Buffer Zones at Paradise Works

Leading British menswear brand based in Manchester – branching out into womenswear, too

Quarantine contemporary theatre company presents a year-long, curated series of artist residencies and events in a rented house on the border of Salford and Manchester.

Local brewery set up in 2012 by two Manchester University students, Paul and George. They specialise in easy-to-drink session beers made from natural fruit extracts.

Seek out Hidden nightclub just up the river from Victoria. Reviving Manchester’s grassroots scene, Hidden is a raver honeypot swarming with lovers of techno-driven house and disco-beats.

To celebrate its third birthday, The Black Friar is running a series of

Professional rehearsal and recording studios in Salford, Manchester.

Oceans Apart is an artist studios and exhibition space in Salford. Its organisers are dedicated to contemporary painting and seek to present and champion the diversity of the practice today.

PS Mirabel is an artist run project and exhibition space in the centre of Manchester.

PAPER is an artist-led, commercial gallery based in Manchester and represents a range of emerging and mid-career artists whose practice is based around the medium of paper.

Bunker Gallery is an artist-led space in Manchester curated by Catflap Collective.

SLOE Gallery is an artist-led exhibition space, co-founded by a small team of postgraduate students from the Manchester School of Art.

An offshoot from the much-loved Umezushi, this specialist deli is a one-stop-shop for all your sushi making needs, and also hosts occasional workshops to improve your culinary skills.