Top Manchester Food Tours

Discover what truly sets Manchester apart on this immersive 3-hour walking food tour through the Gay Village and Northern Quarter — two of the city’s most dynamic and character-filled neighborhoods. This isn’t just a tasting tour — it’s a journey through Manchester’s culture, history, and creative spirit told through its food. What makes this tour special is its blend of authentic local flavors, fascinating stories, and hidden gems — offering not just a full meal, but a true taste of Manchester’s soul. Experience Manchester’s diverse food scene, from traditional British fare to global street food. Explore two of the city’s most iconic districts with a passionate local guide and hear stories of creativity, inclusivity, and resilience that shaped Manchester’s identity. And remember to enjoy generous tastings and drinks across four handpicked local venues!

Get more familiar with Manchester through exploring its foodie scene on this afternoon tasting tour. Meet up with your guide and follow their lead as you make your way through two of the city's neighborhoods: Ancoats and the Northern Quarter. Try local delicacies from independently run vendors and eateries as you gain deeper insight into Manchester's culinary heritage.

Finding Manchester’s best wine spots on your own can mean missing places that the locals actually love. This small-group walking tour takes you beyond the usual tourist areas and into the heart of the city’s wine scene with a local guide. Stroll between handpicked bars, restaurants, and specialty shops, while learning about Manchester’s neighborhoods and wine culture. With time to ask questions and get personalized recommendations, the experience blends relaxed sightseeing with insider access to some of the city’s top wine venues.

It sounds like an exceptional start to the week, doesn’t it? Enjoy a chef-selected three-course Sicilian dinner at Sicilian NQ, paired with unlimited glasses of house red, white or rosé wine for 90 minutes. The same chef-selected set menu is served to the entire table, creating a relaxed and authentic Sicilian wine experience in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter. Food substitutions are not available. For 90 minutes, guests can enjoy unlimited refills of house wine, choosing between red, white or rosé. Premium wines are not included. Perfect for wine lovers looking for a Bottomless Wine Dinner, Italian Wine Experience, Gift Voucher or Sicilian Wine Event in Manchester. Suitable for vegans and vegetarians. Please note: We cannot accommodate any food allergies or intolerances.

This Manchester food tour will take you away from the tourist traps and instead into the local neighbourhoods and streets where Mancunians love to eat, drink and socialise. Visit locally run, independent food heroes, from artisan bakeries, to the city’s favourite hidden Indian cafe. Expect to walk the cobbled streets where crime was once king and try some of the best food from Manchester's many communities. Jamaican patties, Indian curries, Italian desserts and uniquely Manchester dishes all star on this food tour. You'll be led around by a team of local food lovers who love showing guests the hidden gems of their fantastic city.

Our private food tour of Manchester is the best way to get to explore the coolest city in the UK. Our expert, local guides know all the best places to eat and all the coolest stories along the way. We'll show you around our city and give you a real locals perspective of Manchester. Away from the normal tourist routes and into the real heart of the city. We'll be supporting locally run, independent eateries as we go. Sampling some of the best dishes and hearing the stories about the people they represent. We'll meet a few chefs and vendors along the way and get to speak to other artisans and creators as we make our way around the city. This really is like being shown around by your own private friend.

Explore the rich legacy of Manchester, where revolutionary ideas and innovations shaped the modern world. This walking tour takes you through the historic streets where inventors and thinkers left their mark, showcasing the city’s evolution from the Industrial Revolution to today’s digital age. Discover the key figures and moments that define Manchester’s identity and witness how its past continues to inspire progress. - Discover the influential figures behind Manchester's advancements - Walk through historic streets rich in industrial heritage - Learn about Manchester's evolution from the Industrial Revolution to modern innovations - Ideal for history buffs and those interested in technological progress

Taste your way through 7 stops that trace Manchester's food story from canal side coffee to a hidden Chinatown bakery, with one Secret Dish revealed only on the day. This is Manchester eaten, not just seen. Follow a local guide past the glass towers known as Manc-hattan, along the canal arches of Castlefield, and into the packed streets of Chinatown, stopping wherever the city's food story runs deepest. Sip espresso from a small batch roastery tucked into old railway arches, then dig into ultra crispy double fried wings inside a late night music haunt that still feels like a gig. Tear into a flaky pie built on 14 hour beef braised in local lager, and finish in a flower filled tea room where European pastry meets East Asian flavor over a cup of floral tea. Secret Food Tours built this route around 7 tastings tracing immigration, industry, and reinvention, plus one Secret Dish, a local specialty kept off the menu until it lands in front of you.

Enjoy a relaxed 90-minute Sicilian food and wine pairing experience in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter. The experience begins with a welcome glass of Prosecco and a Sicilian aperitivo, followed by a selection of four good-quality Sicilian wines—two white and two red—carefully paired with traditional regional dishes. Dessert is accompanied by a Sicilian liqueur. This is an informal dining experience, not a sommelier-led class, technical wine lesson or tutored tasting. The focus is on enjoying the relationship between authentic Sicilian food and carefully selected wines in a warm and relaxed atmosphere. The experience includes a chef-selected set menu. The same menu is served to the entire table, and guests do not select dishes from the à la carte menu. Food substitutions are not available. Please note: unfortunately, we cannot accommodate any food allergies or intolerances, including mild or trace-level sensitivities.

Stockport is an amazing food destination just waiting to be uncovered. It is the home to one of the most exciting, young and up and coming food neighborhoods in the country. During the tour, we visited 6 local businesses. and enjoy a dish that each is famous for. We'll meet the vendors and hear their stories as well as learning how Stockport is transforming from a sleepy satellite town to one of the most talked about areas in the North. Full of amazing street art and weird and wonderful history, the Stockport food tour is a great way to explore a new town and be introduced to award winning flavors and tastes.