Ian Jones

Food and Drink Editor

Written by Ian Jones

Wapentake Leeds
Leeds
Restaurant
Wapentake

Wapentake is a café bar in Leeds, with freshly-baked bread and plenty of sweets cooked onsite. Its decor is rustic and and busy, crammed with bottles and other oddities, giving a pleasing artistic feel.

Fettle Cafe Leeds
Leeds
Restaurant
Fettle Cafe

Fettle Cafe is a forward-thinking café on Great George Street, near Leeds General Infirmary. Its main attractions are the great coffee and its fresh, locally-sourced food.

Leeds
Restaurant
Greasy Pig

Greasy Pig is an upbeat, colourful café with a range of wild and wonderful menu offerings like cheese-topped savoury pancakes or tasty veggie feasts.

Riveresque Cafe Leeds
Leeds
Restaurant
Riveresque

Riveresque is a laid-back riverside café in the heart of Leeds.

Manchester
Restaurant
Penang

The latest iteration of long-standing Malaysian restaurant Ning, Penang is a small tastefully-lit space with eye-catching purple floral decor, based in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.

Cumbria
Restaurant
The Gaddum Restaurant

A high-end restaurant in the Lake District, combining traditional British ingredients with original modern ideas.

Yu Alderley Edge

High-end Chinese restaurant that combines traditional Cantonese cooking and modern ideas. Based in Alderley Edge.