Fuel

If you’ve ever been a student in Manchester, then you’re likely to have discovered Fuel around the same time you and your friends began discussing socialism/vegetarianism/feminism (delete as appropriate). Located in Withington - a mere stone’s throw from the seriously student digs of Fallowfield, you know you’re totally over the 50p bar crawl shots once you start hanging out in Fuel cafe. Here you’ll drink Belgian beers, smoke rollies in the impossibly small porch of the bar and most likely debate existentialism. With a strong focus on music, if you’re visiting Manchester and haven’t tapped your toes to a post-synth-gypsy-jazz-folk band here, then you’re missing out. Fuel also offers a reasonably priced vegetarian and vegan menu, with breakfasts served ‘til 4pm daily. [Anna Tully]