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Liverpool

Stroll along the iconic waterfront where grand warehouses, remnants of its glorious past as a trade hub, now house trendy bars and innovative art galleries.  The Mersey River, once a bustling artery for commerce, now shimmers beneath the gaze of the iconic Liver Building, its mythical Liver birds forever poised for flight.

History buffs won't be disappointed. Delve into the epic tales of the Titanic and Lusitania at the Merseyside Maritime Museum, or wander through the opulent halls of Sefton Park, a Victorian masterpiece. But Liverpool isn't just about the past. It's the birthplace of the Beatles, and their legacy reverberates through every cobbled street. 

Liverpool's vibrant spirit extends beyond music.  Catch a performance at the Everyman Theatre, renowned for its cutting-edge productions, or explore the innovative Tate Liverpool, with its ever-changing exhibitions of modern and contemporary art.  For a taste of the city's soul, head down to Bold Street, a haven for independent shops, quirky cafes, and a palpable buzz of creative energy.  In the evening, sample the city's renowned nightlife, with pubs overflowing with friendly Liverpudlians and trendy bars offering live music for every taste.

As you step onto the streets of Liverpool, a city that echoes with the rhythm of the Mersey, you’re enveloped in a symphony, a blend of maritime history, cultural vibrancy, and the warmth of Scouse hospitality.

The Waterfront

Liverpool’s story begins at the water’s edge. The Royal Albert Dock, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, stands as a testament to the city’s maritime past. Once bustling with cargo ships, it now houses museums, galleries, and trendy eateries.

Stroll along the quays, where the Liver Birds keep watch atop the iconic Royal Liver Building. The Mersey Ferry, immortalized in song, still shuttles across the river, connecting Liverpool to the Wirral.

Georgian Splendor

Liverpool’s Georgian Quarter exudes elegance. Hope Street, flanked by neoclassical facades, leads to the majestic Liverpool Cathedral—a Gothic masterpiece with the world’s highest Gothic arches. Climb its tower for panoramic views of the city. Nearby, the Philharmonic Dining Rooms, adorned with stained glass and marble, invites you to sip a pint in opulent surroundings.

The Artistic Canvas

Liverpool breathes art. The Walker Art Gallery houses masterpieces by Turner, Hockney, and Lowry. Explore the Tate Liverpool, where contemporary works challenge conventions. And if you’re a fan of the avant-garde, head to the Bluecoat, a hub for creativity since 1717.

Football Religion

Anfield and Goodison Park—the twin cathedrals of football—beckon. Whether you’re a Red or a Blue, the passion is palpable. Join the matchday chorus, where “You’ll Never Walk Alone reverberates through the terraces.

Lively Quarters

Liverpool thrives in its neighborhoods. Bold Street, a bohemian strip, teems with independent shops, vintage boutiques, and quirky cafes. The Baltic Triangle, once industrial, now pulses with creativity—street art, craft breweries, and warehouse parties. And when night falls, the Cavern Quarter comes alive, where live music spills from every doorway.

My hotel choice: Quest Liverpool

Map of Sights, Hotels, Restaurants

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Albert Dock Five minutes’ walk south of Pier Head is Albert Dock, built in 1846 when Liverpool’s port was a world leader. Its decline began at the beginning of the twentieth century, as the new deep-draught ships were unable to berth here, and the dock last saw service in 1972. A decade later the site was given a refit, and it is now one of the city’s most popular areas, full of attractions – including the Beatles Story – and bars and restaurants. Boasting the largest collection of Grade I-listed buildings in the country, the Royal Albert Dock encapsulates the regeneration of Liverpool and the Waterfront better than anywhere else. It was here, in the nineteenth century, that many of the valuable tobacco, sugar, silk, tea and other commodities that passed through Liverpool’s port.

Baltic Triangle is the city’s most vibrant quarter, home to scores of creative industries, cool bars and cafés. Once an industrial area, Baltic Triangle is an alternative hub with indie start-ups in former warehouses around Jamaica Street. It’s home to studios, casual canteen eating, and a garden for outdoor events at Constellations arts centre, plus a graffitied skatepark. Its cool cafes and drinking hangouts are filled with creatives, and by night there’s an edgy vibe to garage raves and dance clubs packed with hip locals.

