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Best restaurants in Leeds
Published 22 April 2023

Leeds boasts a vibrant and ever-evolving culinary scene, where innovation meets tradition in an exciting fusion of flavours. The best restaurants in Leeds reflect the city’s character, offering an impressive array of cuisines that celebrate everything from classic techniques to contemporary flair. With a commitment to excellence, these establishments provide a dining experience that is as diverse as the city itself, from relaxed and informal to refined and elegant. The best restaurants in Leeds are more than just places to eat—they are destinations that showcase the city’s passion for food and its ability to embrace both heritage and modernity. Leeds city centre, a bustling hub of creativity and cultural diversity, boasts scores of independent restaurants, cafes, bakeries and bars ready to welcome you with a good old dose of Northern hospitality. Here's our pick of the best places to eat in Leeds.

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Best Local Restaurant
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Leeds, West Yorkshire

Bavette

Best Local Restaurant

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Hern

Best Sunday Roast

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Ox Club

Interview

Chef Nathan Outlaw celebrates 20 years in business

It’s been 20 years since Nathan Outlaw opened his first restaurant, the Black Pig in Rock, Cornwall. To mark the occasion, he has launched a very special lunch menu at Outlaw’s New Road which celebrates some of his greatest hits from the past two decades. Some of the dishes are almost unchanged; others have been elevated with new techniques or new ingredients. They’ll be available for the next three months. Hilary Armstrong speaks to Outlaw about his trip down memory lane.

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A lifetime of achievement: How Camellia Panjabi changed the face of Indian dining in Britain

Camellia Panjabi has always been an agent of change. Along with her sister and brother-in-law, she is responsible for igniting a shift in the perception of Indian food in the UK from low-cost, one-flavour-fits-all, post-pub curry to an exciting, nuanced cuisine, inflected with the scope of flavours of the sub-continent, and deserving of the same respect as the finest classical cookery. This year’s Lifetime Achievement recipient in CODE Hospitality’s annual Women of the Year Awards, tells Tessa Allingham about a drive to innovate that has defined a game-changing career.