirmed that this venue, drawn attention to in the Mancunion’s venue guide, is one of Manchester’s creative hidden...
View ArticleBefore You’re 30
Before You’re 30 (BY30) is back for the new academic year! Come along to Manchester’s most unique and free art, architecture and design lecture evenings, sponsored by BDP. BY30 holds monthly evening...
View Article‘Emergency2013′
Live art is not a genre of art that I can pretend to know anything about. I also cannot deny that I hold some of the negative and common preconceptions often associated with live or performance art....
View ArticleGetting around
So you’ve settled into your new halls, checked out the local drinking establishments, and loaded yourself up with enough free Domino’s vouchers to last the whole year (bad news: they’re only valid at...
View ArticleThe top night spots in Manchester
Wahlbar, Fallowfield Opening its doors in 2012, Wahlbar has provided students disposed against leaving the confines of Fallowfield with quality cocktails and beers in a tastefully decorated interior....
View ArticleThe best live music venues in Manchester
Manchester’s live music scene is simply awesome, and the city has some great venues to boot. For many (including myself) it is considered the best place in the country for music fanatics. So without...
View ArticleReview: National Football Museum
In a modern sporting world full of money grabbing owners, dodgy half and half scarves, and underperforming-overpaid stars, it is easy to fall out of love with the game. However, there is a beacon of...
View ArticleManchester travel deals
With all the penny-pinching in food shopping and pint finding when you start university, it’s often easy to forget that travelling can set you back a serious amount too. Even with Manchester’s Magic...
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