Spirit Bar

Spirit sits in the gay village in Manchester and is incredibly popular.
Whilst a lot of the village is gloriously trashy, Spirit is pretty hip-​to-​the-​lip and as such, is somewhere that a lot of people make a bee-​line too.
However, it’s not so achingly suave that it feels uncomfortable. It’s a really good mixed crowd that go in (gay and straight, should that be of importance to you) be they dressed up or in their scruffs having a cheeky couple.
At the weekend, it’s pretty noisy but seeing as it’s on three floors, you can escape the mayhem of the main throng should you want to.
The drinks aren’t the main attraction there as it’s more of a place to hang around with people before moving on elsewhere.

I really liked this bar. Its a bar over 3 floors with lots of character and characters. Great vibe/​atmostphere to this place. The décor is very camp… but what do you expect on Canal Street.
If your thinking of heading to canal street I would say this bar should be high on your list of priorities!
Great people, great prices, great fun.

A tardis of bar.
It’s tiny conservatory-​looking frontage bellies the three huge floors inside. Despite its size this place this manages to get extremely busy with people eventually resorting to spilling out on to the streets so unless you are going there with the intention of rubbing up against people I’d give it a miss– wasn’t, I was rubbed, it wasn’t good.
The toilets are right at the back so needing a pee is rewarded with a massive fight to get to toilets. Drinks are cheap and there’s plenty of offers on but then I suppose this just adds to the toilet fight issue.

Love this bar! Located on Canal Street, there are 3 floors, including a rather snazzy roof terrace. It can get pretty busy but the bar staff are good so you aren’t left waiting for a drink for ages. Clientele are a mix of gay and straight and the atmosphere is fun and relaxed. Prices are average and the selection of drinks is quite extensive.
My only criticism is that the toilets are very small and often get in a bit of a state

Spirit is amazing! Other than having 3 floors including a roof top balcony! theres good music, fit bar staff, and a welcoming atmosphere. There are bed to chill out on, you get to meet lots of new people and just generally have a fun night. Only tiny critisim is that it closes at 2am, when your having that much fun the times flies by and before you know it your outta there

Ah hah. This is the big bar with 3 floors and a balcony where I saw my cute graduate student TA for the modern American novel, and where Davey Trigg made fun of me for wearing a scarf from Primark. I promptly lost it.
Nice place though. Quite a few lookers. I don’t think the TA and I ever looked eye to eye again.

Spirit in the gay village in Manchester is a great night out. This is one of the more trendier bars in the village and the music here is great. I only ever go down the village at the weekend so I cant tell you what its like during the week. On the weekend Spirit is always packed and plays some great current dance tunes. As it is on 3 floors it is great to sit on the roof top balcony and have a drink is the summer, idea even if its during the day. On the top floor there is a bit of a dance floor and you will probably see a few people getting down with it. It would take a lot before I started dancing there. This is right at the beginning of the Village, a lot of people start here and work their way up the village before ending in one of the night clubs. These days there are almost as much straight women here as gay men. Its a good environment enjoyed by all

In Canal street but not exclusively a gay bar. Great safe haven for lone females, a fun place with lively and pleasant staff. If you are out for a good time in Manchester head for spirit, to start the evening, or even stay there all evening.

canal street! what more can you say. i loved this place, had an amazing night a couple of months ago! this bar is over 3 floors and is really spacey. you get loads of cool people coming here but its got a really nice vibe to it! ive met some great people! the dance floor is kinda cool with all the different colours… very very camp! and girly and so so cool. i would say if your thinking of hitting canal street, spirit is the place to go!

Great drinks, great night out, great people

Excellent bar, reasonably priced drinks, good crowd, brilliant night out gay or straight

Spirit is a gay freindly bar situated in busy canal street
with freindly staff and cheap drinks this place can get extremly busy but it well worth visiting