While ten years may not sound like a particularly long time, fewer and fewer restaurants are making it to that milestone.
Figures from industry group UKHospitality, released at the start of 2026, forecast that 963 restaurants, 574 hotels and 540 pubs will close this year.
While those figures are an early forecast, they highlight just how challenging the hospitality industry remains - making a restaurant's first decade in business something worth celebrating.
So, today, we've rounded up 13 restaurants in Leeds that have stood the test of time.
Each has remained open in some form for at least the past ten years, continuing to serve customers through an ever-changing city food scene.
There are several more Leeds restaurants that have been around just as long - and there's room for them on the next list.
13. Sous Le Nez
One of Leeds' longest-running restaurants, Sous Le Nez has been serving diners from its basement on Quebec Street since 1991. | Yorkshire Evening Post