With the start of the year emerging, it’s likely that most of us will have wiped out any of our remaining disposable income on Christmas presents and Boxing Day sales.
So, it makes sense that most of us will be trying to stop spending pennies where possible. But that doesn’t necessarily mean we can’t go out and have a good time.
In fact, January could perhaps be one of the best times to go out – considering many of the city’s bars, restaurants, pubs and cafes are running a number of special offers to counter the fact that it’s a difficult time of year for many of us money-wise.
We’re talking special menus and huge discounts – with some places slashing the costs of some of their most popular dishes by up to 50%. And a number of these offers work on walk-ins, as well as needing to book in advance.
To help you ensure you save as much money as possible this January, whilst still being guaranteed a good meal and a good time out, here’s just some of our suggestions when it comes to the best deals in Manchester for January 2025.
As always, offers can change or be taken out of use at any time. It’s always worth checking in advance and asking your server when arriving to ensure you can still take advantage of any of the special deals mentioned.
The Trading Route, from the teams behind TROF, Manchester Union Brewery, and Wandering Palate, is offering a January special on hot rotisserie chicken
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New Century
Book a table at New Century between Wednesday and Friday in January and you can get 25% off your entire bill.
Choose delights from any of the five on-site traders, including Parmogeddon, Ply Pizza Loves You, Banh Vi, Koi Fusion and Good Things, featuring a range of dishes spanning pizza, Vietnamese sandwiches and sushi.
Not only that, but there’s also Happy Hour offers throughout the month, including £4 house lager and wine, and £5 Guinness. Bookings can be made here.
34 Hanover Street, Manchester, M4 4AH
Black Cat Club
A number of food items and cocktails at Black Cat Club will be priced at just £5 – serving as a perfect accompaniment for a round of interactive shuffleboard or Flyby Darts.
Dishes included in the £5 menu include Crispy Cauliflower and Chicken Bites which will be served alongside a selection of £5 margarita cocktails. Games and tables can be booked here.
43A Brown Street, Manchester, M2 2JJ
Tariff & Dale
Pay what you feel at Tariff & Dale from 5pm to 10pm on weekdays in January.
Diners will be given the chance to decide on the price of their food when it comes to the likes of chicken kiev croquettes, a bean and broccoli salad and even a 15 inch sausage roll.
On Thursdays, there will also be ‘No Strings Pizza’ – featuring free sourdough delights between 5 and 9pm.
2 Tariff Street, Manchester M1 2FF
Tampopo
There’s a number of top offers at Tampopo too. Available all day, every day throughout January, you can enjoy 30% off small plates – including the likes of prawn dim sum and hoisin spring rolls. The offer will be available at their Albert Square, Corn Exchange, and Trafford Centre locations.
Tampopo Club members can also celebrate Year of the Snake with a Lunar New Year Fortune Sticks challenge (weekdays from 6pm, Jan 20-Feb 13) – including a chance to win fantastic awards.
Various locations, check website for nearest.
Hello Oriental
Hello Oriental are first to kick off their January specials with offers running from December 27.
Those who sign up via the East Asian street food destination’s website can get 20% off the entire menu. Available to use in-venue or online when ordering take-out until January 31.
2 Symphony Park, Manchester, M1 7FS
Fried chicken and dumplings at Society’s Yoki Social Table
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Canto
Mediterranean tapas restaurant will be offering 30% off all food items and sangria from Tuesday to Thursday.
The Ancoats spot will be serving up the likes of chargrilled peri peri chicken, Catalan bread and spiced lamb meatballs.
There’s also the Tipsy Tapas offering, available on Friday and Saturday, which is priced at £40 per person and includes three tapas dishes and a mix and match of drinks for 90 minutes. Tables can be booked here.
Cutting Room Square, Blossom Street, Ancoats, M4 5DH
The Mews
The Mews, inside Great Northern Warehouse, will be offering 50% off their Charcuterie and Small Plates menu, available from Tuesday to Saturday this January.
The small plates menu features the likes of lamb kofta, tiger king prawns and chickpea shawarma, whilst the charcuterie offering features homemade hummus and freshly baked sourdoughs.
Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4EN
The Smithfield Social
Popular Northern Quarter hangout The Smithfield Social, on Thomas Street, will be offering 50% off its all-day menu – available from Monday to Friday between 12pm and 9pm.
The menu features the likes of Korean fried chicken, pumpkin and walnut filo parcels, pork cheek bon-bons and vegan kimchi fried rice. Bookings made here.
53 – 55 Thomas Street, Manchester, M4 1NA
El Gato Negro
Tapas restaurant El Gato Negro, on King Street, will be offering three tapas dishes for £20. It’ll be running all day Sunday to Thursday and between 12-4pm every Friday throughout the month.
Its expansive tapas menu features the likes of Catalan bread, Chorizo Iberico, meatballs, padron peppers and, of course, patatas bravas.
52 King Street, Manchester, M2 4LY
Lock 84
Based on Ducie Street, Lock 84 will be offering 50% off food and drink this January.
Located within The Reach at Piccadilly, the cosy canal-side setting features a range of small plates and a wealthy selection of drinks from local makers. Offer available from the all-day menu, seven days a week in January. Bookings must be made in advance here.
7 Ducie Street, Manchester, M1 2JB
Wilson’s Social in the Northern Quarter will also have 50% off food
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The Trading Route
The Trading Route, next to Aviva Studios within the St John’s neighbourhood, will be offering 50% off rotisserie chicken from Sunday to Thursday in January.
Running between 12pm to 3pm, and then again between 5pm to 9pm, you’ll need to book a spot to be able to take part in the special offer.
1 Goods Yard Street, Manchester, M3 3BG
Whitworth Art Gallery and Manchester Museum cafés
Take in the sights of some of the best art and exhibits, then enjoy a third off brunch and lunch at two of Manchester’s best museums – Whitworth Art Gallery and Manchester Museum.
