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THE BOTANIST
67 Boar Lane, LS1 6HW Walk into new bar The Botanist and you’ll be transported from busy Leeds high street to low-lit potting shed, albeit one with a really good cocktail menu and a pianist tinkling the ivories in the corner. We started our evening among the artfully hung trowels with the…
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THE ROVING RESTAURANT BY THE LADEN TABLE
Various locations, Yorkshire Candles illuminate the places in a restaurant with views across fields and some of the most locally sourced food you can get, prepared by chef Andrew Pern. This was our experience at the Roving Restaurant held at the Shepherds Purse cheese farm. Laden Table host a…
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CIELO BLANCO
415 Trinity Leeds, Albion Street, LS1 5AY It’s easy to count the number of times we’ve been to a Mexican restaurant and not had a cold beer with our meal – it’s one. We were drawn to the menu of super juices at colourful new eatery Cielo Blanco and didn’t regret ordering the refreshing…
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BREWDOG LEEDS
White Cloth Hall, Crown Street, LS1 7RB Scottish craft beer makers Brewdog are known for their quirky bars across the country and now Leeds has one, too. There’s plenty of exposed brick and reclaimed gym flooring and they host regular live music, but it’s the beer that’s the star here. We…
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THE ALCHEMIST
Level 1, Trinity, LS1 6HW At first we wondered if Leeds really needed another cocktail destination. Then we took a sip of The Alchemist’s garden martini – with citrus and floral notes, lavender foam and a cucumber garnish – and were totally won over. We sat at the bar to watch the pure…
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CARLUCCIO€™S
413 Trinity Leeds, Albion Street, LS1 5AY We were shocked, on a recent holiday, to realise that restaurants in Italy don’t really dig pizzas. They don’t smother pasta in heavy sauces either. The new Carluccio’s, with a warm al fresco area covered by Trinity’s domed roof, may be about 800…
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