1. Any recommendations on both halal and non-halal restaurants?
Sit tight, buckaroos. We know how much Malaysians need good food, so here is a comprehensive list curated by our committee just for you!

Halal Options:
• There are tons of halal food choices in Manchester! Along curry mile are all halal foods such as Tim Hortons, Wilmslow Rd. Subway, Nando’s, Arndale KFC, and Jimmy’s Killer Prawns to name a few.
• There are also restaurants that provide halal options on their menus such as Try Thai (Chinatown), Al Jazeera / Al Taiba, Tampopo (Albert Square and Exchange Square) and Chimaek.
• You’ll have plenty of time to explore more halal restaurants once you touchdown in the city!
• If you’re craving for Malaysian food, head over to Nur Malaysia.

Non-halal Options:
• Manchester is known for its diversity in the food scene. Whether it’s British, European, Mexican, Chinese, Indian, Italian, American, French, Japanese, Korean or Malaysian cuisine, you name it, Manchester has it!

• British:
‣ Hip Hop Chip Shop (fish and chips!)
‣ Hawksmoor (steak!)
‣ The Refuge (Sunday roast!) 

• Italian:
‣ Piccolino Caffé Grande (decent food with reasonable price)
‣ The Pasta Factory
‣ Rudy’s Neopolitan Pizza

• Asian:
‣ Dishoom (best indian food & free flow chai during the day!)
‣ Hong Kong Choi (quite far but the food is worth the distance & comes in big portions)
‣ Try Thai (lunchtime meal deal)
‣ I am Pho (Vietnamese)
‣ Happy Seasons (their roast duck is to die for)
‣ Chuan Guo Xiang 川锅香 (Sichuan restaurant with a variety of options including BBQ skewers, “mala xiang guo” & hotpot)
‣ Jade City (dimsum & cantonese dishes)
‣ Tai Wu (dimsum & cantonese dishes)
‣ Seoul Kimchi (Korean)
‣ Azuma (Chinese food & All-you-can-eat Korean BBQ)
‣ Cocktail Beer Ramen + Bun (Japanese)
‣ Shoryu Ramen (Japanese)
‣ Sambal (Malaysian food)

• Other cuisines:
‣ Moose coffee (American brunch)
‣ Northern Soul Grilled Cheese
‣ Listo Burrito (Mexican)
‣ Evuna (NQ)

• Bakery/Café:
‣ Pollen Bakery
‣ Companio Bakery
‣ Ezra & Gil
‣ Trove
‣ 19 Cafe Bar
‣ Takk (Has a few branches but the french toast in Northern Quarter is the best)
‣ Another Heart to Feed
‣ Federal Cafe Bar

• There are also pubs and bars that sell food in Manchester like Bunny Jackson’s (wings at insanely affordable prices)!

2. Are there any thrift shops in Manchester?
Popular choices are TK Maxx, Oxfam, and Thrift Shop at City Centre. Watch out for pop-up stores all around the city and at the University of Manchester Student Union building from time to time!