These are the 17 best places to eat in Leeds -  according to BBC Good Food

BBC Good Food has named the 17 best places to eat in Leeds, but do you agree with their choices?

Leeds boast a wide range of fantastic cafes, bars and restaurants. Here are seventeen of the best as selected by the experts at BBC Good Food. Photos are for illustrative purposes only.

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BBC Good Food said: Channelling the avant-garde spirit of Spanish nueva cocina, chef-owner Michael OHare has turned this restaurant into a highly regarded Michelin-starred destination you need to book months in advance.placeholder image
BBC Good Food said: Channelling the avant-garde spirit of Spanish nueva cocina, chef-owner Michael OHare has turned this restaurant into a highly regarded Michelin-starred destination you need to book months in advance.
Try the barbecued lamb neck with smoked potato or the smoked celeriac with braised celery, followed by burnt Basque cheesecake with Yorkshire rhubarb, BBC Good Food said.placeholder image
Try the barbecued lamb neck with smoked potato or the smoked celeriac with braised celery, followed by burnt Basque cheesecake with Yorkshire rhubarb, BBC Good Food said.
Every modern city deserves a fastidious joint serving wood-fired, Neapolitan-style pizza. In Leeds' city centre, that place is Pizza Fella, explains BBC Good Food.placeholder image
Every modern city deserves a fastidious joint serving wood-fired, Neapolitan-style pizza. In Leeds' city centre, that place is Pizza Fella, explains BBC Good Food.
BBC Good Food said: By day, on Wednesday to Saturday, this restaurant serves creative lunch dishes, from seaweed cured salmon with samphire and buttermilk or polenta with truffled Pecorino.placeholder image
BBC Good Food said: By day, on Wednesday to Saturday, this restaurant serves creative lunch dishes, from seaweed cured salmon with samphire and buttermilk or polenta with truffled Pecorino.
For cooking of this calibre, try its express lunch option: three curries, a side dish and rice, plus ineffably light, crisp dosa and chutneys, said BBC Good Food.placeholder image
For cooking of this calibre, try its express lunch option: three curries, a side dish and rice, plus ineffably light, crisp dosa and chutneys, said BBC Good Food.
BBC Good Food said: "Try the meat-free 'queen brie' pizza with French brie, caramelised onions, red grapes and black pepper.placeholder image
BBC Good Food said: "Try the meat-free 'queen brie' pizza with French brie, caramelised onions, red grapes and black pepper.
A colourful menu runs the gamut of global flavours, from shakshuka with sourdough toast to a rarebit with Hendersons Relish  Yorkshires answer to Worcestershire sauce, add BBC Good Food.placeholder image
A colourful menu runs the gamut of global flavours, from shakshuka with sourdough toast to a rarebit with Hendersons Relish Yorkshires answer to Worcestershire sauce, add BBC Good Food.
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