Best Gay-Friendly Restaurants in Manchester

Richmond Tea Rooms

Gay-Friendly Restaurants 4.5 (2447)

Richmond Tea Rooms

Gay Village

Ornately decorated tea room on Richmond Street in Manchester's Gay Village, serving afternoon tea, scones and cakes.

Gay friendly Food served Chill / Relaxed

LGBTQ+ Friendly Oct 2026

Villaggio

Gay-Friendly Restaurants 4.6 (1031)

Villaggio

Gay-Friendly Restaurants

Italian restaurant on Canal Street in Manchester's Gay Village, with steaks, pasta and a good-value set menu.

Gay friendly

LGBTQ+ Friendly Oct 2026

Obsidian

Gay-Friendly Restaurants 4.5 (87)

Obsidian

Gay-Friendly Restaurants

Hotel restaurant and cocktail bar on Princess Street in Manchester city centre, a few minutes from Canal Street. Gay-friendly, not a gay venue.

Gay friendly

LGBTQ+ Friendly Oct 2026

Yang Sing

Gay-Friendly Restaurants 4.2 (1636)

Yang Sing

Gay-Friendly Restaurants

Long-established Cantonese restaurant on Princess Street, Manchester, known for its dim sum.

Gay friendly

LGBTQ+ Friendly Oct 2026

Dimitri's

Gay-Friendly Restaurants 4.5 (2697)

Dimitri's

Deansgate

Long-running Greek and Mediterranean restaurant in central Manchester, serving meze and tapas-style plates, with plenty for vegetarians.

Gay friendly

LGBTQ+ Friendly Oct 2026

New Samsi

Gay-Friendly Restaurants 4.2 (1581)

New Samsi

Gay-Friendly Restaurants

Long-running Japanese restaurant on Whitworth Street, a short walk from Manchester's Gay Village.

Gay friendly

LGBTQ+ Friendly Oct 2026

Lucky Cat by Gordon Ramsay - Manchester

Gay-Friendly Restaurants 4.8 (1948)

Lucky Cat by Gordon Ramsay - Manchester

Gay-Friendly Restaurants

Gordon Ramsay's pan-Asian restaurant and bar in a former bank building on King Street, Manchester; DJs, cocktails, sushi and small plates.

Gay friendly

LGBTQ+ Friendly Oct 2026

Zaap Thai Street Food Manchester

Gay-Friendly Restaurants 4.8 (1640)

Zaap Thai Street Food Manchester

Gay-Friendly Restaurants

Cheap Thai street-food restaurant on Brazennose St near Albert Square, with Bangkok-style decor and tuk-tuk seating.

Food served Gay friendly

LGBTQ+ Friendly Oct 2026

Lennox

Gay-Friendly Restaurants 4.8 (1186)

Lennox

Gay-Friendly Restaurants

Restaurant on Spring Gardens in central Manchester, rated 4.8 on Google, praised for dishes like pork tomahawk and monkfish.

Gay friendly

LGBTQ+ Friendly Oct 2026

Smoke & Pepper (Manchester Tib St)

Gay-Friendly Restaurants 4.6 (912)

Smoke & Pepper (Manchester Tib St)

Gay-Friendly Restaurants

Cheap, quick casual restaurant on Tib Street in Manchester's Northern Quarter: burgers, chicken and loaded fries.

Gay friendly

LGBTQ+ Friendly Oct 2026

10 Tib Lane

Gay-Friendly Restaurants 4.6 (435)

10 Tib Lane

Gay-Friendly Restaurants

Small-plates restaurant and wine bar on Tib Lane in central Manchester, known for its wine list and oysters. Gay-friendly mainstream.

Gay friendly

LGBTQ+ Friendly Oct 2026

Jood Restaurant

Gay-Friendly Restaurants 4.5 (677)

Jood Restaurant

Gay-Friendly Restaurants

Casual, low-priced restaurant on John Dalton Street in central Manchester, known for generous portions. Gay-friendly mainstream.

Food served Gay friendly

LGBTQ+ Friendly Oct 2026

Louis Restaurant

Gay-Friendly Restaurants 4.8 (2335)

Louis Restaurant

Gay-Friendly Restaurants

Old-style Italian restaurant with live singers in Hardman Square, Spinningfields, Manchester.

Food served Gay friendly

LGBTQ+ Friendly Oct 2026

Six by Nico Deansgate

Gay-Friendly Restaurants 4.8 (2040)

Six by Nico Deansgate

Gay-Friendly Restaurants

Manchester branch of the Six by Nico chain, serving a six-course tasting menu that changes theme every few weeks.

Gay friendly

LGBTQ+ Friendly Oct 2026

Caravan Manchester

Gay-Friendly Restaurants 4.8 (1513)

Caravan Manchester

Gay-Friendly Restaurants

Manchester branch of London's Caravan, an all-day restaurant and coffee roaster on Goods Yard St; 4.8 on Google from 1,500+ reviews.

Gay friendly

LGBTQ+ Friendly Oct 2026

Another hand

Gay-Friendly Restaurants 4.8 (531)

Another hand

Gay-Friendly Restaurants

Small Deansgate restaurant serving seasonal small plates, good with dietary requirements, with some outdoor seating.

Gay friendly

LGBTQ+ Friendly Oct 2026

Fenix Restaurant and Bar, Manchester

Gay-Friendly Restaurants 4.7 (3769)

Fenix Restaurant and Bar, Manchester

Gay-Friendly Restaurants

Large restaurant-bar in the Goods Yard Building near Deansgate with DJs and pricey cocktails; mainstream and gay-friendly.

Food served Gay friendly

LGBTQ+ Friendly Oct 2026

Grand Pacific

Gay-Friendly Restaurants 4.4 (1808)

Grand Pacific

Gay-Friendly Restaurants

Restaurant and cocktail bar on Spring Gardens in Manchester city centre, rated 4.4 from about 1,800 reviews.

Gay friendly

LGBTQ+ Friendly Oct 2026

Stow

Gay-Friendly Restaurants 4.8 (336)

Stow

Gay-Friendly Restaurants

Highly rated restaurant on Bridge Street, Manchester city centre, known for steak and good service; good for occasions.

Gay friendly

LGBTQ+ Friendly Oct 2026

Exhibition

Gay-Friendly Restaurants 4.7 (782)

Exhibition

Gay-Friendly Restaurants

Food hall and bar in St George's House on Peter Street, Manchester, with several kitchens under one roof. Gay-friendly mainstream.

Gay friendly

LGBTQ+ Friendly Oct 2026

James Martin Manchester

Gay-Friendly Restaurants 4.6 (1014)

James Martin Manchester

Gay-Friendly Restaurants

TV chef James Martin's restaurant inside the Manchester235 casino on Watson St; tasting menus and afternoon tea, 4.6 on Google.

Gay friendly

LGBTQ+ Friendly Oct 2026