Smithfield Market Tavern

Blackjack's pub on Swan Street, between the Northern Quarter and Ancoats. Their own beers on cask and keg, guests from the breweries they drink with, and a cider or two. Comfy, unhurried, pub games at the back and a yard for when the sun's out.

A good stop on the walk from Piccadilly up to the Marble Arch, and quieter than the pubs round the corner on Oldham Street.