Where to find the best cheeseboards in Manchester

The Mews is a wine and cocktail bar in Deansgate and is perfect for friends and family meet-ups. As a wine bar, you can expect them to sell the very best olives and cheeses to go with a glass of vino. On their menu are amazing charcuterie boards. Included in them is some of the very best cheese in Manchester as they are from the Crafty Cheese Man. From flatbreads to whipped goats curd to pate, they have some amazing food to go with your wine and cocktails. But it’s definitely cheeseboard that we love the most. Their cheeses hit the right notes, especially as they are served with sourdough crackers, chutney and balsamic pickled onions. Yum.

Located near The Arndale and Printworks in the Harvey Nichols superstore is a deli bar. You may not think it, but their cheeseboard and sharing boards are truly delicious. From Roquefort to Brie, they serve truly fantastic and world-famous cheeses. Served with olives, fruit jelly, crackers and sun-dried tomatoes, their cheese becomes even more flavoursome. If you’re looking for a high-end and very scrumptious cheeseboard, this is it.

The Cheese Hamlet, situated in the lovely area of Didsbury, is an English and continental cheese and wine shop. Not only are they specialists in cheese and wine, they also sell jams, meats and other superb deli foods. Now, they technically do not serve cheese boards as such, but their hampers are essentially high-quality, take-home cheeseboards and sharing boards! Their hampers range in price, meeting your budget and depending on what occasion the hamper is for. Some of our favourites include The Didsbury, served with five cheeses, chutney and crackers, and The Decadent that comes with three cheeses, chocolate and gin. But if you’re only after cheese then The Cheese Fest, which has six different cheeses and two varieties of crackers, is the hamper for you. From goat’s, fruity, vegetarian, blue, soft and raw milk cheese, they provide all the different kinds you could wish for.

Created by head chef Carolus Gomes and El Gato Negro’s Simon Shaw, Canto is an excellent Mediterranean-inspired tapas bar in Ancoats’ Cutting Room Square. Using only the freshest and best seasonal ingredients from local and continental sources, Canto makes the best small plate dishes in Manchester. But what about their cheeseboards you ask? Well, their cheeseboard are delicious – in a word. The Canto cheeseboard includes Tunworth, Lancashire Bomb, Harrogate Blue and Kidderton Ash. These cheeses are served with Yorkshire chutney, quince jelly and crackers. A very good cheeseboard indeed!

This gorgeous and friendly neighbourhood Sicilian establishment makes absolutely amazing street food, such as their Mr Mount Etna and very delicious pasta and gnocchi dishes. The Antipasti Tagliere Sunshine prepared by the chef includes three each of their best cheeses and hams with olives and a Sicilian basket full of bread. We also recommend after having this platter and a main course to try their sweet plates. For example, their setteveli is just amazing, whether it’s with pistachio or chocolate. This cosy and relaxed Sicilian eatery is one of the finest places to eat cheese not just in the Northern Quarter, but in the whole of Manchester.