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There are lots of places to eat, due largely to the incredible flow of money and people into the City Centre, after the urban reconstruction.

Chinatown

This is an extremely popular dining area near to the City Centre, as local people know that this is the place to come for real Chinese and pan-Asian cuisine. There are bakeries, grocers and fine restaurants like The New Emperor. The well known Yang Sing, offers some of the tastiest Cantonese food in the country.

City Centre

All kinds of greasy spoon cafés, chains and individually-owned restaurants make up the culinary map of Central Manchester. From well-known, traditional places like the Northern Quarter Restaurant and Bar, to high-class restaurants run by celebrity chefs like Nico Central and Simply Heathcotes. At the other end of the spectrum, Café Pop is a trendy, popular café with good, cheap portions of great tasting vegetarian food.

Deansgate and Castlefield

In these neighbourhoods, established and traditional restaurants like Dimitri's Tapas Bar Taverna, Rafa's and Jowata mix with modern places like Atlas Bar and the Restaurant Bar and Grill.

Gay Village

Gay Village is best known for its bars, but it also boasts some superb places to eat. From the tasty tradition of Spirit to the cool fusion of Taurus. There's also the Mongolian Barbeque, which combines classic, old-world decor in a comfortable family setting.

Rusholme

The nationally famous "Curry Mile" is renowned for its fantastic food at low prices. A wander down the neon-lit Wilmslow Road will provide you with just about every kind of restaurant you can think of; from large, corporate enterprises such as Shere Khan to the family-run Royal Naz which is known for its delicious curry. Although not all of the restaurants serve alcohol, most don't mind if you bring your own.

Didsbury, Chorlton and Whalley Range

This part of southern Manchester is full of high-quality restaurants and café-bars of every description. West Didsbury has many highly rated establishments including the Lime Tree, Greens (for vegetarian and vegan cuisine) and the award winning Great Kathmandu Nepalese restaurant. If you want a drink with good food, then try Sakura or the Metropolitan pub, which serves real ales and quality meals. Beech Road in Chorlton has plenty of choice from the refined east-west fusion cuisine of the Spice Cafe to the contemporary food of Primavera. Whalley Range has recently been put on the culinary map by the runaway success of the excellent Palmiro on Upper Chorlton Road, serving traditional Tuscan food with a modern twist.

The Outer Suburbs

If you wish to be more adventurous and look beyond the City Centre and its immediate environs, you will be well rewarded with some fantastic eating experiences further out in the suburbs. Places like That Cafe in Levenshulme and Nutter's in Cheesden (between Bury and Rochdale) provide high quality food in unique settings.