Friday
- 7:00 PM
Hispi
British Bistro · $$ · DidsburyCozy dinner indoors — Gary Usher's neighbourhood bistro — buy-the-room rounds on Sundays.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Didsbury — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
- 9:30 PMLive Jazz BarNightlife · Old town
Cocktails and a trio — solo at the bar or a date-night standby.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Old town — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
Saturday
- 10:00 AMBoard Game CaféFamily · Walkable neighbourhood
Hundreds of games, coffee and snacks — equally great solo, on a date or in a group.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Walkable neighbourhood — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
- 12:00 PMManchester Art GalleryCulture · City Centre
Pre-Raphaelite collection in a Charles Barry Greek-revival building.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in City Centre — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
- 2:00 PM
Mackie Mayor
Food Hall · $$ · Northern QuarterWarm indoor lunch — Restored 1858 meat market — Honest Crust pizza, Tender Cow steak.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Northern Quarter — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
- 4:00 PMWhitworth GalleryCulture · Chorlton-on-Medlock
Art gallery extended into Whitworth Park — textiles, wallpaper, contemporary.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Chorlton-on-Medlock — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
- 5:30 PMEscape RoomFamily · Downtown
60 minutes, one locked room, a story to crack — perfect group activity year-round.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Downtown — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
- 10:00 PMComedy Club Open MicNightlife · Downtown
Weeknight stand-up sets at a club or bar — a few laughs and a cheap night out.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Downtown — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
Sunday
- 11:00 AM
This & That
Curry Mile · $ · Northern QuarterSlow brunch — Cash-only rice-and-three institution — chefs share it for late lunch.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Northern Quarter — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
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