It is a well-known fact that the people of Chorlton love their greens. The gardens are leafy, the shops are full of misshapen organic vegetables, and shopping bags from Unicorn (the vegan, mainly organic co-operative supermarket) were a status symbol well before Anya Hindmarsh hit Sainsbury's.

So it should come as no surprise to discover that Chorlton's one and only juice bar does a roaring...

Didsbury does money very, very well, with plenty of high-end high street chains nestling up to each other along the high street. Café Rouge, Slug and Lettuce and M&S Food all do a roaring trade with the swish young professionals. But if you’re looking for something with a touch more soul, step off Wilmslow Road and onto Barlow Moor Road instead. Barely ten paces from the chain-driven centre is, quite simply, the best tea shop in South Manchester...