Ian Jones

Following a huge refurb, Spinningfields cocktail The Alchemist is back with an impressive new food and drink menu.

FINT Leeds is a wonderful Nordic-inspired restaurant in Leeds, with a wide range of vegan and vegetarian options.

Speakeasy-style cocktail bar with dark lighting and a superb range of drinks, plus regular comedy events and live music.

Contact Bar and Kitchen is the newly-opened food and drink area for Contact Theatre, headed up by the team from GRUB.

ART B&B Blackpool is a brand new hotel on Blackpool seafront with 18 different themed rooms, curated by leading UK artists.

Nordie is a superb bar and restaurant in the heart of Levenshulme, home to Soap Street Pizza.

The upcoming Leeds-based Green Room is a plant-based eating space during the day that turns into a bar in the evening.

Try Thai is an unfussy authentic Thai restaurant in Chinatown that has been quietly serving up superb quality food for years.

This high-end city-centre restaurant has an excellent afternoon tea option that more than matches up to the superb main menu.

Le Social is a stylish wine bar and tasting room, focusing on exhibitions by local artists as well as natural wines, deli boards and continental plates.

A superb modern Hong Kong-style restaurant on the edge of Manchester city centre, serving up unique dishes created by chefs with Michelin star experience.