Pepe's

You're on Wilmslow Road in Withington, where the food scene's actually decent if you know where to look. Pepe's is the sort of place where locals queue for their fix of flame-grilled peri-peri chicken—nothing fancy, just really good chicken cooked with actual skill. The menu's straightforward: pick your bird, choose your heat level, grab a side of peri-peri chips or coleslaw, and you're sorted. It's fast food that doesn't feel disposable, and at these prices (mains around £7-10), it's genuinely good value. The Withington spot gets rammed, especially weekends, which tells you everything you need to know.