Reviewing every last watering hole in Leeds city centre

Candlebar

An Ossett Brewery bar, appealing to craft beer and wine lovers alike.

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Norman Bar

A pretty boring Call Lane bar/club with some good beers. Not good enough to draw us in, though.

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Pintura

The second of its kind in Leeds, this Basque tapas place offers a handful of ordinary Spanish bottles.

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Sociable Folk

A bar and cafe catering to local workers; great food and a couple of crafts got our attention!

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Yates’s, Woodhouse Lane

A marked improvement on its sibling. Still a chain pub.

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The Rock Bar

A piece of Ibiza in Leeds, with a beer selection to match.

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Scene!

The hotel bar for the Park Plaza. Not mind blowing but an OK beer selection.

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The Black Prince

ABC: Another Boring Chain(pub).

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The Viaduct Showbar

The Viaduct is the place to go for drag shows. But definitely not for decent beer.

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Dish

Really just an antechamber for the restaurant, but pleasant enough.

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The Griffin

The former Griffin Hotel and Censsa gets a makeover by the folks at Taylor Walker.

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The Horse & Trumpet

A chain pub on the Headrow with pretty much nothing remarkable to say about it.

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The Fourth Floor Bar

The dining and drinking experience atop Harvey Nichols offers two or three good beer choices along with top-notch service.

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Santiago

The Grand Arcade’s famous rock bar does what it does best. Rock. \m/

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Bridge

Another LGBT bar with no decent beers. Such a shame.

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Dry Dock

It’s a boat.

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Revolution — Call Lane

The other Revolution didn’t offend us, but why would we come back?

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Carpe Diem

The original rock & indie bar hasn’t lost any of its spirit in hipster times.

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Baa Bar

A haven for lovers of rainbow-coloured shooters, but with a surprising range of craft beers too.

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The Ship

An 18th-century pub with an acceptable selection of cask ales, but not much more.

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