Manchester Chinatown
Chinatown
The second-largest Chinatown in the UK, with a painted gateway, dozens of Cantonese, Sichuan and dim sum restaurants and Asian supermarkets. Its Lunar New Year festival is a major event for the whole city.
Manchester's Chinatown centres on Faulkner Street in the city centre. Its painted gateway, completed in 1987, is one of the earliest large Chinese-style gateways in Europe. The district has dozens of Chinese restaurants, serving everything from traditional Cantonese dim sum and roast meats to Sichuan and Hunan dishes and bubble tea, which have become popular in recent years. There are also Chinese supermarkets for provisions. During Lunar New Year, the area hosts dragon and lion dances, lantern displays and food markets that draw large crowds. It is close to the art gallery and Canal Street, and you can walk there easily.
Opening hours
All day (restaurant about 12:00–23:00)
Nearby sights
- Manchester Art Gallery
- Manchester Town Hall & Albert Square
- Canal Street (Gay Village)
- Manchester Central Library
- Afflecks
- Royal Exchange Theatre
- St Ann's Square & St Ann's Church
- Northern Quarter