Simon Rogan's Mancunian baby sister to his 2 Michelin Star L'Enclume in Cartmel is housed in the heavily revamped historic dining room of The French at The Midland Hotel. A choice of six or ten course Tasting Menus showcase his multi-award winning British dishes with most ingredients grown on the farm at L'Enclume. It has remained the Pride Of Manchester Award-winning "Best Restaurant in Manchester" since opening in February 2013. Every bit as good as, if not better than, Rogan's other recent Michelin Star awarded Fera at Claridge's in London.

Living Ventures' £3m fine-dining restaurant from Great British Menu winning celebrity chef Aiden Byrne is located on the second floor of a non-descript office block in Spinningfields. Although Byrne, the youngest ever chef to win a Michelin Star, hails from Merseyside, this is truly Mancunian influenced, informal, funky fine dining at its best with entertaining dishes and over 24 chefs for just 76 covers. Opened September 2013 and featured in the BBC TV series "Restaurant Wars".

A multitude of different dining settings under one roof, this incredible value-for-money casual fine dining restaurant from 2 Star Michelin chef Simon Rogan offers a unique setting inside the plush Midland Hotel with an inside garden, a cascading wall of plants and a 30ft tree. It also offers arguably the best cocktails in Manchester. Opened in September 2013

A stunning restaurant from BBC TV's Saturday Kitchen host James Martin, one of Britain’s top celebrity chefs, located inside the plush Manchester 235 casino. Delicious British dishes, steaks and desserts showcase the Yorkshireman's signature style, which is evident throughout the menu with each meal crafted using only the finest seasonal and locally sourced ingredients.

The fantastic sister restaurant to Steve Pilling and Simon Stanley's multi-award winning restaurant in Heaton Moor, this 140 cover British fine-dining restaurant at Media City offers great views of The Lowry and Imperial War Museum North, next door, with Old Trafford just a short walk over the footbridge.

Opened in Spinningfields in April 2015, this incredibly stunning Oriental restaurant takes its influence from different styles of body art, and this is reflected in everything from the captivating Edwin Pickett designed interior to the expertly crafted Andrew Lassetter created menu. Both the Head Chef and Head Dim Sum Chef have been sourced from London's renowned Hakkasan Group and the whole dining experience is, without doubt, one of the best in Manchester city centre.

The restaurant features modern European cuisine using the finest produce and seasonal ingredients sourced from the surrounding regions of Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire. The best regional produce is complemented by an exceptional wine list from classic European vineyards and New World estates Located in the atmospheric lower level dining room, the ABode Restaurant serves definitive fine dining in Manchester.

The out-of-this-world £4.5 million Thai influenced Asian fusion restaurant near the City Of Manchester Stadium in Miles Platting, just 10 mins taxi ride from Piccadilly Station, is the most spectacular restaurant and bar to have ever opened in Manchester. Like something out of a James Bond movie, the incredibly impressive dining arena is without doubt one of the best in Europe and was designed by Miguel Cancio Martins, the design house behind the famous Buddha Bar in Paris, the Alain Ducasse Crystal restaurant in Marrakech and Johnny Depp, Sean Penn, John Malkovich and Mick Hucknall's Man Ray in Paris.

This very stylish Pacific Rim restaurant from Knutsford's Living Ventures group offers a fantastic choice of sushi, sashimi and tempura dishes. The menu combines modern Australian cuisine with Pacific Rim flavours underpinned by European cooking traditions, a blend of Indonesian, Southeast Asian influences and Australia's strong ties with Japan are reflected. Located underneath the Armani store in Spinningfields, you enter via a glass pyramid on Deansgate.

This authentic family ran Spanish restaurant is already popular with the footballers of Manchester United and Manchester City despite opening quietly under the radar in December 2014. Executive Chef Josetxo Arrieta hails from a background which includes two 3 Star Michelin restaurants in San Sebastian, (Restaurante Akelarre and Restaurante Martín Berasategui) and the 2 Star Michelin Restaurante La Galupein in Urt, France. The menu changes daily and covers many Spanish favourites, including tapas and rice dishes, alongside fresh fish and meat.

The outstanding Chinese restaurant inside the Great Northern Warehouse, on the ground floor of Manchester 235 casino, has won rave reviews since opening its doors in December 2009. It boasts a largely Cantonese menu, influenced by the principals of healthy-eating, with exceptional dim sums, seafood and vegetarian options. There is an extensive vegetarian menu, with vegan, wheat free, gluten free and Halal options available, all cooked with reduced salt, less fat and no added MSG. Widely regarded as the best Chinese restaurant in Manchester.