The January sales aren’t just limited to the sharp elbowed bargain hunters of Selfridge’s on Boxing Day. A huge number of the city’s restaurants are also offering dazzling deals to get you through the door in January.
Whether it’s burgers, pizza or cocktails, here are some of the very best offers available for New Year feasting and drinking…
Almost Famous
Burger-hurlers Almost Famous are doing their tottering towers of beef for half price through January. So that’s 50% off its original range of sandwiches, and also its specials and meat-free options too. The offer runs Sunday to Friday, all day from 2pm.
Grand Pacific
The splendour of Manchester's old Reform Club can be yours at a sturdy discount for the whole of January. Grand Pacific (it's not been the Reform Club for a while, to be fair) is offering 30% off your food bill for the entire month in its 'grand January sale'.
Free drinks app Dusk
An app? That gets you free drinks? Where do we sign up? Dusk opens up users to all kinds of freebies through January. They include: free White Claw Hard Seltzers at NQ64 Northern Quarter and NQ64 Peter Street, or a free Johnnie Walker and lemonade at Shack Bar and Grill, Portland Bar and Grill, Boom Battle Bar, All Bar One, The Lawn Club and The Woodstock. Grab the app here.
Yard & Coop
Fried chicken experts Yard & Coop are issuing a new 'black card' in January, which will entitle holders to all kinds of discounts, changing weekly. From January 2 to 8, it's a glass of prosecco for just £2. Then from January 9 to 15 it's £2 pints, from January 16 to 22 it's free wings and from January 23 to 31 it's a free dessert. Ts and Cs apply, and you can grab one below.
https://www.yardandcoop.com/yard-card/
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20 Stories
20 Stories, which boasts some of the most enviable views in the city, will be showing off a set price lunch menu for the whole of January. Monday to Friday, you’ll be able to get two courses for £19.50 or three for £24.50. They’ll also be doing a tasting menu at £55 from January 16 to 29. You can book here.
Hello Oriental
The superb foodhall, bakery and supermarket Hello Oriental is offering a 20% off code for the whole month. You just have to sign up at the HO website, and you're off. They're also offering Hello Oriental beer at £3.50 a pint, and two for £10 cocktails.
Evelyn's
The wonderful Evelyn's will be knocking 30% off its all-day brunch, featuring much-loved dishes like steak and eggs, za’atar mushrooms on toast, shakshuka and souffle pancakes with honeycomb butter. They come with cold pressed juices, 'retox' breakfast cocktails, or matcha, rose, honey and cardamom lattes. Head in and say Evelyns30 to take full advantage.
https://www.evelynscafebar.com/
The Anthologist
City bar The Anthologist is offering a remote workspace situation through January. Come and use their wi-fi, have lunch - including a buttermilk chicken burger, a vegan burger, a winter rainbow bowl salad, or classic fish finger sandwich with chips - and unlimited hot drinks all day for £18.95.
Drakeandmorgan.co.uk/bars-restaurants/
Wood
Masterchef winner Simon Wood will be offering 50% off his ‘Homage’ cheese and wine experience from Wednesday to Friday each week through January, as well as 50% off his evening tasting menu too, showcasing a host of new dishes. Book at his website.
Woodrestaurantgroup.com/manchester/
Turtle Bay
Favourite Caribbean chain Turtle Bay is giving customers a tenner, no questions asked. All you have to do is download their app, and you’ll be credited with £10 that you’ll be able to knock off your bill until February 16, 2023. So that could be a lengthy bottomless brunch situation, or just popping in for a cocktail.
The Blues Kitchen
There will be a whopping 50% off your food bill at The Blues Kitchen all through January. That’s from Sunday to Thursday, from 4pm until close. That’s on anything from Buffalo chicken wings, to cheeseburger spring rolls, smoked baby back ribs or a Philly cheese steak. There will also be the usual lunch offer of anything from the lunch menu plus a drink fo £10 (or a booze drink for £2 extra)
Theblueskitchen.com/manchester/
Three Little Words
Cocktail bar and kitchen Three Little Words, under the arches off Deansgate, will be offering 50% off all food and the same off selected cocktails on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and then Fridays up to 7pm. Booking is recommended, with the code Jan50.
Threelittlewordsmcr.co.uk/book-a-table
The Alan
Stylish hotel and restaurant The Alan has fabulous value January off in place, with four dishes and a drink for just £20. That includes the likes of potato and ox cheek, salmon with gin, fennel and orange, baked celeriac and pillowe-ey flatbreads.
The Smithfield Social
NQ spot the Smithfield Social will be doing 50% off all their food from January 2 to January 31, from 4pm to 9pm daily. Booking isn’t essential, but very much recommended.
Nell’s Pizza
Nell’s will be doing a solid 50% off its pizza all the way through january at ALL of its outlets, so that’s Nell’s Pizza and Bar at Kampus, Common in the Northern Quarter and at The Beagle in Chorlton too.
Tattu
High end Chinese eatery Tattu is shaving 30% off items from its a la carte menu, all day on Sundays and Thursday and Friday until 5pm. You have to book ahead, with the discount code TATTU30
Maray
To encourage everyone to turn over a new plant-based (well mostly) diet for January, the fabulous Maray will be doing a special 50% discount on all of its vegetarian and vegan menu items. The offer runs for the month, with a reservation.
Canto
Ancoats tapas spot Canto is running a bottomless brunch offer through January, with three small plates and selected unlimited drinks for 90 minutes, at £38 per person. They’re also doing a deal on three small plate for £18 from Sunday to Friday.
Habas
Middle Eastern spot Habas will be doing two courses for £20 or three for £24 from a special menu, served 5pm to 10pm from Tuesday to Thursday in January.
Tampopo
Tampopo is giving a solid 30% off all its main courses for the whole of January, as well as a brilliant Veganuary 'taste tour' offer too. For a superb value £22, you can get the full five-course vegan tasting menu. Should you taking on Dry January too, there are plenty of drinks options too, including a virgin Pina Colada.
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