Hidden gems: Lunch restaurants in Manchester

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Manchester. This list contains 21 places from Lunch restaurant category.

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A & J's Kitchen
Cafe
👍👍 Only got a snack but really enjoyed it, very friendly owners/staff. Will definitely visit again when in Bolton
5.00 (56 reviews) (~16.03 km from centre)
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The Noodle Shed
Restaurant
👍 The food is great delicious and fresh absolutely love the soups lil pricey but it’s definitely worth it when you have the money for it.
4.90 (114 reviews) (~16.5 km from centre)
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zaza cafe bar
Cafe
👍👍 Fabulous breakfast, tasty, sizable. Really friendly smiley helpful staff. A cracking place to be and best breakfast around too. Highly recommended. Will be back to try some lunch dishes.
4.80 (147 reviews) (~29.95 km from centre)
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Coffee & Cream
Cafe
👍👍 Me and my best friend went on our break and got served by Kay. Kay was lovely and so polite and the food was divine. We had a egg, bacon and ketchup muffin, it was large, cooked amazingly and tasted amazing. I got a brownie and it was gorgeous, the best brownie I ever tasted and Rachael got a school...
$ $$$
4.80 (83 reviews) (~13.26 km from centre)
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Nkono
African restaurant
👍👍 Amazing place to eat food. Great quality and value for money. Very fresh food that is very cheap for the massive portions they dish out. You can't beat it. Highly recommend
4.80 (45 reviews) (~16.43 km from centre)
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Fig & Fennel
Cafe
👍👍 Absolutely lovely food and service. I had a full English breakfast and every item was cooked perfectly and used high quality ingredients.
4.70 (131 reviews) (~16.97 km from centre)
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The Hideaway Coffee Bar/Shop (Brunch and Lunch Prestwich)
Coffee shop
😐 Service was great - friendly staff and very polite. Our breakfasts were okay - not great, but fine for the price. The room is lovely but for some reason they have BBC Radio2 pumping out and it was dead annoying having that kind of game show chatter in the background. Lots of reserved signs on the ta...
4.70 (113 reviews) (~6.54 km from centre)
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The Beehive Cafe
Cafe
👍👍 Just passing by... Very well presented. Immaculately clean, food is fast, fresh and tasty. Try the Beehive masala omelette (£8.45), certainly hits the spot. The chicken wings (£5.45) are grilled and not fried and are flavoursome and cooked to perfection. We'll certainly be back! Good luck do suppor...
$ $$$
4.70 (86 reviews) (~7.13 km from centre)
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The Whistlestop
Coffee shop
Dine-in · Takeaway · Delivery
4.70 (25 reviews) (~12.44 km from centre)
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Sarah’s Yard
Mediterranean restaurant
😠 last thursday i phoned to book a table for 3 at 1.45pm today for my 70th birthday. we arrived at 1.46 because of road works in the area. a nice young lad was told to tell us that they thought we were not turning up so kitchen had closed. i spoke to the manager basically being told she didnt no wh...
4.60 (145 reviews) (~8.81 km from centre)
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Carlton Cafe & Bistro
Bistro
👍👍 I visited today and yesterday. It was wonderful! Great experience and will be returning again for more. I got the big daddy breakfast which includes toast and a free coffee all for £9.50. My Mum got the eggs florentine and that was perfect. Best breakfast we've ever had. Yesterday we got a white cho...
4.60 (133 reviews) (~25.23 km from centre)
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The Tea Room
Cafe
😠 Baffled by the staff in the tea room today. I met a friend for coffee this morning and between us we ordered 3 coffees. We were there for about an hour when the waitress came over and asked if we would like to order anything else. I said that I was okay at the moment but asked if I could have some t...
4.60 (129 reviews) (~21.24 km from centre)
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The Kitchen- Waterloo
Sandwich shop
👍👍 This place is absolutely amazing! Organised a full buffet for my football club. Nicola and the staff couldn’t do enough for us even though we are based in Sale, the distance wasn’t a problem. Without a doubt, I’ll definitely be returning for breakfast and lunch when I pass again! 👍 ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️...
$$ $$
4.60 (80 reviews) (~9.64 km from centre)
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Red Pepper Cafe
Cafe
4.60 (28 reviews) (~26.72 km from centre)
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The View Bar and Restaurant
Restaurant
4.60 (23 reviews) (~2.07 km from centre)
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Britain Eats - Breakfast Lunch Burgers Halal
Halal restaurant
👍👍 Please Let Me Say This ... I Tried For The First Time Because They Did Full English In The Evening... So I Thaught il Give it Ago Expecting The Worst ... However I Was So Surprised Because The Breakfast Was Fantastic... The Sausage Was Bang On 😜💪 The Beans Came In A Tin Foil Carton So They Didn't...
4.60 (11 reviews) (~17.22 km from centre)
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Tea at No.77 Cafe
Cafe
👍👍 Food and service were excellent staff friendly and helpful but we were the only four people in the cafe so atmosphere suffered.
$ $$$
4.50 (112 reviews) (~11.47 km from centre)
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The Plant Boost - Acai Cafe
Health food restaurant
👍👍 Coming from North America’s west coast, it only took about 5 years to find somewhere that can do avocado toast. It was brilliant, the toast the avocado and the chilli and toms. Good smoothie bowl too, worth coming in from Manchester city centre for. Great service and very clean.
4.50 (111 reviews) (~13.04 km from centre)
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Rustic Kitchen
Cafe
👍👍 Lovely little cafe set back off the main road. The food is really tasty and the staff very friendly. Worth a visit if you are in the area
4.50 (71 reviews) (~26.72 km from centre)
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Kilroy's Kitchen - Cafe - Oldham
Cafe
👍👍 Oldham's greatest café. Good quality fresh ingredients cooked just how you you will like it. Huge fan of a sausage, cheese and egg and the full English, highly recommend such a lovely cafe
$ $$$
4.50 (50 reviews) (~9.52 km from centre)
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