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#8 of 20 best pubs in Manchester · Manchester City Centre · M4 4BQ

The Angel

★ 4.4 (1,116 Google reviews)

Best for carpets, cask ale and a beer garden near the Northern Quarter.

By Tom Hart · Updated 26 Oct 2026

It's on 2 of the 7 Manchester pub lists we read, and Reddit recommends it 8 times. That makes it #8 on our best pubs in Manchester.

Real aleBeer gardenSunday roastTraditional
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Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome

What the guides say

“This is a very traditional pub, carpets and cask ale, a formula that is winning the pub a new clientele amongst all the young folk who live in those big buildings.”

The Telegraph's top 500 pubs ↗

“It’s situated in the newish NOMA development near the Co-operative buildings, but it was there long before the property marketeers came up with that NYC-style rebrand.”

Confidentials ↗

“Massively underrated doesn’t really get talked about in recommendations.”

r/manchester ↗

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Why it's on the list

  • On 2 of 7 lists (The Telegraph's top 500 pubs, Confidentials)
  • Recommended 8 times on Reddit
  • Google 4.4★ from 1,116 reviews
  • Score 8 = 2 × 2 lists + 4 Reddit

A pub scores 2 for each list or award that names it and 1 for each Reddit recommendation, up to 4. How we rank.

When it's busy

Typical crowd by hour from Google's busy times. Darker means busier.

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