Manchester & Salford44 pubs checkedOctober 2026
Manchester. Bring your food to the pub.
Most people don't know you can. Plenty of pubs that don't serve food are happy for you to bring your own: chips from the chippy next door, a curry off Wilmslow Road, a pizza ordered to the bar. These are the ones in Manchester and Salford, and each says how sure we are, with its evidence and date.
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Manchester pubs that let you bring your own food
13 pubs · 10 confirmedBest evidence first
- Confirmed
Ad Hoc
Northern Quarter28 Edge StreetM4 1HN
Your own food. Time Out suggests chicken from Yard and Coop over the road.
“it's BYOB (bring your own burger)”
No kitchen on record
A wine bar, with a fridge of craft beer.
- Confirmed
Cask
Castlefield29 Liverpool RoadM3 4NQ
Your own food, deliveries to the bar, and fish and chips from the chippy next door. Take your rubbish with you.
“No food is served (other than bar snacks) but the pub is relaxed about bringing your own food”
Bar snacks only
- Confirmed
Cloudwater Unit 9
Piccadilly Trading EstateUnit 9, Gidding RoadM1 2NP
Your own food when no street food trader is on, usually Monday to Thursday.
“Outside food is permitted when we're not hosting traders”
Cold snacks; street food traders most weekends
- Confirmed
Liquor Store
BlackfriarsMaybrook House, 40 Blackfriars StreetM3 2EG
Your own food.
“You can take your own food into this venue”
No food on record
A cocktail bar. It opens at 4.30pm, or noon on Fridays and Saturdays.
- Confirmed
The Orion
Withington8 Burton RoadM20 3ED
Food from local takeaways and vendors.
“We also allow food from local vendors in the pub”
No food served
Pop-up food vans sometimes park in the beer garden.
- Confirmed
Pigeon Beer Wanderer
Piccadilly archesArch 7, Sheffield StreetM1 2ND
Your own food.
“This venue allows you to take you own food in.”
Pizzas
Opened in June 2026. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
- Confirmed
Seven Oaks
Chinatown5 Nicholas StreetM1 4HL
Food from the restaurants around Chinatown.
“Food is not served however outside food from the plethora of restaurants is permitted.”
No food served
- Confirmed
Sureshot Taproom
Piccadilly arches4 Sheffield StreetM1 2ND
Food ordered in through a delivery app, or Nell's pizza from a couple of doors down.
“Get comfortable and order food in through one of our delivery partners”
Beer snacks
Closed Monday and Tuesday.
- Confirmed
Town Hall Tavern
Albert Square20 Tib LaneM2 4JA
Your own food when they aren't serving pies, if you buy drinks.
“This pub allow you to take your own food in when they aren't serving their pies and so long as you purchase drinks.”
Pieminster pies
Pie times aren't listed, so ask at the bar.
- Confirmed
Victoria
Withington438 Wilmslow RoadM20 3BW
A takeaway from one of the many on Wilmslow Road.
“Although food is not served, you are welcome to bring in your own from one of the many nearby takeaways.”
No food served
- Reported
Fell Northern Quarter
Northern Quarter35 Dale StreetM1 2HF
Your own food, says a visitor, and local pizza can be ordered in.
“Outside food can be brought in.”
No kitchen
- Reported
Micro Bar
Arndale MarketArndale Market, Arndale CentreM4 2HU
Food from the market stalls, if you're having a drink, says a visitor.
“you are welcome to bring food in if you are having a drink.”
Pork scratchings; food stalls all around
A bar on a market stall, open market hours only.
- Reported
Seven Bro7hers Beerhouse
Ancoats39 Blossom StreetM4 5AF
Pizza ordered in from across the street when the kitchen was closed, says a visitor.
“Pity kitchen was closed when we called in but allowed to order pizza from across the street and eat in here.”
Its own kitchen, not always open
It serves its own food when the kitchen is open, so ask first.
- Worth asking
Balance Brewing & Blending
Piccadilly arches10 Sheffield StreetM1 2ND
Pizza delivers here, says CAMRA. No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Britons Protection
Great Bridgewater Street50 Great Bridgewater StreetM1 5LE
No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Café Beermoth
King StreetBrown StreetM2 1DA
Cheese plates and snacks only. No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Cask Ancoats
Ancoats2 New Union StreetM4 6FQ
Bar snacks. Its sister, Cask on Liverpool Road, welcomes your own food. No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Castle Hotel
Oldham Street66 Oldham StreetM4 1LE
No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Circus Tavern
Portland Street86 Portland StreetM1 4GX
No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
The Claremont
Moss Side124 Claremont RoadM14 4RR
No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Dulcimer
Chorlton567 Wilbraham RoadM21 0AE
Crisps and nuts only. No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Egerton Arms
Chapel Street2 Gore StreetM3 5FP
No food in 2025, says a visitor; a 2022 guide says it lets you bring food if you ask politely. No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Fell Chorlton
Chorlton518 Wilbraham RoadM21 9AW
Snacks only. No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Finders Keepers
Ancoats7 Keepers QuayM4 6GL
Bar snacks, no kitchen. No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Fletcher Moss
Didsbury1 William StreetM20 6RQ
A drinks-only pub, says CAMRA. No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Grey Horse
Portland Street80 Portland StreetM1 4QX
No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Grove Inn
Clayton652 Ashton New RoadM11 4SQ
Busy on City match days. No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Hare & Hounds
Shudehill46 ShudehillM4 4AA
No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Kings Arms
Salford Central11 Bloom StreetM3 6AN
No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Lower Turks Head
Shudehill36 ShudehillM4 1EZ
No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
The New Oxford
Bexley Square11 Bexley SquareM3 6DB
No food, says a visitor in 2026. No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
North Westward Ho
Chapel Walks19 Pall MallM2 1HN
Bar snacks only. No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Old Monkey
Portland Street90-92 Portland StreetM1 4GX
No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Peveril of the Peak
Great Bridgewater Street127 Great Bridgewater StreetM1 5JQ
No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Port Street Beer House
Northern Quarter39-41 Port StreetM1 2EQ
Bar snacks only. In 2020 it let you bring back Nell's pizza. No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Railway
Openshaw2 Manshaw RoadM11 1HS
No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Sadler's Cat
NOMASadler's Yard, Hanover StreetM4 4AH
Crisps and snacks only. No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Sidings
LevenshulmeBroom LaneM19 2UB
No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Smithfield Market Tavern
Northern Quarter37 Swan StreetM4 5JZ
Bar snacks only. No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Spread Eagle
Chorlton526-528 Wilbraham RoadM21 9LD
No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Station Hop
Levenshulme815 Stockport RoadM19 3BS
Street food traders some Friday and Saturday evenings. No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Steelfish Taproom
Ardwick108 Temperance StreetM12 6HR
Bar snacks until they run out. No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Strange Brew
Chorlton370 Barlow Moor RoadM21 8AZ
Bar snacks only. No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
- Worth asking
Union Tavern
Ordsall105 Liverpool StreetM5 4LG
Locals were seen eating takeaway pizza here in 2022. No kitchen on record; ask at the bar.