The Beatles Legacy

Liverpool pulses with the spirit of four lads who changed the world. Visit The Beatles Story, an immersive journey through their meteoric rise—from the Cavern Club to Abbey Road. Wander down Mathew Street, where the echoes of “Love Me Do linger. And don’t miss a photo op with the bronze statues of John, Paul, Ringo, and George. Visit the Abbey Rd studio copy and (reconstructed) Cavern Club, a legendary music venue where the Fab Four once cut their teeth, or take a Magical Mystery Tour, retracing the footsteps of music history.

Beatles Statue Pier Head in front of the Mersey Ferry terminal. Bus: Georges Pier Head. It seems remiss that so long should have passed before Liverpool’s most famous sons were given pride of place in statuesque form

Mathew Street, Beatles trail ten minutes’ walk west of Lime Street Station, is now a little enclave of Beatles nostalgia, most of it bogus and typified by the Cavern Walks Shopping Centre, with a bronze statue of the boys in the atrium.

The Beatles Shop, more Beatlemania at 31 Mathew Street, which claims to have the largest range of Beatles gear in the world.

Bluecoat 8 School Lane, L1. Metro: Liverpool Central. Tues–Sun 11am–5pm. One of Liverpool’s most iconic historic buildings, the Bluecoat stands in stark contrast to the modern a rchitecture of Liverpool ONE. Completed in 1717, this is in fact the oldest surviving building in central Liverpool.

Cavern Club where the band was first spotted by Brian Epstein, saw 275 Beatles’ gigs between 1961 and 1963; it closed in 1966 and was partly demolished in 1973, though a latter-day successor, the Cavern Club at 10 Mathew St, complete with souvenir shop, was rebuilt on the original site. The Cavern Pub, across the way, boasts a coiffed Lennon mannequin lounging against the wall and an exterior Wall of Fame highlighting the names of all the bands who appeared at the club between 1957 and 1973 as well as brass discs commemorating every Liverpool chart-topper since 1952 – the city has produced more UK No. 1 singles than any other.

Central Library had a three-year, £50 million facelift back in 2013. Next to the Walker Gallery, the city’s spectacular Approached via a Literary Pavement celebrating the city’s considerable contribution to the written word, it centres on a stunning atrium crowned by an elliptical dome made of around 150 pieces of glass. Don’t miss the beautiful circular Picton Reading Room and, in the Oak Room, a copy of John James Audubon’s huge Birds of America.William Brown St, Mon–Fri 9am–8pm, Sat 9am–5pm, Sun 10am–5pm • Free •

Chinatown is the oldest in Europe. Based in the south of the city centre, Chinatown has many Chinese businesses, restaurants and supermarkets, and facilities for the Chinese community. The area is also notable for its Chinese-style architecture; with the paifang on Nelson Street being the largest, multiple-span arch of its kind outside China. The first presence of Chinese people in Liverpool dates back to 1834 when the first vessel direct from China arrived in Liverpool's docks to trade such goods as silk and cotton wool.

Georgian Quarter At one end visitors will find the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral and at the other end, the gothic Metropolitan Cathedral. Genteel and largely residential, the Georgian Quarter is known for its classical 18th-century architecture. The neo-Gothic towers of the red-brick Anglican Cathedral overlook the neat symmetry of Hope Street’s elegant Georgian townhouses. Students from the colonnaded Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, founded by Paul McCartney, fill traditional pubs, while fine-dining restaurants serve an upscale clientele

Lark Lane. Back in town, trundle down this bohemian street. Spend an hour or two browsing the street’s quirky boutiques and noted for its cafés, bars, music venues and bistros.

Liverpool ONE, a vast open-air shopping space with over 170 stores including Flagship stores for Flannels, BOSS, Tessuti and LUSH. Liverpool ONE is also home to the only Beauty Bazaar, Harvey Nichols in the country. Enjoy something to eat at one of our restaurants on The Terrace looking out upon Chavasse Park, or try one of the many restaurants on Paradise Street or on the nearby Hanover Street.

Mathew Street. Spend the evening at the place in Liverpool most associated with The Beatles.

MetQuarter shopping mall which houses boutiques and iconic brands.

