Manchester235

Manchester235 sits inside the historic Great Northern Warehouse, with its main entrance on Watson Street a short walk off Deansgate. It runs as a casino first, but the draw for a night out is the set of bars that stay open around the clock. VisitManchester lists it among the city's late venues for exactly that reason.

The appeal is the format. You get gaming floors, stylish bars open all night, and the top rated James Martin Manchester restaurant under one roof, which makes it a useful anchor when everywhere else has called last orders. The Great Northern setting gives the rooms a grand industrial backdrop rather than a strip lit gaming hall.

Treat it as the late stop on a Deansgate night rather than a first drink. For where to start, see our top 10 bars in Manchester and the Manchester late night bars guide.

The venue spreads across the Great Northern Warehouse, mixing gaming floors with several bars and the James Martin restaurant. The industrial bones of the building give it a grander feel than a standard casino, and the bars carry the late night crowd long after the city centre quiets down.

Because it is licensed as a casino, the door runs ID checks and the rooms keep a dress code in mind. That formality is the trade for a room that genuinely does not close, which is rare in Manchester.

• VisitManchester lists it among the city centre's round the clock venues.
• The Great Northern directory confirms the Watson Street entrance and the warehouse setting.
• DesignMyNight covers the stylish bars and the James Martin restaurant on site.
• The 24 hour licence is the detail that comes up most as the reason to go late.

• A late cocktail when everywhere central has closed.
• A dinner and gaming night under one roof near Deansgate.
• Avoid if you want a low key local pint with no door check.