Whether they scooped a Yorkshire Evening Post Oliver Award or a Leeds Beer Award, here are the 14 award-winning bars and pubs you need to visit this year.
On the list, there is Below Stairs, a Leeds-favourite bar and hidden gem in South Parade, which won an Oliver Award in 2023.
Entries are now open for our Oliver Awards 2024 celebrating Leeds’ incredible food and drink scene – from cafes and pubs to takeaways, bars and fine-dining restaurants.
There are 17 categories this year, including the return of Best Brunch and the brand new Rising Star award, which will celebrate the city's young and up-and-coming chefs.
Find out more and enter via the National World website.
7. Head of Steam
Head of Steam, with multiple locations across the city, won Best Bar at the Oliver Awards 2020. Staff are pictured at the glitzy awards held in Elland Road. Photo: Allan McKenzie/YPN
8. The Myrtle Tavern
The Myrtle Tavern, located in Parkside Road, was crowned Stonegate Group Pub Partners’ Pub of the Year at The Great British Pub Awards 2021. Judges commended how it supported its community during the pandemic. Photo: James Hardisty
9. The Alchemist
The Alchemist, located in Trinity Shopping Centre, won the Sustainability Award at the Oliver Awards in 2022. Photo: Simon Hulme
10. Stone Roses Bar
Stone Roses Bar, located in Briggate, is another award-winning bar in Leeds. Richard Goddard, who works at the bar, won Outstanding Contribution to Leeds Night at the BACIL (Business Against Crime In Leeds) Awards. This is an organisation dedicated to protecting business premises both in retail and the night-time industry in Leeds, with its main aim to make the city a safer place for both customers and staff who work in the hospitality sector. Photo: Stone Roses Bar
11. Meanwood Tavern
Meanwood Tavern, located in Meanwood Road, won Best Newcomer at the Leeds Beer Awards 2022. This was awarded by public votes - and a total of 10,233 votes were submitted. Photo: James Hardisty
12. The Golden Beam
The Golden Beam, located in Headingley Lane, is one of two Wetherspoons pubs that is award-winning in Leeds. Clothier's Arms scooped the same coveted rating in the Loo of the Year Awards 2023. Photo: Steve Riding