AXM Bar
A stylish contemporary bar serving a menu of quality food in opulent surroundings. Free membership available to ensure we keep a predominantly gay clientele.10 Canal Street, Manchester M1 3EZ.
Tel: 0161-236 6005.
Fax: 0161-236 5118.
Email: haydn@axm-bar.co.uk.
Website: www.axm-bar.co.uk

Bar Below
Small swish basement bar located at the corner of Canal Street and Sackville Street.
34 Canal Street, Manchester M1 3WD.
Tel: 0161-923 4720.

Bar Med
Part of the Bar Med chain and set in the Gay Village, this is a mixed venue with lively party nights. Caters for wedding receptions.
109 Princess Street, Manchester M1 6JB.
Tel: 0161-200 1800.
Fax: 0161-200 1801.
Website: www.bar-med.com

Charlie's Club
Karaoke bar during the week, but becomes a major club venue at weekends. Resident Heart of Soul play soul, funk and hip hop.
1 Harter Street, Manchester M1 6HY. Tel: 0161-237 9898.


Churchills
Entertainment seven nights a week. It has 2 bars - a smaller, quieter traditional bar and a modern bar with stage and dance area.
37 Chorlton Street, Manchester M1 3HN. Tel: 0161-236 5529.
Website: www.churchillsmanchester.co.uk

Company Bar
Claims to be "...one of the best gay bars in the UK. We don't need surveys to tell you this - check for yourself!" Offers "... the friendliest staff, the best service, fantastic music in a friendly atmosphere with the best customers".
28, Richmond Street, Manchester M1 3NB. Tel: 0161-237 9329.
Website: http://companybarmanchester.com

Cruz 101
Open five nights a week and one of Manchester's favourite and long-established gay venues. In-house music from disco to funky house, pop to trance, R'n'B to hard house. Superb decor.
Cruz Entertainments Ltd, 101 Princess Street, Manchester M1 6DD.
Information Line: 0161-237 1554 Tel: 0161-950 0101.
Email: Cruz@Cruz101.com. Website: www.cruz101.com

Eden (formerly Metz)
The Eden bar and grill is on the site of the former Metz Café Bar. Access is via a foot bridge across the Rochdale Canal. This new venue has already established a reputation for good food and drink in relaxed and intimate settings. Ideal for a relaxing summer's day or even a private party.
3 Brazil Street (off Canal Street), Manchester M1 3PW.
Tel: 0161-237 9852.


Essential
Boasts Manchester's biggest and busiest gay super-club, two venues in one. Essential Main Arena playing house and dance. The Pop Lounge playing pop and party sounds.
8 Minshull Street, Manchester M1 3EF. Tel: 0161-236 0077.
Email: info@essentialmanchester.com Website: www.essentialmanchester.com

Gaia
A relaxed bar and a regular celebrity haunt offering luxurious sofas, intimate tables for British Fusion cuisine. Advertised as "a stylish tranquil alternative calm in the storm".
46 Sackville Street, Manchester M1 3WF. Tel: 0161-228 1002. Fax: 0161-228 1003.

Napoleon's
Established in 1972, the first gay and lesbian club in what came to be known as the Gay Village. Gay, bisexual, ransvestites and transsexuals welcome. Relaxed and friendly. 3 floors, Video, DJ, quiet basement area, and free entry on Mondays and Thursdays.
35 Bloom Street, Manchester M1 3LY. Tel: 0161-336 8800.
Website: www.napoleons.co.uk

New Union Hotel (Pub)
The original, popular Gay and Lesbian rendezvous, with pleasant outside canalside facilities. Karaoke for gay, lesbian and heteros.
111 Princess Street (corner of Canal Street), Manchester M1 6JB. Tel: 0161-228 1492.
Website: www.newunionhotel.com


Queer
Describes as an "... exclusive gay lifestyle café bar on Canal Street offering a modern, contemporary space at the heart of Manchester gay village". Relaxed daytiime music but full club sounds in the evenings.
Canal Street, Manchester M1 3DD. Tel: 0707 424 8247.

Rembrandt Hotel & Bars
Very popular bar, hotel and bistro situated in the heart of Manchester's Gay Village.
33 Sackville Street, Manchester M1 3LZ.
Tel: 0161-236 1311 & 2435. Fax: 0161-236 4257.
Email: rembrandthotel@aol.com. Website: www.rembrandthotel.com

Sp!r!t
Adjacent to 46 Canal Street, Manchester 1. Tel: 0161-237 9725.
This celebrated bar restaurant is an important venue in Gay Village night life and quickly established itself as one of the top bars in the Village. The balcony is a must place to be in summertime. Friendly, attentive staff and striking décor make this one of the premier bars in the village.

Thompson Arms
Sackville Street, Manchester M1 3LZ. Tel. 0161-228 3012.
High profile pub next to Chorlton Street Bus Station. Both Gay and Lesbians warmly welcomed here.Large function suite upstairs for up to 200 people. Telephone for details. Regular Lesbian events upstairs.

Vanilla
39-41 Richmond Street, Manchester M1 3WB.
Tel: 0161-228 2727. Website:www.vanillagirls.co.uk .
Describes itself as "the lesbian mecca of the north". Award-winning lesbian club, established in 1998. Best Bar in the UK 2002 and 2003 at the DIVA awards, Europe's leading lesbian magazine.

Velvet
Sumptuous relaxed interior, modern eclectic music mix and a competitively priced menu. Popular with city diners.
2 Canal Street, Manchester M1 3HE.
Tel: 0161-236 9003. Fax: 0161-236 7127.
Email: velvetoncanalst@hotmail.com. Website

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