Barton Arcade
Barton Arcade, Deansgate, Manchester M3 2BW
Your nearer room, in the Grade II* listed arcade off Deansgate, under the cast iron and glass.
Coffee is 15 minutes west via Princess Street. Antipodean trained baristas, plant milks across the whole range at no surcharge, pastries from our own bakehouse, and somewhere you can sit and work without being moved on.
West along Princess Street, up Cross Street into St Ann’s Square, then through into Barton Arcade. About fifteen minutes.
The Village is an evening and night economy and a lot of it opens around midday or later. Daytime is quieter than people expect, so the walk west is usually the answer.
About 15 minutes west via Princess Street and Cross Street.
St Peter’s Square, the busiest stop on the network, is nearest.
Bloom Street car park is the closest council run option.
About 10 minutes on foot down to Canal Street.
Barton Arcade is your nearer room and it runs the same café menu as the other.
Angel Gardens is the alternative if your day takes you that way. Same menu, different room entirely.
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Barton Arcade, Deansgate, Manchester M3 2BW
Your nearer room, in the Grade II* listed arcade off Deansgate, under the cast iron and glass.
Angel Gardens, 1 Rochdale Road, Manchester M4 4GE
The other room, on the edge of NOMA. Modern and light filled if you want a change from the arcade.
Antipodean trained baristas, which is where this whole thing started. Ordered properly and made properly.
When the room is busy and you want coffee now rather than in four minutes.
Oat, soy, almond and coconut across the whole range, at no extra charge for asking.
Croissants, seasonal danish and whatever the bakers have talked themselves into that morning.
Baked in our own bakehouse. The main reason some people come in at all.
All day brunch runs alongside the coffee, so a flat white can turn into eggs without much persuasion.
Plug points, decent wifi and nobody hovering to turn your table over at half nine. Order at the counter, find a seat, stay as long as the day needs. Vegan, vegetarian and gluten free options run right through the menu, plant milks are standard across the coffee range at no surcharge, and Half Dozen Other bakes vegan through the year. Tell us about allergies when you order and we will talk them through properly.
Here is what is 15 minutes west via Princess Street from you when you want a proper coffee.
West along Princess Street, up Cross Street into St Ann’s Square, then through into Barton Arcade.
Where Pot Kettle Black started. The coffee is the point, not a sideline to the food.
Barton Arcade is nearer from Gay Village. Angel Gardens runs exactly the same options.
That is the whole origin of Pot Kettle Black. The coffee is not an afterthought to the food.
Half Dozen Other bakes the pastries and the cake. Ours, not a delivery from somewhere else.
Oat, soy, almond and coconut across the whole range, and no surcharge for asking.
Plug points, decent wifi, and nobody moving you on because you have finished your cup.
A coffee can become brunch without a fuss, because there is no cut off.
Built into the menu rather than bolted on, and we will talk allergies through before you order.
Manchester owned and Manchester run, which is increasingly rare on a city centre high street.
No booking needed for a coffee. For a bigger table it helps to tell us.
A Grade II* listed Victorian arcade off Deansgate, and a modern light filled room on the edge of NOMA.
Review for Breakfast Manchester - Extremely friendly staff, very welcoming and accommodating. The chef went out of his way to explain the dishes and ensured we had all we needed. Best breakfast in a long time.
If you're Manchester it's a must visit for Breakfast Manchester. Food was lovely, just too much! And the staff were just so friendly, and I mean all of them. We will definitely be returning.
Had a vegan brunch in Manchester at Pot Kettle Black and it was super and it was super. I had scrambled tofu with lots of yummy flavours on a wonderful bread. The staff were very friendly and helpful staff.
We have been written up a fair bit. Here is where, in their words rather than ours.
Not in Gay Village itself. Our nearer room is Pot Kettle Black Barton Arcade, 15 minutes west via Princess Street. Angel Gardens is our other space and runs the same menu.
West along Princess Street, up Cross Street into St Ann’s Square, then through into Barton Arcade. About fifteen minutes. By tram: St Peter’s Square, the busiest stop on the network, is nearest.
Yes. Plug points, decent wifi and nobody hovering to turn your table over. It is one of the things we get thanked for most.
No. Oat, soy, almond and coconut are available across the whole coffee range at no extra charge.
Yes. All day brunch runs alongside the coffee with no cut off, so a flat white can turn into eggs at any point.
We do. Half Dozen Other is our own bakehouse, so the croissants, danish and cake come from our own bakers.
Not for a coffee, just walk in. For a bigger table it helps to let us know you are coming.
Coffee is 15 minutes west via Princess Street. Walk in, find a seat, and stay as long as the day needs.
Enquire nowBarton Arcade is your nearer room from Gay Village. Here is roughly how far the rest of Manchester is from our door.