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Manto (reported closed)

The plate-glass Canal Street bar that opened in 1990 and is seen as the catalyst for the modern Village.

Reported as closed Closed October 2013; the site reopened as ON Bar in 2015

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Open venues in the Gay Village

Via

Bar and dance bar · 28-30 Canal Street, Manchester

One of the oldest, largest and busiest bars on Canal Street, in a converted Victorian building with gothic decor. It is a pub by day and a DJ bar by night, with…

G-A-Y Manchester

Bar · 63 Richmond Street, Manchester

The northern branch of London's G-A-Y: a busy multi-level bar aimed at a younger, student crowd, with pop hits and cheap drinks.

ON Bar

Bar · 46 Canal Street, Manchester

A bar on the site of Manto, the plate-glass bar that opened in 1990 and is seen as the spark for the modern Village. Manto closed in 2013 and the site reopened as ON Bar…

New York New York

Cabaret bar · 94-98 Bloom Street, Manchester

A camp, performance-led bar on Bloom Street with drag shows, karaoke and DJs.

Napoleon's

Bar and club · 35 Bloom Street, Manchester

A bar, restaurant and dance club over three traditionally styled floors, and one of the longest-running gay venues in the city.

Eagle Manchester

Leather and fetish bar · 15 Bloom Street, Manchester

An industrial-style basement bar focused on the leather and kink scenes.

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