Whether you’re partial to something sweet or you’re a savoury stalwart, it’s true what they say – everyone loves cake. From cupcakes to ‘cruffins,’ doughnuts to devil’s food cake, you’ll be spoilt for choice when looking for the perfect cake in Manchester. Luckily, we’ve scoured the ‘upper crust’ of the city’s favourite cafes, restaurants and bakeries to bring you the best cakes for every occasion.
Manchester's best places for cake
Pollen Bakery
- Bakery
- Kampus, 42 Aytoun Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom, M1 3GL
If you want to snag a snack from Pollen, you’ll need to move
quickly. This bakery has had people queuing up, enchanted by the
sweet scent of sourdough, from the moment it opened its doors at
New Islington Marina. While most famous for its croissant-muffin
hybrid ‘cruffins’ and sourdough loaves that can be found in
independent restaurants everywhere, Pollen has a huge selection of
treats, including cupcakes, pastries and cinnamon buns, with
flavours constantly changing every week. Think Mulled Plum and
Almond Tart or Spicy Apple Crumble Cake. And these cakes are so
fresh that once they’re sold out, Pollen closes its doors for the
day – job done.
Cocoa Cabana
- Afternoon Tea, Chocolatier, Cocktails
- 168 Burton Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, United Kingdom, M20 1LH
What do you get when you cross a cocktail bar with a
chocolatier? Cocoa Cabana is a quirky café by day, bar by night
serving up a delicious selection of truffles and treats from the
heart of Ancoats. This venue has a reputation as a chocolate
lover’s haven, serving handmade chocolates, cakes and an incredible
25 different flavours of hot chocolate. The cake display is
everything you’d expect from the creators behind the decadent
Chocolate Afternoon Tea – pastel-coloured creations line the
countertop waiting to be sliced for eager guests. We hear they’ll
even make your birthday cake if you ask nicely.
La Bandera
- Tapas, Fine Dining
- 2 Ridgefield, Manchester, United Kingdom, M2 6EQ
While a tapas restaurant might not be the natural choice when
it comes to scoring a slice in Manchester, La Bandera offers an
impressive dessert menu that would put any café to shame. The
family-run restaurant, inspired by the Canary Islands, prides
itself on the freshest ingredients. This is possibly the only
eatery in Manchester where you can finish a Mediterranean spread of
prawns, chorizo, squid ink croquettes and patatas bravas with a
slab of triple chocolate cake. There are also the likes of churros
with melted chocolate, flan with caramel syrup and fried sweet
party dough filled with hazelnut chocolate.
