This is the Northern Quarter which was recommended as upcoming and trendy. We walked up Oldham Street to go to a recommended restaurant which was actually full so walked back down. There are some interesting little shopping arcades (Afflecks) and record shops but at night it's not ideal and I was glad I wasn't alone! More

Dated, dirty, untidy, run down and unloved. Difficult to say anything nice about it. More

Slap bang in the Northern Quarter, oldham Street is just what you would expect, a mecca of alternative shops, charity shops and super cool bars. More

If you have not done the shops, cafes,bars and restaurant in this area you dont know what you are missing More

Oldham Street leads off of Piccadilly, it has numerous shops and bar the cash convertors is mostly independant type shopd. Record shops, clothes boutiques, piercing parlours, Oxfam Originals and of course the infamous Afflecks Palace all reside on Oldham Street. further along there's also various vintage stores, fabric & craft supplies... and a couple of pubs /bars including Night N... More

Intimidating and awash with litter, a mecca for students and smackheads. Its once cool credentials ended with the heyday of the Dry Bar. Promised makeover and Waitrose replacing the Nobles slot machine arcade may improve things More

As a resident of Manchester one inevitably walks along Oldham Street, but it is unremarkable. More

for vintage lovers, this street is good to look for clothes and bags. More

I visit Oldham Street often and over the years it has changed from being an afterthought to the rest of the city centre to being one of the coolest and most interesting streets round in what is now called the Northern Quarter. It has the wonderful Affleck's Palace of course but also lots of other vintage and quirky shops like... More