City Guides
Leeds
Pubs and Bars
Leeds has a thriving – and expanding – nightlife, and there are plenty of bars in and around the city centre. As well as the usual Wetherspoon, Slug and Lettuce, O’Neills, etc., there are a number of themed pubs and chic independent bars. All the main streets in the centre – the Exchange Quarter, Boar Lane, the Financial District – are all lined with pubs and bars, with a variety of ambiences and jukeboxes to choose from.
Prohibition is a cocktail bar on Greek Street in the city centre, boasting a selection of 145 different cocktails. The bar has a lively atmosphere and sleek interior, and is rapidly gaining a reputation amongst young professionals. The bar is open until midnight most nights, 1am on Thursdays, and 2am on Fridays and Saturdays. Food is served during the day.
For real ale fans, The Scarborough has been trading for two hundred years, and recently won CAMRA’s Pub of the Year. The pub serves a wide selection of real ales and ciders, including half a dozen guest beers. Food is served during the day.
The New Penny is a gay bar on Call Lane in the city centre. Presenting live music and resident DJs in an atmosphere that the bar prides itself on being ‘unpretentious’, the bar has a real following with gay and straight crowds. There are drinks offers all day Monday, Karaoke on Wednesdays, and chart and dance DJs from Thursday until Sunday.
The bar is licensed until 4am on Fridays and Saturdays, and entry is £2 after 1am.
Unusual bars in the city include Café FAB on Woodhouse Lane, with walls adorned by horror and sci-fi memorabilia, and the rock’n’roll-themed Mojo on Merrion Street.
Normans Bar on Call Lane has been referred to in Japanese and European reviews as one of the coolest bars on the planet. With a fashionably kitsch interior, unisex toilets, over a hundred different spirits and a bespoke cocktails list, the bar’s reputation is unsurprising. Asian-influenced dishes are served during the day and a takeaway service is offered.
Joseph’s Well is a pub and live music venue on Clarendon Road in the city centre. With free entry, diverse clientele and a policy of discreet security, the bar provides a friendly atmosphere in which to enjoy a range of indie, rock, punk, metal and other alternative music. There is a full lighting rig and stage, and the pub has hosted performances by bands such as The Killers, Kaiser Chiefs and Keane. Food is served during the day and the venue is licensed until 2am on Fridays and Saturdays.
Prohibition is a cocktail bar on Greek Street in the city centre, boasting a selection of 145 different cocktails. The bar has a lively atmosphere and sleek interior, and is rapidly gaining a reputation amongst young professionals. The bar is open until midnight most nights, 1am on Thursdays, and 2am on Fridays and Saturdays. Food is served during the day.
For real ale fans, The Scarborough has been trading for two hundred years, and recently won CAMRA’s Pub of the Year. The pub serves a wide selection of real ales and ciders, including half a dozen guest beers. Food is served during the day.
The New Penny is a gay bar on Call Lane in the city centre. Presenting live music and resident DJs in an atmosphere that the bar prides itself on being ‘unpretentious’, the bar has a real following with gay and straight crowds. There are drinks offers all day Monday, Karaoke on Wednesdays, and chart and dance DJs from Thursday until Sunday.
The bar is licensed until 4am on Fridays and Saturdays, and entry is £2 after 1am.
Unusual bars in the city include Café FAB on Woodhouse Lane, with walls adorned by horror and sci-fi memorabilia, and the rock’n’roll-themed Mojo on Merrion Street.
Normans Bar on Call Lane has been referred to in Japanese and European reviews as one of the coolest bars on the planet. With a fashionably kitsch interior, unisex toilets, over a hundred different spirits and a bespoke cocktails list, the bar’s reputation is unsurprising. Asian-influenced dishes are served during the day and a takeaway service is offered.
Joseph’s Well is a pub and live music venue on Clarendon Road in the city centre. With free entry, diverse clientele and a policy of discreet security, the bar provides a friendly atmosphere in which to enjoy a range of indie, rock, punk, metal and other alternative music. There is a full lighting rig and stage, and the pub has hosted performances by bands such as The Killers, Kaiser Chiefs and Keane. Food is served during the day and the venue is licensed until 2am on Fridays and Saturdays.
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