Both on Oxford Road, there will be a third off the lunch and brunch menus from Monday to Friday in January – eat-in only. Last orders 3pm.
Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6ER / M13 9PL
The Lead Station
Chorlton institution The Lead Station is offering 50% off food bills from Monday to Friday between 4.30pm and 7pm throughout January.
With a menu boasting classic comfort food, including Shepherds Pie, steak and chips, and Wild Mushroom and Artichoke Risotto, there’s a lot to go on. Bookings must be made online to take part in the offer. www.theleadstation.co.uk
99 Beech Road, Chorlton, M21 9EQ
Ducie Street Warehouse
Throughout January, there will be 50% off food every Tuesday to Friday from 5pm until 9pm at Ducie Street Warehouse.
Featuring a range of small plates, mains and Pinsas, including burgers, pies, fish and chips and salads, there is plenty to choose from. Available via the evening menu only.
Ducie Street, Manchester, M1 2TP
Embankment Kitchen
Located on Chapel Street, Embankment Kitchen uses the best quality ingredients with a focus on local and fresh produce.
Its Winter main menu featured the likes of slow roast beef sirloin, spiced squash salad, and a salmon and lobster linguini, From Tuesday to Saturday throughout January, diners can enjoy 30% off food from the main menu. Bookings here.
Chapel Street, Salford, M3 7NH
Hello Oriental, on Circle Square, will have 20% off the entire menu
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Maray
In January, popular Middle Eastern-inspired spot Maray is introducing its Green January menu – and there’s a big offer available on it too.
There will be 50% off vegetarian and vegan dishes between Monday to Thursday throughout January (available for tables up to seven) and it will include their latest menu.
There’s the likes of falafel and hummus on the menu, as well as an oyster mushroom shawarma and the incredible-sounding ‘Disco Cauliflower’, which features chermoula, harissa, tahini and pomegranate.
14 Brazennose Street, Manchester, M2 6LW
Society
Society, Manchester’s independent hub of food and drink near Bridgewater Hall, will be running a series of special offers in January.
Running from Monday-Friday, between 12pm and 3pm, the Noi Quattro Lunch Deal will allow guests to enjoy a personalised 7” pizza and side dish for just £10. From Monday to Thursday, Slap and Pickle will be running a Super Saver Lunch Deal offering a burger and fries for £12.50.
Visitors will also be able to tuck into the Manzoku chicken or vegan katsu special for £10 and prawn katsu afternoon special for £12. This offer will be available between 12pm-3pm, seven days a week. Yoki Social Table’s Large Korean Fried Chicken Lunch Deal offers fried chicken with a choice of sauce, fries or sticky rice and a portion of fried Mandu dumplings for £13.99.
100 Barbirolli Square, Manchester, M2 3BD
Suki Suki
Rice bowls and ramen at Suki Suki will be priced at £10 this January.
Located within Great Northern Warehouse, the Pan-Asian street food spot has become known for its great Katsu curry and its signature Suki Suki Ramen – a rich tonkotsu broth with fried soft-shell crab, karaage chicken, and more.
227 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4EN
Indian Affair
Run by owners Harshit and Natasha Chopra, Indian Affair, which has sites in Chorlton and Ancoats, offers a modern slant on dishes, like chicken tikka and lamb biryani, as well as curries and street food snacks like samosas, patties, and bao buns.
There’s 25% off the entire food menu when you dine in at either of the Indian Affair venues between Sunday to Thursday from January 5 to 30.
46 Blossom Street, Ancoats, M4 6BF
362 Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, M21 8AZ
£5 food will be on offer at interactive shuffleboard spot Black Cat Club
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Almost Famous
50% off burgers awaits at Almost Famous at Great Northern Warehouse this January – except for Saturdays.
Think messy, double cheeseburgers, crispy fried chicken, and loads of sauce all piled high.
Peter Street, Manchester, M3 4EN
LEVEN Bar
Located within the LEVEN hotel just off Canal Street, LEVEN bar will be offering some drinks specials across January.
You can enjoy two-for-one on all cocktails and mocktails between 4pm and 9pm daily. Whilst they must be the same cocktail to take advantage of the deal, there’s plenty to choose from including the Respectful Vimto, featuring gin, lime, soda and popping candy and the Bananas Fostered, made of Salford Spiced rum, banana liquor, cinnamon and caramel.
40 Chorlton Street., Manchester, M1 3HW
The Drop
Also offering a whopping 50% off food throughout January is Chorlton haunt The Drop Bar Restaurant.
Celebrating the wealth of Caribbean food, from jerk chicken to fried seabream, there’s plenty on offer. There’s also a selection of veggie mains, including jerk halloumi and coconut curry veg. Deal is valid Monday to Thursday all day, Friday and Saturday before 6.30pm, and Sunday between 12pm and 1pm and for bookings made after 6.30pm. Bookings here.
356 Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton, M21 8AZ
Wilson’s Social
From January 2 to 31, Wilson’s Social in the Northern Quarter will also be offering half-price food.
Available every day to those who pre-book a table, you can enjoy 50% off the likes of loaded nachos, grilled chicken pitta gyros, and veggie caponata on toast. All you need to do is book in and turn up. Bookings here.
42-44 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LE
ASK Italian
Adults can eat for just £1 at ASK Italian in January. When you buy one adult main, you can get another for just £1 – an offer that’s usually just available for kids meals.
The offer includes all adult mains, including vegan dishes, pizzas, and pastas as well as limited-edition and core classics. All you need to do is All customers have to do is fill out this form, which will generate a unique QR code to show servers at your local ASK branch – which includes a location in Piccadilly Gardens.
One Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, M1 1RG