Radio City Tower, also known as St John’s Beacon. 1 Houghton St, L1. Metro: Lime Street. Daily 10am–5.15pm. Charge. Looming above the St John’s Shopping Centre is the 452ft-tall Opened in 1969, it was Liverpool’s tallest building (overtaking the Anglican Cathedral) for 39 years before the West Tower opened on the waterfront in 2008. The very height of Space Race cool when it opened, complete with a modish revolving restaurant, the building has rather fallen in favour in the decades since, although a welcome renovation in 1999 saw the then-derelict tower repurposed as the headquarters of local radio station Radio City 96.7. Today the former restaurant floor houses the radio studios (and no longer revolves), though visitors can buy refreshments at what is tantalisingly described as “the best-value vending machine in Liverpool. If that isn’t enough to tempt you in, the 394ft viewing platform offers genuinely superb views over the city and beyond;

Ropewalks: Creative and bohemian, RopeWalks is home to the Bluecoat arts centre and FACT multimedia studios. Its Victorian warehouses are filled with vintage shops, cafes, and chic bistros. By night, stylish crowds spill out of teeming bars and pubs, while packed dance clubs and music venues are open until late. The pan-Asian eateries of Chinatown, accessed through a huge archway, include noodle shops and Vietnamese pho bars. The former warehouse and factory district is roughly between Bold Street and Duke Street.

FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) 88 Wood Street; galleries Tues–Sun 11am–6pm; free; with its galleries, community projects, cinema screens, café and bar. Just north of Duke Street, in Wolstenholme Square, is Penelope, a huge modern sculpture.

Royal Liver Building you can enter Liverpool’s most iconic building and see inside the clock tower, housing clock faces larger than those of Big Ben. Opened in 1911, the building was the purpose-built home of the Royal Liver Assurance group, which had been set up in the city in 1850 to provide locals with assistance related to losing a wage-earning relative. One of the first buildings in the world to be built using reinforced concrete, the Royal Liver Building stands at 98.2 m (322 ft) tall to the top of the spires, 103.7 m (340 ft) to the top of the birds and 50.9 m (167 ft) to the main roof.

St George’s Hall, Emerging from Lime Street Station, you can’t miss one of Britain’s finest Greek Revival buildings and a testament to the wealth generated from transatlantic trade. Now primarily an exhibition venue, but once Liverpool’s premier concert hall and crown court, its vaulted Great Hall features a floor tiled with thirty thousand precious Minton tiles (usually covered over, but open for a week or two in Aug), while the Willis organ is the third largest in Europe. You can take a self-guided tour, or call for details of the guided tours. Daily 10am–5pm • Free; walking tour charge (booking essential) • http://liverpoolcityhalls.co.uk

St George’s Quarter The minute visitors arrive at Lime Street Station, they’re greeted with the colossal, neoclassical St George’s Hall, the jewel in the crown of the St George’s Quarter. Home to the stunning Minton floor tiles and host to an array of events. characterised by some of the finest Victorian architecture in Britain, and is home to no less than 3 theatres and one magnificent Concert Room. The Liverpool Empire is the largest two-tiered auditorium in Britain and regularly hosts shows direct from London’s West End. At Royal Court, Scouse humour comes alive in cleverly written plays and at the Playhouse for local and touring productions.

St John’s Gardens St George’s Hall, the Central Library and the World Museum are clustered around the elegant St John’s Gardens, a lovely area of lawns, flowerbeds and pathways dotted with sculptures of luminaries from various fields. The gardens are part of the William Brown Street conservation area, and comprise one of the two open spaces within Liverpool's World Heritage Site.[2] It has been a Green Flag site since 2003.[3] The gardens contain ornamental flower beds, and memorials to notable people of the city.

Waterfront Dominating the waterfront are the so-called Three Graces – namely the Port of Liverpool Building (1907), Cunard Building (1913) and, most prominently, the 322ft-high Royal Liver Building (1910), topped by the Liver Birds, a couple of cormorants that have become the symbol of the city. As the waterfront has developed in the last decade or so, it has sprouted a number of attractions, including Tate Liverpool, the excellent Maritime Museum, the Beatles Story, the impressive Museum of Liverpool and the marvellous Open Eye gallery.

MUSEUMS and CHURCHES

Liverpool Anglican Cathedral is Britain's highest, biggest Cathedral and the 5th largest in Europe. The cathedral is free to enter, however the tower and audio tour is highly recommended. The Cathedral is a world-class visitor attraction with a full programme of events from Cream Classics music sets to large gala dinners and conferences.Travel to the top of the tower on the 'Tower Experience' and enjoy unrivalled panoramic views from 500ft above sea level! Here visitors can see the city and way beyond, it's also one of the best places to catch a Mersey sunset. The Tower Experience includes the Great Space Film on how the cathedral was built (available in 7 languages), a visit to the Bell Chamber - the world's heaviest peal of bells and of course a trip to the top!

