Aire Bar
Oh, this is a bar? We weren’t expecting much when we visited Aire Bar. We’d seen the riverside garden from the other side of the Aire but other than that the entrance didn’t tempt us. In fact, the...
View ArticleThree Legs
Three Legs, exterior. What delights await us inside? A few times already on this quest, we’ve had low expectations of a place based on its reputation or outer appearance, and we walk out eating our...
View ArticleShooters Sports Bar
The entrance (from inside Around the World in 80 Beers). Over 120 venues into our quest, never did the phrase “does what it says on the tin” apply more perfectly than here. There are a lot of sports in...
View ArticleRoxy Ball Room
A welcome sight after so many months of “To Let” signs It seems your Questers just can’t keep up with all the new bars that are opening in Leeds City Centre! Roxy Ball Room is one of these, now...
View ArticleThe Elbow Room
This unassuming entrance leads to… well, it leeds to a staircase. The real entrance is on the 2nd floor. For 15 years before Roxy Ball Room appeared on the scene, there was one undisputed king of the...
View ArticleCarpe Diem
Look for the Carpe Diem lantern. Carpe Diem is the original rock bar in Leeds, occupying a prime location in the basement of the old school board building, bang in the middle of the Civic Quarter....
View ArticleDry Dock
A boat on a traffic island. Not something you see every day. It’s a boat. It’s hard to spend any time in Leeds without hearing about Dry Dock. It’s probably the most famous student pub in the city, and...
View ArticleSlate NQ
Mock Tudor frontage with traditional mock Tudor neon. Where Lounge Bar and Grill once stood, you’ll now find “Slate NQ,” a fully refurbished sleek Northern Quarter bar and pool hall. Inside is a...
View ArticleThe Brotherhood of Pursuits and Pastimes
I guess they couldn’t fit their full title on the frontage. Remember when I said that Henleys is the only sports bar in this part of town? Well, I spoke too soon, for The Brotherhood of Pursuits and...
View ArticleSid’s Little Egg
What was it again? John’s Tiny Potato? This great spot on Leeds Bridge opposite the Adelphi has been vacant since Empire was forced to shut its doors over two-and-a-half years ago, so we were very...
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