Pubs in Manchester

Peer Hat

14-16 Faraday Street, Manchester M1 1BE

Bar on the ground floor, there are 4 hand pumps, 2 tied to Marston's breweries with others serving local beers. Also 6 keg lines with 4 tied to Marston's products. At the time of visit one keg product was Runaway KeyKeg (real ale) beer. It has a downstairs area for music and club events, which can also be hired as a function room.

Beatnikz Republic Bar

35 Dale Street, Manchester M1 2HF

The Beatnikz Republic bar opened at the start of October 2018. It is located in a converted Grade II listed office block on the corner of Dale St and Tariff St. The entrance is up a number of steps and is shared with the Idle Hands coffee shop. The Beatnikz Republic bar is through the right hand door and as you enter, the bar area is long and narrow with the bar at the far end. Seating is high tables to the left and table and bench seating on the right. The bar has 14 fonts on the back wall for keg and 4 handpumps to the right of the bar for cask and cider. Beatnikz Republic beers feature heavily as you would expect. Also available is gin from local producer Three Rivers who occupy the next arch to Beatnikz Republic brewery on Redbank in Manchester's Green Quarter. The bar offers a loyalty card that gives you 10% of food and drink.

Manchester Union Brewery Tap

96D North Western Street, Manchester M12 6JL

This is the brewery tap for Manchester Union brewery located in a railway arch close to Piccadilly station. It is the UK's first dedicated craft lager brewery using decoction mashing in the brewing process. They brew a light and a dark lager. It currently opens for a few hours on Saturdays and payment is by card only. Starting from October 2019 it will only be open once a month over the winter months.

Honest Burgers

36 Bridge Street, Manchester M3 3BT

This Manchester outlet of a small burger chain opened in April 2019 and is spread over 3 floors. The third floor contains a taproom and roof terrace serving craft keg beers. This bar is currently open Thursday to Saturday.

Bull & Bear

4 Norfolk Street, Manchester M2 1DW

The Bull and Bear is the bar/restaurant in the Stock Exchange hotel. This grade II listed building was once the Manchester Stock Exchange built in the early years on the 20th Century. The building had been empty for many years before being converted into an upmarket hotel in 2019. The restaurant is run by chef Tom Kerridge and his team and the bar has two cask ales, one is rebadged and this is currently reported as Marston's EPA.

Walkabout

Dantzic Street, Manchester M4 2AD

Australian theme bar at Dantzic Street end of the Printworks entertainment complex. No Cask ale.

Nam

Unit 2, 33 Blossom Street, Manchester M4 6AJ

Vietnamese restaurant with a bar in the basement that sells Keykeg conditioned beers from Runaway and keg beers from Alphabet.

Escape to Freight Island

11 Baring Street, Manchester M1 2AD

Escape to Freight Island opened in July 2020 utilising the site previously occupied by GRUB though expanded but looking to increase to eventually hold 2500 visitors. Various street food outlets are available as well as beer from regular Camden and local breweries like Pomona Island and Shindigger (but no cask). Children are welcome until 9pm.

Hetheringtons Cafe Bar

8 Pollard Street, Manchester M4 7DS

Cafe Bar set up in 2019 that sells cask beers from Robinsons. More information will be available when open again and visited. Note hours are as in Tier 2 lockdown.

Smokehouse & Cellar

18-22 Lloyd St, Manchester M2 5WA