Reviewing every last watering hole in Leeds city centre

Friends of Ham

Our 100th review is somewhere very special indeed. Are you a friend of ham yet?

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Bad Apples

Very dark rock bar where you can get 15% off for being a wanker.

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The Northern Monkey

A friendly, unpretentious Northern stereotype, with amazing burgers. Shame about the terrible beer selection!

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Browns Bar & Brasserie

Part of a southern chain that seems to have left the north behind. Should be posh, but really isn’t.

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Wax Bar & Jukejoint

They’ve captured the retro atmosphere of the 80s very well. Shame beer wasn’t very good in the 80s.

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Duck & Drake

The famous live music venue also has an amazing beer terrace and a ridiculous number of cask ales.

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Wetherspoon’s — The Hedley Verity

It’s a Wetherspoon’s. See all our other reviews of Wetherspoon’s.

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Fox & Newt

The only pub in the city centre to brew its own cask ale, and that’s not even the best thing about it.

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Aire Bar

Looks like a gym on the outside, but exercise kit is about the only thing you won’t find in here!

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The White Swan

This historic pub has a new lease of life under Leeds Brewery, with a great beer selection and atmosphere to boot.

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Épernay

This champagne bar is good if you want to choose your Ilkley beer by the colour of the bottle.

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Peachy Keens

Not much to sell this place to us. Good if you want dancing-related events, I guess.

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Fibre

This gay-friendly café-bar crossover has a lot going for it, but sadly not its beer selection.

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Sam’s Chop House

A traditional English eatery in the heart of town with good food and service but not much in the way of beer.

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LIVIN’italy

Wine bar, deli and restaurant all merged into one. Limited selection of beers, but they’re so good!

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The Hop

This legendary indie music pub in Granary Wharf has a great beers and an unmissable deal from the π Hole.

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San Lucus

This new bar and tapas place has excellent food, but not much to draw us in the way of beer.

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it Bar

A new American-style café/bar offering ridiculously indulgent food and an OK selection of beer.

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Templar Hotel

Some decent (and well kept) ales, but that’s really the only thing this historic pub has got going for it.

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The Alchemist

Trinity’s swanky cocktail bar has a lot to offer cocktail and food lovers but falls short on the beer side.

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