Blinker is a central Manchester cocktail bar built around local British seasonality, a monthly-changing ingredient set and careful variations on classic templates.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-20
Plan Your Visit
64-72 Spring Gardens, Manchester M2 2BQ, UK
- Style
- Seasonal neighbourhood cocktail barChecked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Hours
- Monday closed; Tuesday–Wednesday 3pm–11pm; Thursday 3pm–midnight; Friday 3pm–12:30am; Saturday 2pm–12:30am; Sunday 2pm–10pm.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Booking
- Walk-in only; the venue explicitly does not take bookings. Full-venue hire and other enquiries use the official contact form.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Menu
- The list changes monthly around four British seasonal ingredients, alongside dedicated Martini and Old Fashioned sections; the signature Blinker combines rye, grapefruit and raspberry.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
40.8 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 83.1
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 63.5
- Serious press
- 7.8
- Social Vibes
- 63.0
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
90/ 100
The existing 90/100 remains the historical proprietary read. This check qualifies cited sources without recalculating the score.
Score context
A small customer sample praises Blinker for well-made cocktails.
Guest sources checked:
Publication and posting dates are distinct from visit dates. The original score, confidence and stored evidence remain unchanged.
Guest score details
What guests like
- well-made cocktails
Source excerpt
“The best cocktail bar I've come across in a long while!”
The source excerpt is the opening sentence of Frances Meek’s Google-labelled customer card on Sluurpy.
Source: sluurpy.co.uk (linked below)
Review & discussion links
- sluurpy.co.ukFrances Meek — Sluurpy Google-labelled mirror · Mirror post dated 20 November 2025; visit date unknown
The existing sample is the exact opening sentence of Frances Meek’s Google-labelled card. Preserve the small stored customer read without adding other voices. Listing update and menu dates are separate from this card date.
Crowd signal
Google 4.9★ across 433 reviews.
View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.
Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
No recorded global awards in the scored window.
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.