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1. 1. Review: North Pole Bar 2010

   CityLife, Friday 12 November 2010 North Pole Bar has arrived! And in more ways than one. The temporary winter boozer popped up once again last week for its seven-week stint, but this year the bar has really come into its own.

2. 2. CityLife Bar Awards 2010

   CityLife, Thursday 06 January 2011 Rachel Esson reveals her winning menu of Manchester drinking holes. Do you agree?

3. 3. Review: Le Trappiste - Altrincham

   CityLife, Friday 01 October 2010 This week, the quest for a quality boozer saw CityLife ditch the cocktails in favour of Belgium beers and travel south to Altrincham’s new and improved Le Trappiste.

4. 4. Review: Le Trappiste - Altrincham

   CityLife, Friday 01 October 2010 This week, the quest for a quality boozer saw CityLife ditch the cocktails in favour of Belgium beers and travel south to Altrincham’s new and improved Le Trappiste.

5. 5. Review: Thomas Restaurant And Bar (bar)

   CityLife, Friday 11 June 2010 Independent operators with expansion plans normally do one of two things: re-create a successful blueprint in other areas, a là Odd, Odder and Oddest, or capitalise on different types of trade in a popular area with a number of venues that are all unique.

6. 6. Review: Bar De Reve

   CityLife, Friday 25 June 2010 Bar De Reve has been up and running for six months after taking over the former cotton mill building that had previously been home to Bar 57.

7. 7. Review: Cask

   CityLife, Friday 09 July 2010 While small city centre boozer Cask won’t be winning awards for design or décor, the aesthetics become irrelevant in the face of its large selection of beers.

8. 8. Review: Blue Cat Cafe Bar - Heaton Moor

   CityLife, Monday 19 July 2010 While suburb Heaton Moor’s modern bars Kro, Town Bar and The Orangery align with contemporary trends, The Blue Cat Café Bar retains the charm and dive bar qualities of a Nineties live music local.

9. 9. Review: Binary Bar - Castlefield

   CityLife, Friday 23 July 2010 Binary Bar in Castlefield is one of those places that doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel, but rather sticks to the known parameters of a formula that works.

10. 10. Review: The Northern - Northern Quarter

    CityLife, Friday 30 July 2010 The Northern hails itself as an original and modern Manchester pub. The bar can’t lay claim to being part of the former Madchester scene, but it has a dressed-up industrial style and photography that features the likes of Peter Hook and Ian Brown.

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