Odd Bar, Northern Quarter, Manchester. FREEZE!

Odd Bar is a cafe/restaurant by day, bar and venue by night. It's one of three Odds in Manchester; Odd, Odder (Oxford Rd), and Oddest (Chorlton). It's a great place with a laid back atmosphere, similar to Manchester's Trof establishments, but without their dollop of 'too cool for school' pretension. The free jukebox in Odd is a nice touch, especially when it's quiet, allowing you to select all the tunes.

Odd has a good menu of breakfasts, burgers and sandwiches, veggie and carnivorous. I went for the N.Y.P.D.; New York Pastrami Doorstep. They do not lie, this is a doorstep and a half, filled with loads of pastrami, cream cheese, and juicy gherkins, served with a big pot of piccalilli, red onion coleslaw, and chips. This is a great, very filling lunch time treat, all the elements of the sandwich work together perfectly, the creamy smooth cheese, with the salty, spicy pastrami, and the sharp tangy gherkins. The piccalilli and coleslaw go very nicely on the side and the big chunky chips are perfectly crispy and fluffy. For just shy of a tenner with a drink, it's not the cheapest lunch, but it is one of the most filling.