Millennium Quarter - Manchester
After being bombed and destroyed by the IRA in 1996, the City Council took the opportunity to regenerate the area around Manchester Cathedral. Resurrected as the Millennium Quarter, the area now contains some of the newest and oldest buildings in the city.
An old newspaper publishing house was converted into the Printworks, the skyline was transformed by Urbis, and retail developments such as the Triangle and Selfridges opened.
The Millennium Quarter is also home to Cathedral Gardens, an open public space for rest and relaxation. Victoria Station is just to the north.
Hotels & Apartments
| Name | Online Booking |
|---|---|
| Beaumont Building Apartment |  |
| Mitre Hotel | |
Attractions & Activities
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| MEN Arena | Europe’s largest indoor arena. |
| Printworks | State-of-the-art entertainment complex. Cinema, bars, restaurants and more. |
| Triangle | Modern shopping centre. |
| Urbis | Museum that explores cities and the people that live in them. |
Restaurants, Pubs, Bars & Cafés
| Name | Type | Location | Map | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hard Rock Café | Restaurant (American) | Printworks | [View Map] | The UK’s largest HRC. Great atmosphere and generous portions. Rock memorabilia lines the walls, including items from the Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Simply Red, and Jimi Hendrix. |
| Henry J Beans | Restaurant (American) | Printworks | [View Map] | Extensive range of spirits and cocktails served by professional bartenders. Great burgers and hotdogs cooked on an open grill. |
| Lloyds No 1 | Bar | Printworks | [View Map] | JD Wetherspoon’s bar. DJ every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. All-day food menu. |
| Nando’s | Restaurant (Portuguese) | Printworks | [View Map] | Specialises in spicy, flame-grilled peri-peri chicken. Branches also at the Arndale Centre, Trafford Centre and Oxford Road. |
| Norwegian Blue | Bar | Printworks | [View Map] | Busy bar with 2 floors. Long queues for drinks are common. Monday evening is Student Night. |
| Old Orleans | Restaurant (American) | Printworks | [View Map] | Offers a menu inspired by the Deep South. |
| Old Wellington Inn/Sinclair’s Oyster Bar | Pub | Cathedral Gates | [View Map] | Two pubs joined at the hip and moved brick by brick to their present location after the IRA bombing in 1996 destroyed most of Shambles Square. Old Wellington Inn is a 16th century pub now owned by Samuel Smiths. Sinclair’s Oyster Bar dates back to the first half of the 18th century. Both share a beer garden. Next door to the Mitre Hotel, Triangle Shopping Centre, Selfridges and Harvey Nichols. |
| Wagamama | Restaurant (Asian) | Printworks | [View Map] | Pan-Asian food served canteen-style. No reservations. Customers seated on a first-come, first-served basis. Also at Spinningfield. |
| Waxy O'Connor's | Pub | Printworks | [View Map] | Unique venue with 3 bars and numerous nooks and crannies. Spread over 4 floors and linked together by a network of stairways, passages and a 250 year-old beech tree! |
| Yum Yum Buffet | Restaurant (Chinese) | Printworks | [View Map] | Set price buffets and bottomless pots of china tea. More expensive at the weekends and in the evening. |
Shops
| Name | Location | Map | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Nichols | Exchange Square | [View Map] | Luxury department store. 3 floors with numerous departments including menswear, womenswear, perfumes, jewellery, accessories, childrenswear, food market, wine shop. Also includes a restaurant, bar, brasserie, juice bar, hair and beauty salon, and dental spa. |
| Heals | 11 New Cathedral Street | [View Map] | Contemporary furniture and furnishings. 4 floors. |
| Selfridges | Exchange Square | [View Map] | Luxury department store. 5 floors. Womenswear, menswear, accessories, childrenswear, and homewares. Also includes Moet Bar and Gallery Restaurant plus food hall with Yo! Sushi bar and Juice Bar. Also at the Trafford Centre. |