Best cold brew in Manchester
Cold brew in Manchester ranges from the classic 12-hour steep to nitro on tap, espresso tonics, and Japanese-style iced filter (the one poured hot, straight onto ice). Roasters maps the specialty cafés in Manchester doing the cleanest, most considered cold drinks — no syrupy chain cold brew, just specialty coffee, properly cold. The guide draws on the 84 specialty cafés and roasters the community has mapped in Manchester.
Beyond classic cold brew, the cafés worth visiting in Manchester also pour Japanese-style iced filter (brewed hot onto ice, preserving brightness) and espresso tonic (a double shot over tonic water — sharp, clean, summer-ready). Roasters surfaces which cafés are serving each.
Cold brew guides: where Manchester ranks
With 84 cafés, Manchester is 54 above the 30-café line that unlocks themed guides on Roasters.
44 cities with this guide list more specialty cafés than Manchester, and 99 list fewer or the same.
8 other cities in the United Kingdom have the same guide.
Manchester accounts for 4% of the specialty cafés listed in the United Kingdom and ranks #21 among 1,928 cities in Europe.
Also on Roasters for Manchester: WiFi & laptops, Brunch, Open late, Quiet cafés, Running, Espresso, Filter coffee and Matcha.
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About cold brew in Manchester
How many specialty cafés does Roasters list in Manchester?
84 cafés and roasters, which puts Manchester at #45 of the 144 cities with a “Cold brew” guide.
How does this guide compare with other cities?
It is #45 of 144 by café count, just behind Santiago de Chile and ahead of Krakow.
Where else in the United Kingdom can I use this guide?
In London, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Bristol and 4 other cities.
What is nitro cold brew?
Nitro cold brew is cold brew infused with nitrogen gas and served on tap. The nitrogen creates a creamy, micro-bubbled mouthfeel and a velvety head — like a Guinness, in coffee form. Several cafés in Manchester have it on tap.
