"Ancoats, a residential neighbourhood laced with canals, feels tucked away from the rest of the city, but it’s become one of its go-to dining destinations thanks, in large part, to Erst. The succinct list of modern European small plates at the wine bar changes constantly and the crowd is decidedly grown-up, as stylish as the curved Bauhaus lamps that soften the industrial-chic dining room. If you don’t want to bother getting a reservation weeks in advance, we love it for impromptu solo evenings by the twinkling candlelight, with an interesting orange from Marsala, Sicily and no one to lose a single bite of your grilled flatbread glistening with beef fat and urfa chilli to." - becky cooper