Leeds

Popular Leeds Indian restaurant Manjit’s Kitchen to close

11-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Leeds-based Indian restaurant Manjit’s Kitchen has announced it will close next month citing an unsustainable rise in costs as the reason.

Latest opening: Bavette

08-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

The Leeds town of Horsforth has welcomed a French bistro from two seasoned London professionals.

Restaurant radar: February 2024

01-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

A French bistro in Leeds, a meaty bar and grill in Southport, and a taco restaurant with a sprinkling of Hollywood glamour are among this month's new openings to look out for.

Boojum targets university cities for England launch

30-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Ireland-based Mexican restaurant brand Boojum has chosen Leeds for the location of its first site in England.

Ollie Reynolds to close Pizza Loco to embark on new projects

08-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Chef Ollie Reynolds is to close his Leeds-based pizzeria Pizza Loco to focus on a number of new projects, including a new food concept.

Sandy Jarvis: “We are looking forward to opening a restaurant and seeing how good we can really make it”

05-Jan-2024 By Stefan Chomka

Sandy Jarvis, former head chef and managing director at The Culpeper Family Hospitality Group and his husband Clément Cousin will open neighbourhood bistro Bavette in Horsforth, Leeds, next month.

Sandy Jarvis and Clément Cousin to open Bavette in Leeds

29-Nov-2023 By Restaurant

Sandy Jarvis, former head chef and managing director at The Culpeper Family Hospitality Group, is to open a restaurant in Leeds next year alongside his husband Clément Cousin.

Olive Tree Brasserie to open in Leeds

16-Nov-2023 By Restaurant

Greek restaurant group Olive Tree Brasserie will open its fourth site this month, with the brand planning further expansion across the north.

Pancake brand Fluffy Fluffy to open in Leeds

06-Nov-2023 By Restaurant

Japanese-style souffle pancake brand Fluffy Fluffy will open its fourth UK restaurant later this month.

The Man Behind The Curtain to relaunch as Psycho Sandbar

23-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

Michael O’Hare’s Michelin-starred Leeds restaurant The Man Behind The Curtain is to close at the end of the year and relaunch as new concept Psycho Sandbar.

Owners of Leeds restaurant Blue Sakura to double up in the city

20-Oct-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The owners of Japanese restaurant Blue Sakura will launch a second venture in Leeds at the end of this month.

Leeds' White Cloth Hall to reopen as an entire food and drink venue

26-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

The team behind Whitelock’s Ale House in Leeds will open a food and drink hall in the city next year.

Harrogate all-day restaurant Farmhouse to open second venue

18-Aug-2023 By Restaurant

Harrogate restaurant Farmhouse is opening a second restaurant in Leeds this autumn.

Indian restaurant group Tamatanga heads to Leeds

17-Apr-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Indian group Tamatanga will launch in Leeds later this year following the success of its restaurants in Nottingham, Leicester and Birmingham.

Filipino restaurant Kanto opens in Leeds

20-Feb-2023 By Restaurant

Father and son chefs Cezar and Isaac Javier have opened their debut Filipino restaurant in Leeds.

Residence 74 looks to Headingley for third site

26-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Leeds-based cafe bar Residence 74 is set to expand with a third venue due to open in Headingley next month.

Kino restaurant to open in Leeds' Opera North

26-May-2022 By Restaurant

Three-storey restaurant Kino will open in Leeds-based national opera company Opera North in July.

Leeds venue Green Room set for spring launch

14-Apr-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Restaurant bar and ‘innovative social space’ Green Room will arrive in Leeds this spring having originally been scheduled to launch last summer.

Arc Inspirations gets £19m injection to fund 'significant' expansion

13-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

Bar operator Arc Inspirations is set to accelerate its growth after securing a £19m investment from BGF.

Multi-faceted vegan venue headed for Leeds

05-Mar-2021 By Joe Lutrario

First time restaurateurs Will Habergham and Pj Gardner are to launch a plant-based restaurant and rooftop bar in Leeds this summer.

Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards Sessions

Liz Cottam: “It is time Home lives in a place in which she deserves to be"

09-Nov-2020 By Stefan Chomka

Leeds-based chef and restaurateur Liz Cottam talks about what she got up to over lockdown, developing a more artistic cooking style and the possibility of moving her flagship restaurant Home.

