Paddy's Goose
		29 Bloom Street. Tel: 236 9709
		Traditional pub type venue, popular with drinkers and the older crowd
		Bar Varda
		101 Portland Street. Tel: 236 3040
		Newish venue from the proprietors of Cruz101.
		The New Union
		Princess St/Canal St Tel: 0161 228 1492
		Mixed, cruisy, entertaining - one of the stalwarts of the Manchester scene.
		Manto
		46 Canal St Tel: 0161 236 2667
		Pop bunnies and posers - great if you want to hang from the balcony and blow that whistle! Now seemingly gay again. Good restaurant with trick roof
		Cellar Bar
		Canal St, Tel: 0161 237 9117
		Continental beers in a small, intimate ...erm cellar like venue (without the benefits).
		Metz
		Canal St, Tel: 0161 237 9852
		The place to take your Mum and any liberal friends who can't quite manage The Rembrandt. Good food. Nice atmosphere; they spend on candles what they save on electricity. Mind you don't fall on your arse tackling the deck steps.
		The Rembrandt
		Sackville St/Canal St, Tel: 0161 236 2435/1311
		Everyone knows the 'Rem. Whether they like it or not is another matter. Probably one of the few remaining truly gay venues in town. Typical crowd is the older, bigger type, stopping off on the way to Chains. Renovation finished- results mixed but much easier to get to the bar! Most people though think its the best BAR in town. A doddle to pick up in...Opens late at the weekends now - unfortunately this means they have to pretend to have a disco.
		Via Fossa
		Canal St, Tel: 0161 236 8132
		Crinkly Bottom meets your old primary school. The Best Designed Bar I Have Ever Been In. Mixed crowd (including some straights who slip through). Non-threatening and pleasant atmosphere, lots of theme nights etc. Have to queue with the straights at the weekend.
		Prague V
		Canal St, Tel: 0161 236 9033
		Opens till 1.00am Fri, Sat, Sun (I think). Brick and steel palace. Getting str8er but still protests that it's gay space, Bar with cred and plenty of special nights. Gets very busy, large queues....you have been warned.
		Velvet
		Canal St, Tel: 0161 236 9003
		Fab, groovy bar. Initial crowds seem to have eroded, due, I think, to it being a bit isolated from the rest of the Village. Worth a visit for the decor alone. Regular jazz on Sundays. Selective (Martini ad?) door policy.
		Napoleon's
		Sackville St, Tel: 0161 236 8800
		In need of a lick of paint. Not to my taste...but see club entry.
		New York New York
		98 Bloom St, Tel: 0161 236 6556
		Not the fault of the bar, but I spent one of the most unpleasant nights of my life here. Gets very busy - careful you don't fall down the steps, and have patience while trying to get a drink. Cabaret and other performances.
		Company Bar (was Q Bar)
		28 Richmond St, Tel: 0161 237 9329
		Not been, as yet. Dress codey.
		Vanilla (was Dotz Piano Bar)
		Sackville Street, between McTuckies and Clone Zone
		Venue for the genetically female
		Bar 38
		Canal Street
		Place for straights...money making machine (for its owners). A sign of all that's wrong with the Village at the moment
		Thompson's Arms
		Sackville Street, Tel: 237 5919
		Not been, not likely to!
		Churchills
		Chorlton Street
		Nicely fitted pub, attracts mixed crowd
		Hollywood Showbar
		Bloom Street (part of New York New York) Tel: 236 6151
		Ghastly or camp fun, depending on your outlook on life
		Bar Confidential
		Whitworth Street (near Chains)
		Part of the Chains complex, holds MSCMSC on Fridays. Used to be a good way to get into Chains for free. Just don't go in the bogs without a torch!
		Abbeye
		Canal Street, next to Manto's
		Beer and Muscle Bar...not Bear and muscle-mary, very odd addition to Canal Street.
		Slug and Lettuce
		Canal Street, Up near Velvet
		very schizophrenic venue - straight when it suits, gay when it suits...very busy, very pricey, but can be a good night out