British Music Experience Cunard Building, Daily 9am–7pm, Thurs until 9pm • Last entry 1hr 30min before closing • Charge • British Music Experience is an essential stop if you have an interest in British culture and pop music – or if you have children in tow. It’s a fun and interactive experience with loads of memorabilia from 1945 onwards on display, plus a hands-on instrument studio.

Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral was built to Sir Frederick Gibberd’s spectacular Modernist design. Consecrated in 1967, and denigratingly known as Paddy’s Wigwam or the Mersey Funnel, the building is anchored by sixteen concrete ribs supporting the landmark stained-glass lantern. Ceremonial steps mark the approach from Mount Pleasant/Hope Street, with a café-bar at the bottom and four huge bells at the top. Daily 7.30am–6pm • Free; charge for admission to crypt.

Merseyside Maritime Museum Albert Dock, Tues–Sun 10am–4pm • Free • fills one wing of the Dock. Explore the global impact of the port of Liverpool and how Liverpool became a gateway to the world. Discover extraordinary stories of emigration to a new world and of those who fought in the Battle of the Atlantic through to the tragic losses of the Titanic and Lusitania and the Life on Board gallery, which tells the stories of Liverpool’s seafarers and passengers from 1700 to present day. A visit to the Maritime Museum can also include the International Slavery Museum which is based on its third floor..

Museum of Liverpool opened in 2011. It is is the world’s first national museum devoted to the history of a regional city and the largest newly-built national museum in Britain for more than a century. Enjoy accessible and engaging exhibits showcasing Liverpool’s popular culture, hop on board the overhead railway and discover social, historical and contemporary issues associated with the city region. More than 6,000 objects bring Liverpool’s incredible heritage to life, celebrating thousands of years of the city’s achievements. Huge and flashy, in a show-stopping Danish-designed building, the brilliant Spread over three floors, the galleries play on Liverpool’s historic status as the second city of Empire, exploring the complex political and life histories that have unfolded in a community whose wealth and social fabric were built on international trade. • Tues–Sun 10am–4pm • Free •

St Luke’s Bombed Out Church Gardens Leece St, Gardens daily 10am–dusk; interior Sat–Sun 11am–dusk. Among the most atmospheric sights in Liverpool is this ruined church, which was completed in 1832 but lost its roof to the German bombs of the Liverpool Blitz in 1941.

Tate Liverpool Albert Dock, Tate Liverpool was created to display work from the Tate Collection which comprises the national collection of British art from the year 1500 to the present day, and international modern art.  Daily 10am–5.50pm • Free, except for special exhibitions •

Victoria Gallery & Museum Ashton St,Tues–Sat 10am–5pm. Free. The focal point of the University of Liverpool campus is the Victoria Building, a magnificent terracotta-hued structure said to be the original inspiration for the term ‘redbrick university’. The building houses the Victoria Gallery & Museum, which often goes under the radar of tourists, but deserves more attention.

Walker Art Gallery houses one of the country’s best provincial art collections, with a stunning collection of paintings, sculpture and decorative arts spanning over six hundred years. Home to outstanding works by Rubens, Rembrandt, Poussin and Gainsborough, the Walker is also one of the finest art galleries in Europe. The city’s explosive economic growth in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, a time when British painting began to blossom, is illustrated by such luminaries as native Liverpudlian George Stubbs, England’s greatest animal painter. Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, including Degas, Sickert, Cézanne and Monet, take the collection into more modern times and tastes, Daily 10am–5pm • Free; audio tour charge •

Western Approaches Museum 1–3 Rumford St, off Chapel St March–Oct Mon–Thurs & Sat 10.30am–4.30pm (closed Nov–Feb) • Charge Western Approaches Museum reveals an underground labyrinth of rooms, not far from the waterfront. Walk through hidden rooms and discover the stories locked in the WWII bunker that protected the tactics of the British Armed Forces plotting to bulwark the Western Approaches and aid the Allied victory.

World Museum Liverpool is a great family attraction. The dramatic six-storey atrium provides access to an eclectic series of themed exhibits of broad appeal – from natural history to ethnography, insects to antiquities, dinosaurs to space rockets. Excellent sections for children include the Bug House and the newly reopened Mummy Room, plus a hands-on discovery centre. The planetarium and theatre have daily shows, with times posted at the information desk. The Museum’s Ancient Egypt: A Journey Through Time gallery takes visitors on a 5,000-year adventure to the land of the pharaohs, and reveals one of the UK’s most significant collections of Egyptian objects. Daily 10am–5pm • Free; planetarium charge.

