This week, thousands of people from the hospitality industry descended on Manchester for the Northern Restaurant and Bar 2024 trade fair.
Hundreds of stalls were set up inside Manchester Central Convention Centre on March 12 and 13, alongside live cooking demonstrations and keynote speeches from industry professionals.
Nighttime economy adviser for Greater Manchester, Sacha Lord, took to the stage to deliver a speech on the state of hospitality in the city region and told ManchesterWorld he wants to see Manchester become Europe's leading city for nightlife.
We asked people in Manchester what they think about the nightlife in the city.
Hundreds of stalls were set up inside Manchester Central Convention Centre on March 12 and 13, alongside live cooking demonstrations and keynote speeches from industry professionals.
Nighttime economy adviser for Greater Manchester, Sacha Lord, took to the stage to deliver a speech on the state of hospitality in the city region and told ManchesterWorld he wants to see Manchester become Europe's leading city for nightlife.
We asked people in Manchester what they think about the nightlife in the city.
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00:00 I've always thought it's really weird we call ourselves 24-hour party people, 24-hour party city.
00:05 How can you be 24 hours when the tram stops at half 11?
00:08 No, it doesn't make any sense. And I noticed London got a massive kicking this week because they said they're a 24-hour city.
00:14 They're not a 24-hour city. No one in the UK is a 24-hour city when you look at inspiration like Berlin and places like that.
00:20 However, baby steps and we have got night buses coming now and that's a huge thing and it's going to make such a difference.
00:27 This week, thousands of people from the hospitality industry descended on Manchester for the Northern Restaurant and Bar 2024 trade fair.
00:36 Hundreds of stalls were set up inside Manchester Central Convention Centre on the 12th and 13th of March,
00:42 alongside live cooking demonstrations and keynote speeches from industry professionals.
00:47 Nighttime economy advisor for Greater Manchester, Sasha Lord, took to the stage to deliver a speech on the state of hospitality in the city region
00:55 and told Manchester World he wants to see Manchester become Europe's leading city for nightlife.
01:00 We take inspiration from many other cities like Berlin. I love Berlin. But that's not the level. We want to beat it.
01:07 It sounds really cocky. The Sunday Times called us the UK's capital of nightlife.
01:12 Well, we want to be Europe's capital of nightlife. That's where we want to be.
01:16 We asked people in Manchester what they think about the nightlife in the city.
01:19 I don't come out much, but when I do, I think the restaurants are awesome, which I then also feed.
01:25 I think in tonight, people then end up staying out if they have a few drinks for a meal. So I definitely agree.
01:31 I think we've got to be the best at everything, haven't we? So if we just do one thing at a time, that's great.
01:36 I really like Sasha Lord and what he stands for. I think he's really passionate about Manchester.
01:41 And I think getting everyone else to kind of come on board and come alongside it, everyone needs a leader.
01:46 The only thing I'd like to say is I don't feel like the music's represented as much as it could be.
01:51 I think Manchester really has got a great music vibe. And I think we could be bringing that out a bit more, getting more relevant DJs in town.
01:59 More probably not too late. Maybe it's because I've got kids. And it needs to go earlier.
02:04 But I just think the Northern Quarter's ace as well.
02:06 Yeah, there's lots of variety. So I think it is quite a good city for nightlife.
02:10 And not just like clubs, there's like bars and lots of different options for people.
02:14 Yeah, I would agree. I've been here for about seven or eight years through uni and then I've stayed here.
02:19 And it's been great with both.
02:21 Amazing. Do you have any favourite places that you like to go at all?
02:25 We are quite partial to Albuchlaur.
02:30 Yeah, we usually go for drinks, don't we? Like the Ivy, 20 Stories.
02:34 What's the place outside called?
02:36 What is it called? The Oast House.
02:38 Yeah, Oast House is always good in the summer, though, not when it's like this.
02:41 The nightlife in Manchester is great. There's so much to do here.
02:45 I work in theatre and the theatre here is second only to London, really.
02:51 It's not that we need to compare things against London, but there's a lot to choose from.
02:57 From cinemas and places to eat, places to drink, go see stuff, live music, live theatre.
03:04 There's lots going on.