Manchester Food Tour: Explore Vibrant Culinary Spots

Embark on a 3-hour guided food tour in Manchester, exploring the city’s vibrant areas and tasting special dishes that tell the story of Manchester. Meet local chefs, bakers, and producers and discover the hidden culinary gems of the city.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Ancoats became the world’s first industrial suburb at the end of the 18th century. It was the beating heart of the British empire’s Industrial revolution. Now the area has been voted one of the top places to live in the world. Old mills have been restored and converted into flashy apartments. The area is full of bars, restaurants, deli’s and producers….

What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

On our culinary journey, we explore two of Manchester’s most lively districts. We bring to light the captivating history of Manchester and its inhabitants. We travel through time from the prosperous era of the Industrial Revolution to the present city, characterized by its modern chic and trendiness. The expedition leads us to some of the city’s…

Location
Waterside Coffee
Redhill Street
We'll be waiting for you outside Waterside Coffee, 7 Redhill Street, M4 5BA. If you arrive early please feel free to buy yourself a takeaway coffee or soft drink. They are not part of the tour but they're a great local business.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Pompeypaulo
Sep 23, 2024
Super tour made special by Mbaisha - Mbaisha our amazing personal tour guide made this experience one to remember! She was super friendly, charismatic and informative over the duration of our afternoon. We were so fortunate to have Mbaishas undivided accompaniment as a couple and really enjoyed hearing all the stories about the various stops along the way ! We had 6 wonderful food stops all uniquely different and tasty delights hosted by each venue . Manchester is a proud and historic city and this shone through from our guide ( who isn’t even from Lancashire 😂 … Huddersfield and Yorkshire loyalties came through and rightly so ! ) . Really a tour not to miss and look out for the parrots 😝 Thanks again Mbaisha and we both wish you every success in your future food ventures and we will be looking out for your foody van 🚐!! Good luck as always …
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Ianmariana
Sep 22, 2024
Eat your way through Manchester - What a great way to see the sights of Manchester and learn about its history by sampling some of the city’s local cuisine. The tour started in the Ancoats district with its beautiful refurbished mills along one of the many canals that cross the city. We drank soup at the old mill, enjoyed a delicious pain au chocolat, sampled a local drink whilst admiring the local architecture. Then we walked towards the Northern Quarters to sample a charcuterie board of locally made sausages and cheeses, learning about Tib Streets locals and quirky history. A short walk past the old Fish Market for a slice of pizza, then onto a small little Indian restaurant with amazing curries and our final destination, for ice cream. Liv, our tour guide was welcoming, thoughtful and full of knowledge about the area , urban myth characters and legends.
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Gumboots123
Sep 12, 2024
Superb - highly recommended - We thoroughly enjoyed the tour and Ian is a superb and very entertaining guide. His knowledge of fabulous quirky places for sampling food was inspired and walk ing through the historic and rejuvenated Ancoats area was a joy.
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Ddpcruiser
Sep 6, 2024
Wonderful and informative food tour - Awesome food tour! Our guide, Julia, was fabulous and did a great job telling us the history of the areas in which we walked and about the food stops on the tour. The variety of food was excellent. I would highly recommend this tour!
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U7025uekimberleym
Sep 2, 2024
A great day out - We had a great day. Olivia was lovely, very friendly and informative. The tour is a good way to explore Manchester and the food was fantastic.
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Kate_m
Aug 31, 2024
Fun, interesting and fantastic gift - This tour was bought as a gift and it did not disappoint. I am a Manchester girl born and bread, but every stop was somewhere I hadn't tried before and the history told was brand new info. The guide, Julia, was warm, friendly and interesting and made us feel we were travelling around with a friend. The food was fabulous and we were full to bursting by the end! Highly recommend, really enjoyable
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Claudio_c
Aug 27, 2024
A must do - Julia was a fantastic host! The tour went by flawlessly. The food was delicious and Julia’s knowledge of the history of the area we toured was amazing! Claudio and Kelly 6 for 6 😃
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462djc
Aug 18, 2024
Manchester food tour - Absolutely brilliant, discovered some real hidden treasures and our guide Aiesha was absolutely amazing. Would definitely recommend
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Departure25043046444
Aug 15, 2024
Best food tour of Manchester UK - I came from the USA and James was absolutely delightful! The others scheduled for this tour canceled but James showed up and said let's just proceed anyway. Very professional! Had a lot of fun walking the city, great food vendors, and drink options too. I would say it was the best food tour I've ever had. What a beautiful city. You simply must give Manchester Bites a try!
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Sarahpv8047ch
Aug 15, 2024
Great guide! - This tour helped us feel connected to the history and culture of Manchester in a way that other tour spots didn't achieve. Our August 1st tour was just our guide and the three adults in our party. He did a wonderful job of balancing history, current trends, and city planning....and he fed us! We came away feeling like we understood how Manchester fits into history and how it thrives today. Every food item was savored and we wanted to head back after our tour for more exploration. Now that we're back home, this tour is a curiosity for friends and family who ask about our trip. We did another food tour later on our vacation but it wasn't nearly as good. Manchester food tour was perfect, and clearly the gold standard to compare other food tours with.
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up to 10 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).