Guidebook for Manchester

Sophie
Guidebook for Manchester

Food Scene

Lovely local community hub, bar and eatery which does open mic nights no Tuesdays and several other gigs/events as well
6 locals recommend
POD Post Office Deli
30 Albert Road
6 locals recommend
Lovely local community hub, bar and eatery which does open mic nights no Tuesdays and several other gigs/events as well
Very popular greasy spoon!
Lyons’ Cafe
910 Stockport Rd
Very popular greasy spoon!
Very nice and quite 'hipster' (not so cheap) bakery, and restaurant.
45 locals recommend
T R O V E
Stockport Road
45 locals recommend
Very nice and quite 'hipster' (not so cheap) bakery, and restaurant.
Our favourite Indian/Nepalese restaurant. Not the fastest service but very good food.
7 locals recommend
Himalayas Restaurant
945 Stockport Rd
7 locals recommend
Our favourite Indian/Nepalese restaurant. Not the fastest service but very good food.

Everything Else

Very popular market - weekly on Saturdays except in the dead of winter
33 locals recommend
Levenshulme Market
Stockport Road
33 locals recommend
Very popular market - weekly on Saturdays except in the dead of winter
very wild and beautiful nature reserve
11 locals recommend
Highfield Country Park
11 locals recommend
very wild and beautiful nature reserve
yet another park
8 locals recommend
Cringle Park
Crossley Road
8 locals recommend
yet another park
Ben's favourite take-away. Very cheap and (he thinks) very delicious
Hamza's Restaurant & Takeaway
920 Stockport Rd
Ben's favourite take-away. Very cheap and (he thinks) very delicious
A social centre that runs yoga classes and much more, and has a friendly quiet cafe as well
Levenshulme Inspire Centre
747 Stockport Rd
A social centre that runs yoga classes and much more, and has a friendly quiet cafe as well
nearest post office
North Levenshulme Post Office Ltd
828 Stockport Road
nearest post office
nearest (and v friendly) bike workshop
A6 Cycle Warehouse
754 Stockport Rd
nearest (and v friendly) bike workshop
literally a stone's throw away from our door
8 locals recommend
Levenshulme station
8 locals recommend
literally a stone's throw away from our door
another park
Chapel Street Park
another park
more park!
Greenbank Park
more park!
a Tesco nearby
29 locals recommend
Tesco Metro
998-990 Stockport Rd
29 locals recommend
a Tesco nearby
a local grocery store that isn't a chain
Madina Superstore
876 Stockport Rd
a local grocery store that isn't a chain

Drinks & Nightlife

Fabulous old pub that Cromwell is rumoured to have stopped at - you can often get 2 pints of Samuel Smiths here for as many pounds
9 locals recommend
The Blue Bell Inn
170 Barlow Rd
9 locals recommend
Fabulous old pub that Cromwell is rumoured to have stopped at - you can often get 2 pints of Samuel Smiths here for as many pounds
a new, tiled bar in Levenshulme, just across the road
Fred's Ale House
843 Stockport Rd
a new, tiled bar in Levenshulme, just across the road

Shopping

quite unique - historic Council Buildings now used as a very large and surprising antiques shop. Worth checking out - and it has its own greasy spoon cafe inside it
14 locals recommend
Levenshulme Antiques Village
965 Stockport Rd
14 locals recommend
quite unique - historic Council Buildings now used as a very large and surprising antiques shop. Worth checking out - and it has its own greasy spoon cafe inside it