The city has forged a reputation as a dining out mecca down the decades with restaurants catering for all tastes and budgets. And your YEP has celebrated the city's restaurant culture via its Oliver reviews through the years. These photos plucked from the YEP turn the spotlight on restaurants making a name for themselves in the city during the 1970s. Which do you remember the most? READ MORE: 23 of the best photos take you back to Leeds city centre in the 1970s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

7. Yorkshire Crown
The round bar and the gallery restaurant in the Yorkshire Crown pictured in January 1977. | YPN Photo: YPN

8. Da Mario Pizzeria
Did you ever visit this city centre pizzeria? Pictured in June 1977. | YPN Photo: YPN

9. The Mansion, Roundhay Park
Do you remember The Seafood Restaurant inside The Mansion? This photo was taken in December 1975. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding

10. Len's Bar
This city centre basement restaurant was serving up breakfast dishes such as champagne and black pudding with which owner Len Cohen planned to coax white collar workers in June 1977. | YPN Photo: YPN

11. Enjoyed this gallery?
Share your memories of dining out in Leeds in the 1970s with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchPN | YPN Photo: YPN


