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and lights. There’s any amount of bars, pubs and clubs to choose from, but for

something a little different, find experimental mixology at the Alchemist and a

speakeasy accessed via a phone box at Ex-Directory.

The M&S Bank Arena where the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will take place
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Celebrate diversity: Ropewalks

Bookended by Liverpool Central Station and the “bombed-out church” (St Luke’s), Bold

Street is an artery of what are known as the Ropewalks — a cluster of streets named
after the rope-making craft for the shipping trade that dominated the area in the 19th

century.

In 2023 it’s more of an eating and drinking highway, with all manner of brunch spots,

coffee haunts, wine bars and quirky bazaars. Don’t miss the modern Middle Eastern

bistro Maray or the pizza-pop up Nightcrawler at the award-winning pub the Merchant.
Also make a brunch booking at Bold Street Coffee or enjoy sundowners at Ropes &

Twines, a wine bar. Ropewalks is a bastion of independent boutiques, galleries, beautiful

churches and cultural venues too, including the Epstein Theatre, the Bluecoat

contemporary arts centre and the Fact film and art media centre.