RESTAURANTS - see map

60 Hope Street,Modern English This family-run fine-dining stalwart is perhaps the city’s most vaunted gastronomic experience. The walls are even kept free of art so as not to distract you from the task in hand—sampling some of the best modern British cooking around. The menu changes regularlybut expect the likes of lemon sole meunièrecider-cured sea trout “and roasted rump of Cumbrian lamb with sweetbreads. The downstairs bistro serves a fixed-price menu and is a little more informal. www.60hopestreet.com. ✆ 0151/707-6060. Mains £18–£33. Mon–Sat noon–2:30pm and 5–10:30pmSun noon–6pm.

Art School, 1 Sugnall St http://theartschoolrestaurant.co.uk. Tues–Sat noon–2.15pm5–9.15pm.

Bistro Pierre, Think rustic French country cuisine.

Camp and Furnace, 67 Greenland St; http://campandfurnace.com. The city’s most creative and exhilarating venue is in the Baltic Triangle. Its huge warehouse spaces – one boasting the city’s biggest public screenone with a mighty furnace at one enda cosier bar area – host festival-style food slams (Fri)massivecommunal Sunday roastsall sorts of parties and pop-upsart installationslive performancesthe lot. Do not miss it.

Cargo 19, Princes Parade http://cargoseafoodrestaurant.co.uk. Tues–Sun noon–10pm. Ocean-fresh seafood is the order of the day at Cargoa popular restaurant with a stylish and subtly nautical decor. The monkfishking prawns and seafood risotto are all highly regardedwhile non-fish eaters will find plenty to enjoy toofrom mango chicken to Cypriot lamb stew. ££–£££

Carpathia,30 James St http://30jamesstreetliverpool.co.uk. Mon–Thurs & Sun noon–11pmFri–Sat noon–midnight.Perched atop the iconic 30 James Street hotelCarpathia is an elegant rooftop champagne bar boasting some of the finest views over the docks and Liverpool’s skyline.

Courtyard Bar & Kitchen, is a stylish space 89 Roe StL1. Metro: Lime Street. http://courtyardbk.co.uk. Mon–Thurs 3pm–midnightFri–Sat until 2am. Boasting unrivalled views of St George’s Hall through wall-length windowsthe with racing green leather banquetteshanging plants and exposed redbrick walls. The menu is a nicely diverse affairwith some hearty British classics like slow-stewed lamb and chicken pot pie alongside more exotic offerings like red lentil masala. There’s also a good range of cocktailswines and beersincluding local cask ales. ££–£££

Delifonseca,Brunswick Dock http://delifonseca.co.uk. Mon–Thurs 8am–6pmFri–Sat until 7pmSun 9.30am–5pm. Bistro with a changing blackboard menu of European and British delightsincluding Welsh black beef meatballsand roast pork belly served with lentejas stew.

Egg, 16–18 Newington http://theeggcafe.co.uk. Up on the third floorthis plant-strewn bohemian café serves excellent vegan and vegetarian food with good set-meal deals. Also a nice place for a chai. ££

Florist, 24 Hardman St http://theflorist.uk.com. Mon–Thurs & Sun 10am–11pmFri–Sat until midnight. Vegans will love the plant-based menu at this attractive restaurantprettily garlanded with an apt rainbow of colourful flowers. Dishes include Sri Lankan beetroot curry and pulled oat tacos; there’s plenty for carnivores to choose from toothoughsuch as massaman beef ribssushiand pork belly ramen. ££

Free State Kitchen,1 Maryland http://freestatekitchen.co.uk. Wed–Thurs noon–9pmFri–Sat noon–10pmSun noon–8pm. Americana is the name of the game at this celebrated restaurantwhich has the added bonus of a spacious lawnperfect for alfresco dining in the summer months. Vast burgersseafood chowderBuffalo wings and New York-style salt beef sandwiches are among the menu highlightswhile there’s an extensive menu of ginsbeers and cocktails to choose fromtoo

Gusto,Albert Dock http://gustorestaurants.uk.com. Mon–Thurs & Sun noon–11pmFri–Sat 10am–11.30pm.Britain’s finest chain of Italian restaurants has a particularly attractively sited outlet on Albert Dockwith a sleekatmospherically lit interior and a menu of classic Italian dishes. The Sicilian lamb and aubergine caponata is superbas are the risottos and sourdough pizzas; carnivores will also love the huge burgers and steaks.

