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Manchester, United Kingdom
CollectionOutdoor seating·Manchester, United Kingdom

Cafés with outdoor seating in Manchester

8 of the 18 cafés mapped in Manchester offer outdoor seating, which is 44% of the city. Their average rating is 4.5 out of 5.

in the collection
8
average rating
4.5
of Manchester's cafés
44%
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Outdoor seating8Dog-friendly10Brunch4Wi-Fi6

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Cafés with outdoor seating in Manchester

8 cafés mapped here. Search by name, filter by what they offer, and sort by rating, reviews or alphabet. Every card links to its own page with hours, location and the facts we hold for it.

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Federal Cafe Bar

Federal Cafe Bar

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MANCHESTER · UK

Federal Cafe Bar is a café in Manchester, United Kingdom. It holds a 4.7 rating from 3,521 reviews. It opens at 07:30 and closes at 17:00. It sits in Central Retail District. It is listed for brunch and dog-friendly seating.

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Idle Hands

Idle Hands

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MANCHESTER · UK

Idle Hands is a café in Manchester, United Kingdom. It holds a 4.6 rating from 1,175 reviews. It opens at 08:30 and closes at 17:00. It sits in Northern Quarter. It is listed for brunch and dog-friendly seating.

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Ancoats Coffee Co.

Ancoats Coffee Co.

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MANCHESTER · UK

Ancoats Coffee Co. is a café in Manchester, United Kingdom. It holds a 4.5 rating from 562 reviews. It opens at 08:00 and closes at 17:00. It sits in Ancoats. It is listed for cold brew and brunch.

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Just Between Friends

Just Between Friends

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MANCHESTER · UK

Just Between Friends is a café in Manchester, United Kingdom. It holds a 4.5 rating from 533 reviews. It opens at 08:00 and closes at 16:00. It sits in Northern Quarter. It is listed for decaf and cold brew.

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Pot Kettle Black

Pot Kettle Black

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MANCHESTER · UK

Pot Kettle Black is a café in Manchester, United Kingdom. It holds a 4.4 rating from 1,930 reviews. It opens at 09:00 and closes at 17:00. It sits in Central Retail District. It is listed for brunch and outdoor seating.

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Procaffeinated

Procaffeinated

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MANCHESTER · UK

Procaffeinated is a café in Manchester, United Kingdom. It opens at 08:00 and closes at 16:00. It sits in Lower Broughton. It is listed for decaf and brunch.

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Pulp Coffee

Pulp Coffee

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MANCHESTER · UK

Pulp Coffee is a café in Manchester, United Kingdom. It opens at 08:00 and closes at 15:00, and it is closed on Saturday and Sunday. It sits in NOMA. It is listed for decaf and cold brew.

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Something More Productive

Something More Productive

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MANCHESTER · UK

Something More Productive is a café in Manchester, United Kingdom. It opens at 08:00 and closes at 16:00. It sits in Withington. It is listed for decaf and cold brew.

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Manchester in numbers

The coffee scene at a glance

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Rating spread
  • 4.5 or higher480%
  • 4.0 to 4.4120%
  • below 4.000%

Every rated café here clears 4.0.

What they serve
  • Filter coffee6100%
  • Espresso6100%
  • Cold brew467%
  • Decaf467%

Filter coffee is the default, on 6 of the 6 menus that name a programme; espresso is close behind on 6.

Neighbourhoods by café count
  • Central Retail District2 cafés
  • Northern Quarter2 cafés
  • Ancoats1 cafés
  • Lower Broughton1 cafés
  • NOMA1 cafés
  • Withington1 cafés

Central Retail District is the densest café cluster, with 2 of the 8 cafés that carry a neighbourhood label; Northern Quarter follows with 2.

Practical detail
  • Outdoor seating8 cafés
  • Brunch7 cafés
  • Dog friendly7 cafés
  • Step-free access7 cafés
  • Laptop friendly5 cafés

Outdoor seating is listed most often, at 8 cafés, with brunch next on 7.

When they are open
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Doors usually open around 08:00 and close around 16:30.

Highest rated

  1. 01Federal Cafe Bar4.7
  2. 02Idle Hands4.6
  3. 03Ancoats Coffee Co.4.5

Questions

Manchester café guide, answered

How many cafés are mapped in Manchester?
Caffe Atlas maps 8 cafés in Manchester, United Kingdom.
Which cafés in Manchester have the highest ratings?
Federal Cafe Bar at 4.7, Idle Hands at 4.6 and Ancoats Coffee Co. at 4.5, according to their published ratings. The average published rating across Manchester is 4.5 out of 5, from 7,721 individual ratings. That average covers 63% of the cafés mapped here.
Which neighbourhoods in Manchester have the most cafés?
Central Retail District with 2, Northern Quarter with 2 and Ancoats with 1 lead the list among the cafés mapped in Manchester. Every mapped café carries a neighbourhood label.
Do cafés in Manchester serve filter coffee or espresso?
Of the 6 cafés in Manchester with a listed coffee programme, 4 list decaf, 4 list cold brew, 5 list plant milk.

Same collection, other cities

Outdoor seating beyond Manchester

8 other cities in United Kingdom where the cafés offer outdoor seating.

London121 cafésEdinburgh15 cafésGlasgow12 cafésLeeds11 cafésBrighton10 cafésBelfast9 cafésBristol9 cafésOxford8 cafés

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Other ways to narrow Manchester

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