Olive Press - Leeds
Only a stone's throw away from the bustling city centre, Olive Press is located in Granary Wharf, a peaceful and tranquil location on the banks of the canal. A modern interior with exposed stone, textured canvasses, sweeping metal staircase and exposed wooden beams, this is the ideal location for a quick lunch, when you can't be fagged to cook in the evenings, or want to enjoy a classic Sunday lunch with family and friends.
Address: Canal Wharf, Water Lane, Leeds, LS11 5PS
Arts Cafe Bar & Restaurant
Arts is Leeds's original Café Bar. Opened in September 1994, really the first of its genre in Leeds, it has become a popular destination for the local diners and drinkers, with a choice that ranges from a daytime sandwich or coffee, to their full 'à la carte' menu options available both day and night.
Address: 42 Call Lane, Leeds, LS1 6DT
Brasserie and Bar at Malmaison - Leeds
The Malmaison group of hotels has established throughout Britain a collection of centres of excellence where nothing but the best will do. As a concept alone this is exciting, but the reality is brilliant, so that at last there is a hotel group where uniformity of standards is of the same high calibre.
Address: 1 Swinegate, Sovereign Quay, Leeds, LS1 4AG
Brasserie Forty 4 (44)
Brasserie Forty 4 is a bright, buzzing, fun-loving restaurant located in a waterfront setting in Leeds city centre. Hardly a brasserie, more a restaurant, though the distinction seems to become steadily more blurred these days, this refuge occupies a former grain store - one of the earliest conversions of its kind.
Address: 44 The Calls, Leeds, LS2 7EW
Browns Bar & Brasserie - Leeds
The first Browns opened at Brighton in 1973 with one simple guiding belief, that classic food, well delivered in a stylish environment would be a recipe for success. The only thing that has changed since then is the number of Browns, now running at fourteen, of which six are in London, all prospering with the same theme.
Address: Permanent House, The Light Complex, 70-72 The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 8EQ
Fourth Floor, The
Fourth Floor Café and Bar, situated on top of the Harvey Nichols store in the heart of Leeds, is a popular destination on the Yorkshire circuit, offering fantastic cityscape views by day and more formal romantic ambience at night.
Address: Harvey Nichols, 107-111 Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6AZ
Restaurant at The Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa
Part of a small chain of distinguished hotels, Thorpe Park has a particular name for its warm and friendly welcome, so much so that well earned awards have come their way, the latest of which is Hotel of the Year 2008 in the White Rose Tourism Awards.
Address: 1150 Century Way, Leeds, LS15 8ZB
Stroom Restaurant and Function Rooms, The
Before you even ask, it means a feeding and watering hole for mammals, housed, on this occasion - wait for it - in the former Conservative Club, a coincidence upon which it is happily not the duty of this report to comment, particularly as there are still some Conservatives tucked away there from time to time.
Address: 9 Chapeltown, Pudsey, nr Leeds, LS28 7RZ
Woodlands
Woodlands is a luxury Hotel set in green tranquil landscaped gardens. It is hard to believe it is only 3 miles from Leeds city centre! The hotel has a seventy seat restaurant, voted "Best Fine Dining restaurant in Leeds 2005", and twenty three individually designed bedrooms.
Address: Woodlands Hotel, Gelderd Road, Gildersome, Leeds, LS27 7LY