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Every pub on the list
All 44, by area, with how sure we are of each. The cards above say what each one allows and where that comes from, or that nobody has said either way.
City centre & Castlefield
- CaskConfirmed · Castlefield · M3 4NQ
- Liquor StoreConfirmed · Blackfriars · M3 2EG
- Seven OaksConfirmed · Chinatown · M1 4HL
- Town Hall TavernConfirmed · Albert Square · M2 4JA
- Micro BarReported · Arndale Market · M4 2HU
- Britons ProtectionWorth asking · Great Bridgewater Street · M1 5LE
- Café BeermothWorth asking · King Street · M2 1DA
- Circus TavernWorth asking · Portland Street · M1 4GX
- Grey HorseWorth asking · Portland Street · M1 4QX
- North Westward HoWorth asking · Chapel Walks · M2 1HN
- Old MonkeyWorth asking · Portland Street · M1 4GX
- Peveril of the PeakWorth asking · Great Bridgewater Street · M1 5JQ
Northern Quarter & Ancoats
- Ad HocConfirmed · Northern Quarter · M4 1HN
- Fell Northern QuarterReported · Northern Quarter · M1 2HF
- Seven Bro7hers BeerhouseReported · Ancoats · M4 5AF
- Cask AncoatsWorth asking · Ancoats · M4 6FQ
- Castle HotelWorth asking · Oldham Street · M4 1LE
- Finders KeepersWorth asking · Ancoats · M4 6GL
- Hare & HoundsWorth asking · Shudehill · M4 4AA
- Lower Turks HeadWorth asking · Shudehill · M4 1EZ
- Port Street Beer HouseWorth asking · Northern Quarter · M1 2EQ
- Sadler's CatWorth asking · NOMA · M4 4AH
- Smithfield Market TavernWorth asking · Northern Quarter · M4 5JZ
Piccadilly & Ardwick
- Cloudwater Unit 9Confirmed · Piccadilly Trading Estate · M1 2NP
- Pigeon Beer WandererConfirmed · Piccadilly arches · M1 2ND
- Sureshot TaproomConfirmed · Piccadilly arches · M1 2ND
- Balance Brewing & BlendingWorth asking · Piccadilly arches · M1 2ND
- Steelfish TaproomWorth asking · Ardwick · M12 6HR
Salford
- Egerton ArmsWorth asking · Chapel Street · M3 5FP
- Kings ArmsWorth asking · Salford Central · M3 6AN
- The New OxfordWorth asking · Bexley Square · M3 6DB
- Union TavernWorth asking · Ordsall · M5 4LG
South: Chorlton to Levenshulme
- The OrionConfirmed · Withington · M20 3ED
- VictoriaConfirmed · Withington · M20 3BW
- DulcimerWorth asking · Chorlton · M21 0AE
- Fell ChorltonWorth asking · Chorlton · M21 9AW
- Fletcher MossWorth asking · Didsbury · M20 6RQ
- SidingsWorth asking · Levenshulme · M19 2UB
- Spread EagleWorth asking · Chorlton · M21 9LD
- Station HopWorth asking · Levenshulme · M19 3BS
- Strange BrewWorth asking · Chorlton · M21 8AZ
- The ClaremontWorth asking · Moss Side · M14 4RR
East: Clayton & Openshaw
- Grove InnWorth asking · Clayton · M11 4SQ
- RailwayWorth asking · Openshaw · M11 1HS
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How we check
The pub has told us itself, or its own listing or a published guide says in writing, that outside food is welcome. Each card says where that comes from, and quotes and links it where it is written down.
A visitor says the landlord was happy for them to bring food in. Likely, but it rests on one account.
No kitchen and no word either way. Pubs without food often don't mind, but nobody has said so. Ask at the bar.
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Policies change. A new landlord can end one, and a pub that starts serving food usually stops allowing outside food. Ask at the bar, or ring ahead, before you arrive with dinner. Before you go covers the rest.