Manchester is many things to many people – the hometown of Oasis, a LGBT+ dream, (arguably) home to the most famous football club in the world and glitzy and glamorous. Regardless, Manchester is a fantastic place to wile away a weekend with your girls through retail therapy and cocktails.

Here’s some of the best spot to visit during your weekend away.

Menagerie Restaurant

Go for: Dinner or Cocktails

Described as an ‘immersive dining experience’, Menagerie was one of the favourite places I visited during a weekend in Manchester. Neon signs, a catwalk, floral walls and a ballpit bath – paired with delectable small plates and bespoke cocktails - – it’s got everything you could want.

Every Friday and Saturday from 7.30pm, a range of performance from dancers, burlesque, contortion and more grace the catwalk that runs through the dining tables giving you the best seat in the house!

Albert Schloss

Go for: Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner or Cocktails

Bier, Bohemia and Bavaria - that's Alberts Schloss. According to Manchester's first Bohemian bier palace, cook haus and bakery, the high German noun 'Schloss' (while translated as Chateau or Manor House) is interpreted as 'indulgence, pleasure and debauchery'.

After a long drive up North, we decided to refresh at the bakery with a coffee and a cake, but would definitely return for an evening of debauchery – we spotted dancers on tables in the evening, and a ‘push for prosecco’ button.

P.S. There's a free photo booth by the toilets.