10 of Manchester’s best restaurants and food markets

With the Manchester international festival starting this week, we pick restaurants and street food venues to fuel the brain after all that culture

Starting on Thursday and running until 18 July, the Manchester international festival will see the city come alive with cultural activity. The central Festival Square will showcase good food too, from operators such as Neapolitan-style pizza perfectionists Honest Crust and high-quality chef and producer collective Eat Well MCR. But what of refuelling options across Manchester? Here are 10 standouts, from takeaways to ambitious restaurant dining.