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The New Conservatory
You’ve probably seen the entrance many times, but have you ever been in? This vast underground café bar is Leeds’s most central bar, yet surprisingly it is 150 metres from any others, giving it a...
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The Commercial
Closeup doesn’t show quite how isolated this pub is. The Commercial is a historic building found in the recession-hit wasteland of the southern part of Holbeck Urban Village, surrounded by vacant land....
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Hoagys Bar
Hoagys occupies the end of this Eastgate terrace. We promised to review every pub and bar in central Leeds, and sometimes that means visiting places like Hoagys Bar. Once we’d battled our way through...
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Tyke
Tyke sits at the bottom of the Gateway complex. It’s certainly a gateway to something…. In the more than fifty places we have visited during this quest, we have so often found ourselves sitting...
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Old Red Lion
The Old Red Lion stands alone just south of the river. We admit: we had a lot of preconceived notions about the Old Red Lion. Possibly because it’s on a rather desolate strip of land and from the...
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The Duncan
Where is it? I can’t spot it without all the smokers standing outside! I must admit: I felt a little intimidated going into The Duncan. Every time I’d walked by this city centre fixture, I’d seen...
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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...
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Three 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...
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Shooters 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...
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Roxy 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...
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The 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...
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Carpe 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....
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Dry 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...
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Slate 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...
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The 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...
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Sid’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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