Hawksmoor,8 Brunswick St http://thehawksmoor.com. Mon–Wed 5–10pmThurs–Sat noon–2.30pm5–10pmSun noon–8pm. The long-awaited Liverpool outlet of Hawksmoorwidely regarded as one of the finest steak restaurants in the UKfinally opened in late 2022 in the grand surrounds of the Grade II-listed India Buildings. The decor is beautifulupholding the property’s Art Deco heritagebut the highlight is the food: scallops in white port and garlicOld Spot belly ribsand chateaubriands as tender and delicious as they are enormous. £££–££££

Italian Club Fish, 128 Bold St http://theitalianclubfamily.com/the-italian-club-fish. Proper Italian seafood place with a menu that adapts to what’s fresh – try the sauté di Maurizio. There are also a few token meat and vegetarian dishesall around £13. Over the road is Italian Clubits slightly cooleryounger sister. ££

Lazeez Grill House, 34–36 London Rd0774 706 5059. Daily noon–9pm. this is far more than a cheap kebab takeaway. Inside it’s a pleasant if unspectacular place for a sit-down mealbut the star attraction is the Kurdish cuisine. Mountains of aromatic ricetopped with beautifully marinated lamb or tender chicken wingsaccompanied by freshzingy salads or grilled vegetables – the portions are huge and the food delicious.

London Carriage Works, 60 Hope St http://hopestreethotel.co.uk. http://thelondoncarriageworks.co.uk.This superb British restaurant is the jewel in the crown of the fantastic Hope Street Hotel (see page 404). Menu highlights include mushroom agnolotti with black truffle and onion-seed gnocchibut it’s worth coming back for the lavish afternoon teaswhich are

Lunya, 18–20 College Lane http://lunya.co.uk. Gorgeous Catalan and Spanish deli-restaurant in the heart of Liverpool ONEwith a vast tapas selection and menus running the gamut from suckling pig banquet to vegan. ££

Maray, 91 Bold St; http://maray.co.uk. The ever-popular Maray serves up a cosmopolitan small-plate menu which touches on American (buttermilk fried chicken) and Scandinavian (mushroom on rye bread) influences but is mostly rooted in the Med and Middle Eastwith superb falafelfattoush and lamb shawarma dishes. The aesthetic is pure hipster – bare brickupcycled bencheshanging bulbs – and it’s a nice spot to hang around for a cocktail afterwards. ££–£££

Matou,Pier HeadGeorges Pier Head. http://matou.co.uk. Mon–Thurs & Sun noon–11pmFri–Sat until midnight. On the second floor of the Mersey Ferries terminalMatou boasts great views

Mr Chilli, 92 Seel St; http://mrchilli.co.uk. Mr Chilli is widely held to be the best Sichuan restaurant in Liverpoolwith dishes – many of them fiery – and famous hot pots. ££–£££

Panoramic 34,Brook St http://panoramic34.com. Tues–Sat noon–9.30pmSun until 8pm. Views over Liverpool don’t get much better than at Panoramic 34a fine dining restaurant which sits on the 34th floor of the West Tower – in factthis is one of the highest restaurants not just in the city but in the whole country.

Pen Factory,English Run by the former proprietor and chef of the old bistro at the Everyman Theatrethis occupies the Annexe next door. The bare brickwork and exposed light fittings give it a semi-­industrial lookbut it has a lively ambience and serves greatsimple food—soupsquichessandwiches (including “crisp butties)and ­salads—plus a few mains offered with an impressive range of craft beers. 13 Hope St. www.pen-factory.co.uk. ✆ 0151/709-7887. Mains £8–£12. Mon–Sat 9am–lateSun 10am–11pm.

Röski, 16 Rodney St http://roskirestaurant.com. Tues 6–9.30pmWed–Sat noon–2pm6–9.30pm. ‘Modern British’ is the menu mission statement at this acclaimed spot by Anton Piotrowskiwhose previous accolades include a Michelin star. The set lunch is decent value

View Restaurant,opposite Lime St Station provides impressive 2nd floor elevated views of Liverpool’s historical St Georges Quarterhome of the Royal Court and Empire Theatre in the heart of the city.

HOTELS - see map

Aloft Liverpool

Hard Days Night Hotel

Hope Street Hotel

Hotel Indigo

ibis Styles Liverpool Centre

International Inn

Malmaison

Municipal Hotel M Gallery

Novotel Liverpool Centre

Pullman

Quest Liverpool City Centre

School Lane Hotel

The Resident

Titanic Liverpool

Z Liverpool

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