Best Manchester Clubs

Swanky restaurant and bar by day, mad night club by night... Impossible has made quite a splash on the nightlife scene. Expect everything from sexy performances and fire-breathers to cocktails and Champagne showers.

This London import is one hell of a show-stopper, with a long list of celebrity clientele and an even longer queue outside. Located in Deansgate, Chinawhite is great for an exclusive night on the tiles; with performers, acts and table service as standard.

This tiki club in Manchester is the perfect tropical escape from your workday woes. Enjoy luscious libations served up shaken, stirred, on the rocks or even frozen in all kinds of fun shapes and sizes, with three floors and canal-side views in Deansgate Locks.

Boasting not one, not two but three dedicated club spaces, eden is a mecca for nights out in Manchester. Swing by the botanical paradise and dance until dawn with handcrafted cocktails and a glitzy dancefloor reminiscent of Studio 54. 

Revolucion De Cuba is a staple when it comes to clubbing in Manchester, shaking things up with a bit of Latin style. Come in the day for tasty tapas or arrive at night for great music and two floors of massive tunes that guarantee you'll be moving those hips till the early hours.

One of the most exciting venues on the Manchester circut, Gorilla has awoken and has made a habit of smashing parties to pieces. There's room for 700 hedonists at this club and people flock from far and wide to go hard long into the night to the sounds of top DJs and live acts. 

Looking for somewhere to get hot and sweaty to some of the best local DJs around? South is the city centre basement club that's hidden away on South King Street and spins the very best in indie, old school and hip hop.

Known throughout the city as being one of the most exclusive clubs in Manchester, you'll have to make an effort to get in here. It'll be worth it, though, as you'll enter a world of beautiful interiors, LED ceilings, secret gardens and adorable water features at Bijou.

Not one for the faint of heart, Cirque le Soir is the London export that shines a light on risqué performances. Expect a circus theme where anything goes; from the extravagant shows and celebrity DJs through to the funfair decor and ball pt antics.

From the courtyard which hosts their infamous summer parties through to the warehouse-style basement club, Hidden is a cool club in the north of the city. Open two days a week, the award-winning venue is found in the Downtex Mill and boasts four separate rooms for dancing.

Renowned far and wide, Albert Hall is one of the most noted clubs in Manchester. Not only benefiting from one of the most unique spaces in the city, but the Deansgate favourite also knows a thing or two about club nights, with the best DJs in the business having graced these decks. 

Keeping the party going until 4am each and every night of the week, The Liars Club is far more than just a cocktail bar. Check out the tiki paradise for a stonking list of over 100 rums alongside a soundtrack that promises reggae, afrobeats and Caribbean hits.

With a raised DJ booth above the dance floor, LED screens and lavish Marble bar, LIV has made your night a whole lot swankier. Don't miss the beautiful terrace and Pan-Asian restaurant... no other club in the city offers such a holistic evening out.

The Tib Street jazz club that boasts live acts 6 nights of the week, Matt and Phred's is the place to be if you're after good music in Manchester. Check out their gigs, where everything from burlesque revues, blues jams and salsa bands reign supreme.

The Deaf Institute is a charming little music-hall-turned-rustic-indie-dance-favourite and it's located just off Manchester's Oxford Road. Expect a three-tier bar, cafe and club whose vintage appeal attracts a rare mix of clubbing clientele and alternative rockers. 

A well-known face on the celebrity circuit, Panacea is the place to see and be seen. Things start with cocktails, before transforming into a glitzy club night on Fridays and Saturdays, with DJs, performers and smart outfits the bare minimum.