Last visit: August 2024

Manchester is one of the best beer and pub destinations in the UK. If you like modern craft beer, visits to breweries like Cloudwater are an absolute must. If you like traditional pubs and real ales, you’re sure to find Holts and Hydes beers to your taste in their many pubs.

Manchester Top 5:

Picadilly Tap: located just outside Picadilly station, this bar is owned by the same people as the Euston Tap in London. You are always guaranteed to find a combination of traditional ales and interesting craft beers, with 20+ hand pulls and keg taps.

Port Street Beer House: situated in the old industrial Northern Quarter, this multi room pub specialises in rare craft beers alongside quality real ales from Manchester and across the UK. An absolute must-visit on a trip to Manchester.

Cafe Beermoth: a modern “beer cafe” in the centre of the city, this has a coffee house feel until you notice the signs promoting almost 20 rotating ales and craft beers. There is also a large bottle range, with beers from across the UK, Europe and beyond.

Northern Monk Refectory: based in an old warehouse close to the Ancoats district, the Leeds based brewery’s Manchester taproom has 10 taps of their best beers, including seasonals.

Cloudwater Taproom: modern taproom in the brewery in the Picadilly industrial area, showcasing the brewery’s best beers.