Things to do in Manchester, no research required

Manchester will keep going for exactly as long as you will, and the map runs deep on bars and restaurants because that’s where the city actually lives. Dishoom pulls the most attention of the lot for its Bombay-cafe menu and deserves it. Alcotraz turns a night out into a mock prison break with actors working the bar, which is either exactly your thing or absolutely not. Skof, Tom Barnes’s tasting-menu place, is the one to book in advance if you want a proper sit-down meal in the trip. Add the galleries and the brunch spots and there’s a long weekend here that never repeats a street.