From local pubs to fine-dining restaurants, the city’s hospitality sector is constantly growing and evolving – and these new additions have added more variety for diners and drinkers in Leeds.
Here are 18 new openings that you must try in 2023...
13. Mr Moustache Lounge
Mr Moustache Lounge opened this autumn, a family-run business in Roundhay Road, Oakwood, that offers premium shisha as well as Persian food. The lounge also has a private function room that can be booked out for private parties. Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
14. The Scribbling Mill
Wetherspoons opened a new Leeds pub, The Scribbling Mill, in October. The pub chain spent £950,000 redeveloping the former Chiquito restaurant in the White Rose shopping centre, with the pub's name a nod to Morley's textile industry. Photo: Simon Hulme
15. Ivy Asia
Ivy Asia opened its much-anticipated Leeds restaurant in October. The restaurant and bar is open seven days a week, offering everything from lunch and afternoon tea to dinner, late-night cocktails and weekend brunch. It features including a striking gold bar, signature luminous green agate flooring and a photo-worthy cherry blossom tree, spanning the main restaurant. Photo: Ivy Asia
16. Cut and Craft
Popular York restaurant Cut and Craft opened a new Leeds site in October, promising to transform the city's casual premium dining scene. Located in the Victoria Quarter, the stunning restaurant specialises in premium steak cuts, as well as craft burgers and other classic dishes. Photo: Cut and Craft
17. Electric Shuffle
Shuffleboard games bar Electric Shuffle opened in Leeds in October. Located in a Grade II-listed building on the corner of The Headrow and Park Lane, the bar boasts nine shuffleboard playing areas and eclectic interior design. Customers can press the ‘service’ button in their games areas to order more food and drinks without missing out on gameplay. Photo: Electric Shuffle
18. SALT Oakwood
SALT opened a new taproom in Oakwood in November. Located in Roundhay Road, in the site of the former Stew and Oyster, the bar serves craft beer and cocktails on tap, plus burgers from Big Buns. Photo: SALT Oakwood