Livebait Manchester

The location – a Grade-II listed building in the corner of handsome Albert Square – is a distinct advantage for this member of the well-regarded seafood chain. A grand step-up entrance leads into a bustling dining room that once suffered a reputation for overpricing, but has recently found the city catching up around it. This is still a great place to indulge the urge for a huge, picturesque platter loaded with crab, prawns, shrimps, cockles, whelks, mussels & oysters, served with mayo & all the surgical-style extraction equipment you’ll need. Those with smaller appetites, or less winkle-picking patience, might prefer simply grilled prawns or sea bass with brown butter & capers.