Side Store

You're on Quay Street, that stretch where the Irwell curves past Spinningfields, and Side Store sits quietly among the converted warehouses and new builds. It's the sort of place that doesn't shout about itself—no Instagram theatrics, just solid coffee, decent food, and the kind of staff who actually remember your order. The room's got that contemporary Manchester vibe: exposed brick nods to the industrial past, but it's been done with restraint rather than heavy-handed nostalgia. Whether you're ducking in for a morning flat white before heading to the office or settling with lunch on a proper chair, there's an unpretentious ease to it all.