Here are 16 Leeds businesses we’ve loved and lost in 2023 so far – with two more set to close later this month.
13. The Halfway House
Pudsey pub The Halfway House shut down in June, after 19 months of new ownership. New owners were brought in after the closure. Photo: Google
14. Black Sheep Tap and Kitchen
Black Sheep Tap and Kitchen, on Stainbeck Lane, Chapel Allerton, announced its immediate closure this month (July). Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
15. Mr Foley's
Owned by the same company as Black Sheep Tap and Kitchen in Chapel Allerton, long-standing city centre bar Mr Foleys shut with immediate effect this month on The Headrow. Photo: James Hardisty
16. Little Boo Loves
Gift shop Little Boo Loves, in Farsley, announced in June that it was closing down its west Leeds shop and moving its stock entirely online, due to rising costs. Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
17. CORA
CORA, in Boston Spa, will close down at the end of the month, it has been announced. Its patron chef Elizabeth Cottam said “challenging times” for the hospitality industry had been a battle that the restaurant was “unable to overcome”. The bakery and contemporary restaurant opened in July 2021 and was first recommended in the Michelin Guide less than a year later. CORA was listed again in the 2023 Guide, published in March. Photo: James Hardisty