A woman sipping coffee next to a laughing man in a stone-walled café

Coffee meetups in Manchester

A Timeleft coffee in Manchester, Saturdays at 3:00 pm, at a café we pick, with a small group put together for you. It's a lighter way to meet people than a full evening out, and all you do is show up.

Next date

Sat 24 Oct, 3:00 pm

then Sat 31 Oct, 3:00 pm

Upcoming coffee meetups in Manchester

When a Mancunian asks if you fancy a brew, they usually mean a cup of tea. The next dates in Manchester. Pick one, create your account and book it in the app. In September, 58 people took part in coffee meetups in Manchester, 18 of them at their first Timeleft event.

Find your group

All times are Manchester time.

Where coffee meetups happen in Manchester

We pick the places and book the tables.

We choose the place for each event, and the app shows you where to go before it starts.

Merchants’ Bridge over the Castlefield canal basin in Manchester, with narrowboats below

Some of the places we book in Manchester

CoffeeGoogle rating4.7(100 reviews)
Grind
St Michael’s, off Deansgate
13 Timeleft coffees
Coffee and brunchGoogle rating4.6(6,813 reviews)
Moose Coffee
Piccadilly
7 Timeleft coffees

A coffee in Manchester, step by step

Three people talking over coffee and cake on a café banquette

When you book

Pick a day

Choose your city, a date and the language you'd like to speak. Booking stays open until 13 hours before.
Before the coffee

We put the group together

A small group, chosen from your quiz answers, age band and language, at a café we pick. The app shows where to go and a bit about who's coming.
3:00 pm The start

Coffee in daylight

You meet a few people around one café table. It's an easy way to see what Timeleft is like before you sit down to a whole dinner.
Afterwards

Keep in touch

The group chat stays open, so you can make plans with anyone you got on with.

Safety

Is it safe?

Every event is at a public venue we've vetted, and there's no one-to-one messaging before you meet. If you report someone, you're never placed with them again.

99%

Over 99% of Timeleft experiences happen without any safety incident, according to the safety framework we published in June 2026.

Read our safety guidelines

Two women laughing together at a Timeleft dinner table by a big window

What members say

Two people chatting over coffee and cake in a stone-walled café

I don’t usually give reviews however Timeleft has changed my life. As a 30 year old new to Manchester I struggled making new friends. Now I have a big group of them meeting via Timeleft which makes a huge difference to my life. Very happy now!:)

Rose K.

Manchester member · App Store review, March 2025
I was at a birthday dinner and asked a girl how she met my friend. She said at a Timeleft dinner! I had never heard of the app, but I decided to give it a go. I have been to two dinners so far and plan to go to more…

Anna B.

Trustpilot review
I am so happy to have found Timeleft. It has got me out of the house and meeting new people every week. I have made some wonderful connections with some new friends.

Rob W.

App Store review

Questions about coffee meetups

When are coffee meetups in Manchester?

Coffee, Saturdays at 3:00 pm. Booking closes 13 hours before each one, or at midnight the night before if that would fall between midnight and 8:00 am. The dates above are the next ones you can still book.

Do I have to order coffee?

No. Order tea, juice or whatever the café does well. You pay the café for what you order.

Can I go on my own?

Yes. You book on your own and we put the group together, so you don't need to bring anyone.

What does it cost?

Booking takes a Timeleft membership, and the app shows its price in your country before you pay anything.

As many coffee meetups as you like during your plan. The same membership covers the other formats in your city too.

Your own food and drinks. You order what you like and pay the venue yourself.

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