Being so busy with our degrees and full time jobs (snooze) we rarely manage to meet up as a larger group, but the combination of city cocktails and glorious sunshine was the perfect opportunity for a good natter and catch up...
We first stopped to fill our bellies at Thaikhun in Spinningfields (follow them here), a great little Thai street food spot we dived into after admiring the beautiful asian market-style shop front. This would be the perfect place for a first date, as it was relaxed and easy to chat (and play with chopsticks!) but also scores major cool points (trust me on this fellas)...
Thaikhun cocktails for the ladies, Tiger beer for the gents...
I ordered a curry flavoured heavily with nuts and sweet spices, served with a little basket of sticky rice... absolutely delicious but anyone who knows me will be aware of my acute Food Envy... spotting the Sea Bass on the other end of the table made me immediately regret my choice, and the lack of fishy leftovers suggests it was as good as it looked!
After a brief stop across the street at Oast House, where drinks were unbelievably cheap (£25 for a round of 7 drinks!), we meandered over to The Lawn Club... as the name suggests, it's basically, erm, a lawn... but surrounded by towering Manchester sky scrapers and dotted with large bean bags and deck chairs to sink into (if you manage to nab one while people aren't looking)...
We set up camp and drank until the sun went down, entertained by endless people-watching and a great outdoor DJ...
Before moving onto Deansgate for some heavier partying before our disheveled faces suggested it was time to leave...
Each of the places we went to were definitely worth visiting next time you're in Manchester, particularly as they are all within the same little square and punctuated by high-end shops... Any city-dweller tips on the best places to go in Manchester would go down a treat, I'd love to discover more of the city!
