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05.09.2022 - 21:03 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The hip Manchester district of Ancoats has once again found itself in a list of the world's coolest places. For Cutting Room Square in Ancoats has just been named in a list of the 33 Coolest Streets in the World according to Time Out magazine.
It features at number 21 in the list, which also boasts the likes of Auckland, New Zealand, Copenhagen in Denmark, Boston, Miami and San Francisco in America, and Berlin in Germany. Rue Wellington in Montreal, Canada tops the list of coolest streets - thanks to being bookended by what is described as the "best new bar and best new restaurant in the city".
But Ancoats makes the cut thanks to its mix of culture, dining and "rich history" - while the large open-air dining space at the heart of the square is praised by the guide.
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The list is made up of streets that Time Out says are "manageable microcosms of the world’s most exciting cities – each one chock-full of independent businesses, creative humans and everything else that makes urban life brilliant".
In choosing Cutting Room Square, the report said: "If there’s one place that brings together Manchester's proud industrial heritage with all of the advantages of a forward-looking city, it’s Cutting Room Square, right in the middle of Ancoats."
It advises visitors to sit out in the open air and to gaze out at the converted warehouses as well as St Peter's Church which is now the HQ of the Halle Orchestra. It praises the wealth of award-wining places to dine - which of course includes Greater Manchester's only Michelin star restaurant in the form of Mana.
It concludes: "Cutting Room Square’s seamless mix of culture, exquisite dining and rich sense of history makes it
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