Pubs and Bars on Oxford Road & the Student Village, Manchester

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Often described as Manchester's Southern Quarter, this popular area of town mainly caters for the students at the nearby University of Manchester, UMIST and Manchester Metropolitan campuses; There's plenty of pubs and bars to keep you entertained at affordable prices.

Within walking distance of the Bridgewater area, Peter Street, Portland Street, Canal Street, Deansgate Locks, and the city centre, you can always escape to the plusher areas of town if you find you've come out with more cash than you thought.

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	Temple of Convenience
	Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester	no.1 on map
	A superb underground bar that was formerly a public toilet. It's very small but offers a huge range of import beers and has a jukebox crammed with Manchester music. Another must visit venue, its based on the corner of Oxford Road and Great Bridgewater Street - ideal for a quick diversion to the pubs in the Bridgewater Area.


	The Cornerhouse
	70 Oxford Road, Manchester	no.2 on map
	Manchester's super cool art house cinema boasts its own fantastic bar.


	The Green Room
	54-56 Whitworth Street West, Manchester	no.3 on map
	Close to The cornerhouse on Whitworth Street West and just as artistic. Regular live shows and cheap food.


	Thirsty Scholar
	50 New Wakefield Street, off Oxford Road, Manchester	no.4 on map
	Situated under the railway arches on Oxford Road, it's dark, loud, cheap and wooden. After last orders, the Attic, the club upstairs, opens and everybody traces up for some of the best Northern Soul and funk music in Manchester. A must for students and funk lovin' clubbers alike.


	Pure Space
	11 - 13 New Wakefield Street, Off Oxford Road, Manchester. Tel. 0161 236 4899	no.5 on map
	Formerly Generation X, Life Café combines a popular a bar, café, night club, restaurant. A laid-back bar by day turning into a lively club open until 2am by night with great live music.


	Revolution
	Oxford Road, Manchester. Tel. 0161 237 5377	no.6 on map
	The original city centre location for this Manchester chain. Whilst their bars at Deansgate Locks and Fallowfield may be more popular, this is where it all started.


	Zumbar
	14 Oxford Road, Manchester. Tel. 0161 236 8438	no.7 on map
	The home of some of the best club nights in Manchester's history. Expect to find many famous musicians bopping or DJ'ing in here.


	Po Na Na
	42 Charles Street, Manchester	no.8 on map
	A quick diversion left down Charles Street, alongside the BBC, brings you to this hard to find Morrocan style bar. You won't see a sign but you will probably see a queue and hear the funky acid jazz music. It replaced the excellent Balaerica Jazz Bar, which was part owned by Ricardo from Manc popsters N-Trance.


	The Lass O'Gowrie
	Charles Street, Manchester	no.9 on map
	A quick diversion left down Charles Street, alongside the BBC, brings you to this popular pub with its own micro-brewery.


	Sofa Central
	106 Princess Street, Manchester	no.10 on map
	Joshua Brooks (named after a character in Mrs G. Linnaeus Bank's classic novel, The Manchester Man) stood here for 7 years. When it closed recently to be replaced by Sofa, who had enjoyed success with their original bar in Fallowfield, there was both sadness and excitement. Fortunately what stands is a brilliant bar well worth the visit.


	The Overdraught
	121 Princess Street, Manchester	no.11 on map
	Hidden on Princess Street, this bar offers cheap drinks and a great party atmosphere to get your night off to a good start. Close to the UMIST campus.


	O'Sheas Irish Bar
	80 Princess Street, Manchester	no.12 on map
	Admitedly, closer to the Gay Village than Oxford Road, this Irish bar is possibly the most popular in the city especially on weekends when Manchester United are playing at home. Excellent music from the best Manc Irish bands also.


	O'Sheas 2 Irish Bar
	Chester Street, Manchester	no.13 on map
	Back on Oxford Road, Chester Street is opposite the BBC building and is home to O'Sheas 2. An unusual location for the popular Irish bar to base its second outlet, although it does allow even more live music from the best Manc Irish musicians.


	The Pub (Formerly Scruffy Murphy's)
	126 Grosvenor Street, Manchester	no.14 on map
	This was a tiny Irish bar and absolute must if you wanted to experience the Manc Irish culture, but with O'Sheas as the number one irish pub in Manchester, the pub changed it's name to....The Pub.


	Sandbar
	120 Grosvenor Street, Manchester	no.15 on map
	Turn left underneath the bypass on to Grosvenor Street and you'll find this superb bar. Amazing collection of imported beers - 17 draught and over 50 bottled. Not surprisingly, it can get very busy.


	Salutation Inn
	12 Higher Chatham Street, Manchester	no.16 on map
	Hidden in the backstreets behind Cavendish Street (the road on the other side of Oxford Road from Grosvenor Street), you'll find this gem of a pub. Well worth tracking down.


	Jabez Clegg
	2 Portsmouth Street, off Dover Street, Oxford Road, Manchester	no.17 on map
	Every student in Manchester seems to flock to this temple of cheesey music on the road behind Kro Bar. Named after the character in Mrs G. Linnaeus Bank's classic novel, The Manchester Man.


	Kro Bar
	325 Oxford Road, Manchester	no.18 on map
	Across the road from the student Union, this superb bar offers one of the best choice of imported beers in the whole of the region. Fantastic.


	Deluxe Lounge Café
	Contact Theatre, Oxford Road, Manchester	no. 19 on map
	The Contact Theatre's own bar.


	Big Hands
	296 Oxford Road, Manchester	no.20 on map
	Great venue for live 'unisgned' music and a mix of music styles.


	The Oxford (Formerly Hog's Head)
	421 - 423 Oxford Road, Manchester	no.21 on map

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