Pre-COVID, food critics raved about the boom in the independent eateries and the chains that were being drawn to a rapidly evolving night-life and hospitality scene.
However, long before the likes of multi-million pound shopping centres and food quarters Leeds already had a taste for dining out.
Here are some restaurants from the 1980s - most of which are no longer there - but can you remember them?
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7. Moortown
Wing Wah on Harrogate Road was said, according to the accompanying newspaper clipping, was "bright and spacious". | YPN Photo: YPN
8. Leeds city centre
Italian trattoria, Da Mario, was a staple of the Leeds dining scene since the 1970s, along with other big Leeds names like Bibis and Flying Pizza. | YPN Photo: YPN
9. Roundhay
In May 1981, the sun was shining on this deli at Street Lane. Zacks Delicatessen Restaurant had just opened a new patio at the venue, owned by chef, John Moss. | YPN Photo: YPN
10. Roundhay Road
By the time, the Embassy was pictured in October 1982 it had been going for years and was proving to be a popular on Roundhay Road. It was opened by Richard Wray in 1968. | YPN Photo: YPN