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Pan Asia

As the name suggests, Pan Asia offers a range of Asian delicacies, including dishes from China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and Japan. There’s a set-price, all-you-can-eat buffet lunch which is available during the day and a la carte menu at night with everything freshly prepared and made to order. Pan Asia is housed in an ultra-modern basement right in the heart of Chinatown and is open 365 days ...more

45-47 Faulkner Street - Manchester City Centre - M1 4EE - 0871 2076567

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Harpers, Manchester City Centre

Jill & Bill would just like to congratulate Eugenio and the team on a wonderful re-furb. and the fantastic new menu, as regulars for years-the service and welcome never changes, great value for money. Keep up the good work. 11/10/08

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Every month we publish a list of the 10 most popular Manchester restaurants on Sugarvine. These figures are based on searches by Sugarvine readers last month (previous month's results in brackets).

(1) Gaucho Restaurant - Manchester City Centre
(-) Bluu - Manchester City Centre
(8) Sapporo Teppanyaki - Manchester City Centre
(4) Milan - Worsley
(2) Jem & I - Didsbury
(10) Don Giovanni's - Manchester City Centre
(-) Oriental Buffet - Stockport
(-) Chaophraya - Manchester City Centre
(5) Leo's Italian Restaurant - Chorlton
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Quick Bites

The team behind the Fat Loaf Restaurants are opening a 3rd venue at the former Didsbury Village Restaurant site in November. . . Hanging Ditch Wine Merchants next to Manchester Cathedral are hosting a Wine Fair on 17th October. . .San Carlo in Manchester are opening a new Restaurant on Castle St, Liverpool next year. . .International best selling book "Sweet Mandarin" by Helen Tse from Sweet Mandarin has been shortlisted for the Portico Prize 2008. . .Check out this years events at the North West Food Lovers Festival 25th October to 1st November. . .Experience the Royal Sukhothai Buffet at The Thai Lounge with a lecture & Thai cooking demonstration on the 8th and 12th of October . . .Enjoy a Family meal with a difference at the Olive Press Manchester – the parents can relax & enjoy their Italian Sunday roast whilst the little ones attend the kid’s cookery class any Sunday in October at 1pm or 5pm. . .Sake and Sashimi menu on Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th October at Walrus Canteen & Bar in the Northern Quarter. £28 per person with a 6.30pm start. . .The 11th Manchester Food & Drink Festival takes over the region from the 3rd - 13th October. . .Famed Mediterranean showbar Cafe La Belle comes to Manchester 235 on 3rd October. . .Check out the many events throughout October at Malmaison including,Mal's Kitchen,3 Chefs Challenge,Hop Head Heaven and lot's more, visit the website for details. . .Elvis evening Nov 11 at Standard Indian Restaurant in Urmston. 4 courses and a glass of wine, £20. Fancy dress, quiz, raffle and hosted by Phil Wood from Radio 5 Live. . . .Tour of Sicilian Cuisine evening at Leo's Italian on 6th October at 7.30pm, 3 course informal gala dinner, £35pp with a £10 deposit, limited places. . .Red Chilli in Manchester has reopened after a refurb. . .Live jazz while you dine at That Cafe on the first Wednesday of the month. . .