Sourced Market makes regional debut

23-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Healthy deli and dining brand Sourced Market has opened its first regional site at Leeds Skelton Lake Services, the new M1 service station from Extra MSA Group.

"If you want to effect change, you need to do something big": Liz Cottam

11-Oct-2019 By Stefan Chomka

The chef and co-owner of Home in Leeds is opening ‘four disparate foodie concepts’ with chef and business partner Mark Owens in Leeds’ Kirkgate Market.

Liz Cottam and Mark Owens launching 'four foodie concepts' in Kirkgate Market

22-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

The pair behind Leeds’ Home restaurant are to launch a series of ventures within the city’s historic Kirkgate Market later this year.

Craig Rogan to be executive head chef at Dakota Leeds

16-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

Craig Rogan, son of high-profile chef restaurateur Simon Rogan, has been named as executive head chef at the Dakota hotel in Leeds.

Leelex restaurant and bar group placed in to administration

05-Oct-2018 By Mark Wingett

Leelex, the Leeds-based bar and restaurant operator, has been placed into administration.

Bundobust sets sights on Liverpool and gears up for further growth

06-Dec-2017 By Joe Lutrario

Gujarati street food and craft beer concept Bundobust hopes to open in Liverpool next year and will also open a production kitchen and brewery as it gears up for further growth in northern England.

Opening of the week: Issho

23-Jun-2017 By Joe Lutrario

A first look at D&D London's new Japanese restaurant in Leeds

New Leeds opening: Archies Bar & Kitchen

11-Sep-2015 By Liam Garrahan

Ossett brewery has launched its third venue in Leeds city centre in the form of Archie’s Bar & Kitchen which as “an equal focus” on fresh food and drinks.

Hospitality academy launches in Leeds

03-Dec-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Catering company ISS Food & Hospitality has partnered with Leeds City College to launch the ISS Academy of Excellence, a food and hospitality training academy. 

Demon Leisure to open Leeds sports bar

23-Oct-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Demon Leisure will open The Brotherhood of Pursuits and Pastimes sports bar in Leeds city centre on 8 November.  

Leeds Corn Exchange seeks flagship restaurant

05-Sep-2014 By Lauren Houghton

The Corn Exchange building in Leeds is seeking a restaurant or bar operator to host a flagship venue in its Piazza level.

MeatLiquor heads north

16-Oct-2013 By Mark Wingett

MeatLiquor, the fast-casual concept led by Yianni Papoutsis and Scott Collins, has confirmed it plans to open its first site in the north, in Leeds, near the Trinity shopping centre, next spring, as it works on a further two projects.

Hospitable Cities: Spotlight on Leeds

15-Aug-2013 By Emma Eversham

While it doesn’t have the same historical and cultural pull of yesterday’s hospitable city Edinburgh, the North Eastern city of Leeds is nevertheless fast becoming a hospitality hotspot with a growing eating-out market.

Anthony Flinn closes all four Leeds restaurants as business enters administration

24-Jun-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Anthony’s Restaurant Ltd, the company run by popular Leeds-based chef Anthony Flinn, has entered administration - all four of the group's restaurants in the Yorkshire city were closed last week.

BrewDog appoints first operations director to spearhead expansion

05-Nov-2012 By Emma Eversham

Independent Scottish brewer and bar operator BrewDog has recruited its first operations director to help it focus more closely on the expansion of its bars.

North West bar chain Baa Bar to open three more sites in 2012

22-May-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Baa Bar, the North West bar chain which has just opened its 10th venue, has announced it is planning to expand the brand and open more sites in three new cities in 2012.

Savoy Educational Trust pumps funds into hospitality training

15-Mar-2011 By Lorraine Heller

The Savoy Educational Trust has pumped almost £60k into education and training initiatives in the UK hospitality sector with the aim of boosting college efforts in the face of university budget cuts.

Roundhay Mansion Hits Market

20-Feb-2008 By Claire Miller

The impressive Roundhay Mansion in Leeds is offered to the market this week through Christie + Co.