Red Chilli offers amazing, authentic
Chinese food (as cheap or as expensive as
you like) in a beautiful setting - definitely
recommended! Gorilla is a fave student
haunt found under the railway tracks.
The place has the feel of a 1950s’ space
lab but has cheap, tasty food and great
live music. Travel down Oxford Road
(or jump on one of the countless buses
running along it) and you’ll reach the
famous Curry Mile. The name comes
from the sheer number of Asian and
Middle Eastern restaurants, takeaways
and kebab shops found along it. It has
the largest concentration of South
Asian restaurants outside the Indian
subcontinent, with over 70 establishments
in a half mile stretch! Tonnes of choice
and friendly on the bank balance.
Fancy something a bit different? Almost
Famous nearly burnt down this summer,
but whilst it’s being rebuilt you can find
their burgers being served at Luck Lust
Liquor & Burn, next door to the original
premises. Once it reopens, expect the
burgers to be brought out on a frisbee,
Coke served in a jar, amazing bacon fries
and some crazy décor.
MANCHESTER
Dogs n Dough is a basement bar/
restaurant serving a variety of gourmet
hot dogs and pizza. The ‘No Way Jose’
dog comes with guac, salsa, Doritos
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and sour cream. On Sundays, you even
get free fries! If you are after Asian
grub, Hunters BBQ is a late-night cafe’
specialising in game curries. It’s grubby
chic at best with mismatched crockery,
cheap cutlery and a slightly tatty interior
– it adds to the charm as you tuck into
pheasant, rabbit, venison or even quail!
Croma Pizza provides a nice meal without
breaking the bank; affordable pizza in
a stylish setting. The quaint Richmond
Tea Rooms are housed in a pretty,
traditionally-decorated venue where you
can sip tea and coffee or eat amazing
cakes and sandwiches in style. If you like
soup – perfect on a cold, wet Mancunian
day – you have some great choices.
SHLURP! Soup Bar and The Soup Kitchen
pride themselves on fresh, seasonal and
locally-sourced ingredients, which are
prepared, cooked and sold on that day.