The early 2000s featured a raft of new bar and restaurant openings in the city centre catering for the trendy, hip, hop, and happening brigade all determined to enjoy a night on the tiles. These nightspots offered good food and drinks to cater for all tastes and budgets in relaxed and chilled out surroundings. These photos, plucked from the YEP archive, showcase the best of the best on offer to city folk keen to rest and play after a hard week at work. Some venues thrived while others struggled and fell by the wayside. How many do you remember? READ MORE: 14 Leeds city centre landmark shops and department stores we have loved and lost LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
7. Oracle
Oracle's unique two-floor concept was a first for the city in 2005 at the Brewery Wharf waterside. | Gerard Binks Photo: Gerard Binks
8. Jake's Bar and Grill
Did you visit here - Jake's Bar and Grill on Call Lane - back in the day? | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike
9. Napa Bar and Restaurant
Napa Bar and Restaurant on Street Lane in north Leeds was a popular haunt. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding
10. Distrikt
Do you remember Distrikt bar on Duncan Street? Pictured in November 2009. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike
11. The Rock Bar
Inside The Rock Bar on Call Lane. Pictured is assistant manager Simon Douglas preparing cocktails in November 2009. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
