Who says chivalry is dead? Here at The Leisure Lounge we’ve been on a selfless and noble quest to find the best pubs in the land – from North to South, East to West and everything in between.

For a while now Manchester has been like a skillet of culture, cool and cuisine coming to the boil and waiting to explode. Now it’s cemented itself as a premier destination for a UK staycation.

Denizens of this urbane city have been trying to convince outsiders of its quirkiness for years. Well, we say… convince no more! With trendy cocktail bars, rum and rib shacks and even a bar designed like a pharmacy; Manchester is staking its claim to be the UK’s capital of cool.