Christmas Markets

Is Winter Wonderland in hyde park a market or just hell on earth?

Not a churro in sight on Manchester menus. These are the prices for the offer in Piccadilly Gardens. There are five more markets around the city centre all much of a muchness and NO CHURROS.

£6 a pint for beer 2hich is about average for the city … probably get one for a fiver in ‘ Spoons. Read it and weep Southerners.


Swing Bar & Grill
* Bratwurst, smoked sausage, cheese sausage – £8

Apres Ski Bar
* Off-piste lager, Alpine Ale, Weissbier, cider – £6
* Wine – £5.50
* Prosecco – £6.50 (plus £1 for shimmer)
* Spirits and mixers – £6.50 single, £8.50 double
* Baileys – £5
* Hot drinks – £2.50 tea, £3.50 coffee and hot chocolate, £3 hot Vimto (plus £2.50 for spirit)
* Boozy Choctails – £8.50
* Mulled wine and cider – £5.50/£6
* Mulled wine with spirit – £7.50-£8
* Hot cocktails – £8.50

Beer bar
* Krombacher lager, wheat beer, cherry beer – £6.50
* Sheppy’s Cider – £5.50 for normal, £6 for raspberry
* Mulled wine – £5.50 (plus £3 for a shot)
* Hot whiskey – £6.50
* Hot chocolate – £3.50 (plus £3 for a shot)
* Soft drinks – £2.50

North Star Gin & Cocktail Bar
* Mulled wine – £5.50 (£6 for large, plus £2/£3 for a spirit)
* Aperol Spritzmas – £8.50
* Prosecco – £6.50 (plus £1 to add shimmer)
* Standard spirits – £6.50 single, £8.50 double

Mr Crumble
* Build your own crumble (bases include apple, winter berry, chocolate caramel brownies) £7

Oi Dumplings
* Steamed dumplings with pickles and sauce – £8 snack size, £12 meal size, £13 box with rice

The Hip Hop Chip Shop
* Fish, chips and mushy peas – £8 kids, £12 medium, +£3 for large
* Vegan sausage and chips – £8 kids, £12 medium, +£3 for large
* Battered sprouts – £6
* Garlic and herb skin-on chips – £5.50
* Local craft beers (including Shindigger, Pomona Island, Manchester Union) – from £5.50

Wrap Up
* Burritos – £11 for chicken, chilli beef or halloumi, £10.50 for veggie/vegan chilli, £12.50 for chicken and halloumi

Continental Kitchen / Porkies Yorkies
* Chicken and chorizo, seafood, or vegetarian paella – £8 medium, £10 large
* Spanish meatballs and rice – £8 medium, £10 large
* Patatas bravas – £8
* Omelette burger – £8

Porkys Bar & Grill
* Roast pork barm with stuffing – £9
* Beef burgers – £8 (+£1 for cheese)
* Lamb, gourmet beef, venison burgers – £10

Porkys of Yarm
* Cumberland sausage – £7
* Lancashire cheese potatoes – £7
* Lager – £6 a pint, £3 for half
* Mulled wine – £5.50 (add a shot of rum for £3)

Tipsy Wheels
* Lager, ale and cider – £6
* Prosecco – £6.50
* Spirits – £6.50 single, £8.50 double
* Baileys – £5
* Hot chocolate – £3.50 plus £1 for toppings
* All cocktails – £8.50
* Glass hire – £3.50 for mug, £2 for glass, £3.50 for cocktail glass, £7 for a stein glass

The Dirty Chicken Co
* Burgers from £7
* Chicken strips and fries £9.50
* Dirty fries £6.50

Kaiser Schmarrn
* Traditional scrambled pancakes – £7
* Coconut macaroons – £2 for one of £7 for four

BangGa BangGa
* Korean hot dogs (various flavours) – £6 individual, £10 meal
* Stretchy mozzarella – £6
* Soft drinks – between £1.50 and £3

Loaded fries
* Loaded fries – £10 or £11
* Manc poutine – £10

Brook’s Mill
* Coffee – £4, or £7 with a shot
* Seasonal lattes – £4.50
* Hot chocolate – £4, or £7 with a shot
* Gin and tonic – £6.50 single, £8.50 double
* Mulled wine – £5.50
* Hot rum or cider – £6

Vegan bratwurst
* Plain – £7
* Cheezy, katsu curry bratwurst – £8
* Chilli cheeze bratwurst – £10
* Fries – £4.50
* Black cherry brownie – £4.50
* Loaded hot chocolate – £5

Ma Cuisine Francaise
* Garlic potatoes – £7
* Garlic mushrooms – £9
* Tartiflette – £9
* Garlic prawns – from £5

The Flat Baker
* Croissant with warm dipping sauce – £7.50
* Signature cookie hot chocolate – £7.90
* Brazilian mince roll ice cream – £6.50

Little Piece of Bahia
* Feijoada and all other stews (w/ rice n beans) – @13.99
* Cheese bread (six pieces and sauce) – £6.50
* Dumplings – £6.50

You can get one in soho for free

BurlyBear doing some impressive research there ....

Skip Bristol, Bath is far better.

Bristol is just the chalets spread out over the shopping streets, lots of food and sweets.

Bath has a better variety.

That build your own crumble idea, along with a lot of what’s on offer, has migrated from a place on Borough Market if I’m not mistaken. I’ve seen it on Instagram.