Things to Do in Chinatown, Manchester
The second largest in the UK, offering a wide choice of quality restaurants, bakeries, and shops. The annual Chinese New Year festival in February features stalls and dancing dragons, and it's close to Piccadilly Gardens and the Arndale Centre.
The second largest in the UK, offering a wide choice of quality restaurants, bakeries, and shops. The annual Chinese New Year festival in February features stalls and dancing dragons, and it's close to Piccadilly Gardens and the Arndale Centre.
Manchester Art GalleryArt Gallery
Bridgewater HallConcert Hall
Speak In CodeCocktail Bar
By TripSapien · Updated September 3, 2026
Top things to do in Chinatown
Where to eat & drink in Chinatown
El Gato Negro Tapas Manchester
★ 4.6 · 4.7kSpanish· £30–70‘The Black Cat’ is a buzzing tapas restaurant split over three levels: the ground floor is home to the bar and outdoor tables in the pedestrianised street; the first floor boasts great counter seats in front of the open kitchen; and the…
- Mon–Thu
- 12 PM – 9 PM
- Fri
- 12 PM – 10 PM
- Sat
- 12 PM – 10 PM
- Sun
- 12 PM – 9 PM
10 Tib Lane
★ 4.6 · 435Cocktail Bar· £30–80Stretching over three floors of a tall, narrow townhouse, you enter this welcoming restaurant via its cosy bar – ideal for a cocktail or a glass from their selection of European natural and low-intervention wines – before heading up to...
- Mon
- Closed
- Tue–Fri
- 12 PM – 12 AM
- Sat
- 12 PM – 12 AM
- Sun
- 12 PM – 10 PM
Higher Ground
★ 4.6 · 503British· ££What started life as a pop-up in 2020 is now a permanent spot in the heart of the city, owned and run by three friends who also operate wine bar Flawd, seafood and cocktail spot Bar Shrimp, and a market garden in the Cheshire countryside…
- Mon–Tue
- Closed
- Wed
- 5 PM – 10 PM
- Thu
- 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM, 5 PM – 10 PM
- Fri
- 12:30 PM – 2 PM, 5:30 PM – 11:30 PM
- Sat
- 12:30 PM – 2 PM, 5:30 PM – 11:30 PM
- Sun
- Closed
Lucky Cat by Gordon Ramsay - Manchester
★ 4.8 · 1.9kAsian· £100+An elegant and luxurious restaurant, it offers a range of Asian-inspired dishes, including sushi, beef tataki with truffle, and egg fried rice, available à la carte or as part of a tasting menu.
- Mon
- Closed
- Tue–Wed
- 12 PM – 11 PM
- Thu–Fri
- 12 PM – 12 AM
- Sat
- 12 PM – 12 AM
- Sun
- Closed
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- 1Manchester Art Gallery
- 2Bridgewater Hall
- 3Speak In Code
- 4El Gato Negro Tapas Manchester
- 5Circus Tavern
- 610 Tib Lane
- 7Higher Ground
- 8The Shakespeare
- 9Moose
- 10Manchester Arndale Shopping Centre
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