Cafe Articles

PappaRoti review: Malaysian coffee buns make their mark in Manchester
PappaRoti in Piccadilly Gardens provides a comforting atmosphere for consumption of their customisable coffee buns

“Live, laugh, lube” at HandleBar
Introducing HandleBar, Fallowfield’s newest and most fiercely independent café/bar

Let’s Get Gooey
Check out Gooey Manchester, for all your doughnut, cake and sandwich needs!

Café Blah: FUEL’s groovy sister
Take a trip down to Café Blah, the alternative hidden gem right in the heart of Withington.

Exile: The newest Fallowfield hub
We review Exile, a newly established café in Fallowfield

Review: Thai Smiles Café
Siam Smiles’ capacity is low for now, and Alice Stephenson wishes always to find a free table for herself in this hidden gem of a Thai restaurant.

Review: The Bar
Kate Fawcett reviews the recently re-branded ‘The Bar’, which has managed to retain the essence of The Font, with its famous cheap cocktails and freshly made food

The Manchester café crawl
It’s no myth that Manchester is teeming with independent coffeehouses, and with so many to choose from, I’ve selected 3 of my favourites. My first stop on this ‘café crawl’ was Chapter One Books in the Northern Quarter. An independent coffeehouse and bookstore, it offers a quirky medley of all things abstract. Part of the […]

Milk and Honey: Hope in abundance
Explore Milk and Honey, a volunteer led cosy café just next to the University, with plenty of events and projects happening over the next few months.

Affordable eateries at Affleck’s Palace
As the city’s centre of arts, individualism, and student culture, Affleck’s Palace is the perfect place to host an event celebrating the essentials of student life

Chapter One Books: a serene study space
I’s worth the extra 10 minutes on the bus
Review: Rustik
“When our food finally arrived, we almost grabbed the plates out from the waitressed hands with hunger-induced anticipation.”