Ian Jones

Food and Drink Editor
Ian Jones

Ian Jones is a Manchester-based journalist, photographer and videographer with 23 years' experience, writing food reviews for Creative Tourist since 2015. His work has appeared in Telegraph Food, Time Out, The Independent, Vice and New Scientist. He has also contributed cultural commentary on Manchester for the New York Times.

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Oranaise Cafe Leeds
Leeds
Restaurant
Oranaise

Oranaise is a North African cafe with a smart range of fresh food, savoury pastries, and drinks.

Harewood House
Leeds
Restaurant
Harewood House

Harewood House is one of Leeds’ most regal buildings, and features a luxurious teahouse that should satisfy even the most traditional tea-drinker.

Patisserie Valerie Leeds
Leeds
Restaurant
Patisserie Valerie

Patisserie Valerie is a high-quality chain patisserie located on St. Paul’s Street in Leeds.

Sky Lounge Leeds
Leeds
Restaurant
Sky Lounge, Doubletree Hilton Hotel

Restaurant, bar and tearoom on the 13th floor of the Hilton Hotel in Leeds. It’s called the Sky Lounge for a reason, with glorious views of the Yorkshire skyline.

The Man Behind The Curtain
Leeds
Restaurant
The Man Behind The Curtain

Man Behind The Curtain is a stylish, exclusive fine dining restaurant in the Victoria Leeds shopping centre, with a flair for the weird and wonderful.

Leeds
Shop
Bead Hive

Bead Hive is a passionate, decade-old bead shop in Leeds, and is currently one of the country’s leading independent retailers of crafted beads. With thousands of varieties at affordable prices and free jewellery making workshop for people of all ages

Stew & Oyster Calls Landing
Leeds
Restaurant
Stew & Oyster Calls Landing

Calls Landing is a riverside bar with summer-friendly beer garden. Its lunch menu mainly consists of stews and oysters, and its artistic interior complete with exposed brickwork, balcony view and willow tree make it an attraction.

Zaap Leeds
Leeds
Restaurant
Zaap

Zaap is a charming café with a superb range of Thai street food dishes. Thai has taken a snapshot of the street food market of Bangkok and brought it to England.

Hive, Leeds
Leeds
Restaurant
Hive

HIVE is a health-conscious cafe in Leeds with a wide range of interesting dishes. They believe that the refined sugars abundant in our food these days are responsible for debilitating illnesses, and have created their brand accordingly

Olive and Rye Leeds
Leeds
Restaurant
Olive & Rye

Olive & Rye is a restaurant deli in Queen’s Arcade, Leeds, specialising in top-class sandwiches.