Side Street

Creative private hire venue in Manchester for parties, brand activations, launches and bespoke events

As you wander through Side Store and past the energy of Side Street Bar, you’ll find a door that opens into something unexpected - a tucked-away space where the lights are low, the music drifts through decades, and the outside world feels a little further away.

Welcome to Side Space, Side Street’s hidden private hire venue in Manchester city centre, built for creative events, unforgettable parties and experiences that feel entirely your own.

Recently reimagined, Side Space is a stylish blank canvas event space with its own private entrance, direct access to the bar, and the flexibility to become whatever you need it to be, from intimate celebrations to bold brand-led experiences.

Perfect for:

• private parties
• birthdays & celebrations
• brand activations
• product launches
• networking events
• creative showcases
• pop-ups & residencies
• DJ-led events
• listening parties
• corporate socials
• Christmas parties
• bespoke one-off concepts

A flexible private hire space in Manchester city centre

Side Space is designed to adapt.

Whether you want an intimate candlelit gathering, a vibrant launch party, a stylish networking event or a fully immersive brand takeover, the space can be tailored around your vision.

We can help shape:

• room layout & styling
• DJ bookings & live entertainment
• drinks receptions & bespoke packages
• food from a choice of menu options, canapes to sit down feasts
• creative production support
• décor & event dressing
• long-term pop-ups or temporary concepts

With trusted local suppliers and Side Street’s creative energy behind it, your event can be as understated or as ambitious as you like.

Hidden away, right in the heart of Manchester

Located in the iconic ABC Building in St John’s, Side Space offers a tucked-away feel while sitting moments from Spinningfields, Deansgate and Manchester city centre.

Private, flexible and full of character - it’s one of Manchester’s most unique spaces for private hire.

Speciality coffee, co-working and intimate evening drinks in Manchester city centre

Welcome to Side Store - a stylish all-day coffee spot and evening hideaway tucked inside the iconic ABC Building in St John’s, Manchester.

Designed as a mid-century-inspired hangout, Side Store moves effortlessly from bright mornings and productive afternoons to slow evenings of wine, conversation and exceptional food - making it one of Manchester’s most unique spaces to spend time, whatever the hour.

By Day

Step inside Side Store and discover a calm, beautifully designed space filled with morning light, rich textures and the comforting smell of freshly ground coffee.

By day, Side Store is built for:

• expertly brewed speciality coffee
• freshly baked pastries and grab-and-go bites
• remote working and co-working
• coffee meetings
• free Wi-Fi
• plug sockets for laptops
• relaxed catch-ups in a stylish setting

With beans supplied by local roasters Extract Coffee, every cup is made with care - from your first flat white of the morning to an afternoon reset away from the desk.

A hidden gem for coffee lovers in Manchester city centre.

By Night 

As day fades, Side Store transforms.

Lighting softens, the atmosphere becomes richer, and the space turns into an intimate late-night hideaway - perfect for slow evenings and easy conversation.

Settle in for:

• carefully selected bottles of wine
• cocktails & evening drinks
• beautiful small plates and signature dishes from Tartuffe
• date nights
• catch-ups over a bottle
• relaxed drinks before a late night at Side Street

Moody, ambient and effortlessly cool - Side Store is made for lingering.

More than a coffee shop

Whether you’re stopping in for your morning coffee, spending the afternoon working remotely, meeting friends for wine, or easing into an evening in St John’s, Side Store offers something different - thoughtful, stylish and quietly special.

Cocktails, DJs and late-night atmosphere in Manchester city centre

Welcome to Side Bar  Manchester’s low-lit sanctuary of cocktails, music and late-night energy, tucked away in the iconic ABC Building in St John’s.

A stylish cocktail bar built around mood, music and good taste, Side Bar blends mid-century interiors, ambient lighting, deep sofas and expertly crafted drinks with a soundtrack of funk, soul, disco and house, courtesy of a rotating line-up of DJs spinning late into the night.

Whether you're joining us for after-work drinks, date night cocktails, a late-night catch-up or an evening that turns into dancing, Side Bar is designed for nights that unfold naturally and end later than planned.

Cocktails worth settling in for

At the heart of Side Bar is a drinks menu built for lingering.

Choose from:

• Side Street Signatures - house cocktails full of creativity and character
• a carefully curated Classics Menu - timeless favourites, made exceptionally well
• wines worth sharing
• spirits and premium pours
• late-night cocktails that keep the evening moving