You’ve spent over three years studying and now it’s time to say cheers. We’ve rounded up some of the best places in Leeds for you to celebrate.
Those all-nighters in the library are now a distant memory.
It’s time to celebrate all the hard work you’ve put in over the years and what better way to spend it than eating delicious food and raising a toast to yourself.
Whether you’re celebrating with family, friends or a loved one. We’ve sorted you some of the best deals on offer, from free glasses of beer Prosecco, to 2 for 1 cocktails and discounted set menus.
The Cut & Craft
Available Monday - Friday throughout July | 23 King Edward St, Leeds LS1 6AX
It’s time to say cheers to the class of 2024, and where better than Cut and Craft.
For just £45 per person, enjoy three courses plus a complimentary glass of Prosecco to toast to the class of 2024 with your loved ones on your special day.
Of course their steaks are a cut above the rest, but there’s an option to suit everyone from a delicate fillet of sea bass to sizzling halloumi fajitas.
To find out more and to book your table for the big day, take a look at their website.
Tattu
Available Saturday, 12 to 2.45 pm, and Sunday to Friday from 12 to 4.30pm until the end of July 2024 | Minerva, 29 E Parade, LS1 5PS
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Enjoy two courses for £28.50 or three courses for £33.50 from Tattu's special graduation menu in their beautiful cherry blossom-filled dining room. And to celebrate the big day your whole table will be gifted a Golden Dragon sharing cocktail.
Mans Market
Available 8th July - 23 July | Unit F, West Point, Wellington St, LS1 4JJ.
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Mans Market are offering a free drink for every graduate. Use code GRAD24 to claim the offer.
Bibis
Available from 1 to 31 July | Sovereign St, LS1 4AG
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Bibis are offering a complimentary glass of prosecco for your entire party. You can gather together around the table and raise a glass for your hard work.
Olive Tree Brasserie
Available 11 – 26 July | 8 S Parade, LS1 5QX
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Olive Tree Brasserie are offering a free bottle of prosecco when all guests order a main meal. Get the drinks flowing and celebrate all your hard work over the past few years.
Banyan
Available July 2024 | Toronto Square, 2 City Square, LS1 2ES
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Banyan is offering 2 for 1 cocktails for graduates. Why celebrate with one drink when you can have two?
Mowgli
Available July 2024 | Unit C, 32 Boar Ln, LS1 5DA
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Mowgli are offering a graduation feasting menu at £35 per person including glass of bubbles. Say cheers before celebrating with a three course meal of Indian cuisine, from chat to gunpowder chicken.
Angelica & Crafthouse
Available 8 -28 July | Level 5 & 6, Trinity, 70 Boar Ln, LS1 6HW
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Say cheers at Angelica & Crafthouse with a complimentary glass of fizz. To claim the offer quote 'graduation' on your booking.
Lost and Found
Available July | 3 Albion Pl, LS1 6JL
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Enjoy a FREE glass of Prosecco when dining at Lost & Found. Give yourself a pat on the back and raise a glass to yourself.
A renowned brewery have announced that they will be taking over the reigns of a popular craft beer bottle shop in Ilkley.
Fuggle & Golding opened in 2015 on Leeds road in Ilkley and quickly grew a loyal following with locals and visitors alike.
Sadly they announced last month that their last day of trading would be Saturday 28 February, news which was met with huge disappointment.
However this is no longer the case, as Horsforth Brewery is set to reopen the venue on Wednesday. Hooray!
Announcing the welcomed news to Instagram, Horsforth Brewery wrote: "When we saw they were going to close we were determined to not lose another great venue from the local beer scene.
"We owe a massive thank you to George and the landlord for getting a deal across the line in quick order.
"We’re going to take a few days to put our stamp on the place and then we will be open on Wednesday!"
"Obviously we will be stocking our beers here but as anyone who knows will know, we love the beer scene so we will continue to have a good amount of guest beer on as well. We’ll even been joining in with the biggest beer launches from around the country.
"Want to know the best news? We’re doing this solo. No outside interests, no investors, no debt. In the current climate being able to organically grow like this is so so hard and it’s thanks to all our team that we’ve been able to do this.
"We’ve always been determined to grow our business in a healthy and sustainable way; it may have (absolutely has) been tough over the years but we’ve got ourselves in a position to take us to the next level in a sustainable way."
British Pie Week 2026 – all the best places to find a pie in and around Leeds
Clementine Hall
Sweet, savoury, filled or plain: pies are a staple in the British diet.
It's the best week of the year...it's British Pie Week, not that we need much of an excuse to celebrate that flaky, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth pastry, but we're taking all the excuses we can this week to embrace all things pie related.
We've rounded up al our favourite spots to grab a pie, as a lunchtime snack or on the go in the city centre - so take your pick, whatever the occasion.
Dave's Pies and Ales
Kirkstall Road, Burley | Open from 5pm
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Dave's Pies and Ales is locally known as the smallest pub in Leeds - and whilst the menu and seating area might be teeny, what it does do, it does well.
Choose from a range of pies and peas with classic ales on tap to choose from inside this micropub 12-11pm every day of the week.
Whitelocks Ale House
Turk's Head Yard, just off Briggate | Kitchen open from 12pm
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Whitelocks is known in Leeds for its Sunday Roasts, warm fire and homely pub ambience- but their pies are the unsung heroes on the menu.
The beef and ale pie is made from Yorkshire Meat Co. beef, a Wetherby-based supplier that brings beef from the likes of Tancred Grange Farm in Richmond to Leeds. This one is served with chunky chips and sautéed seasonal veg, seat by the fireplace optional.
Pieminister
Duncan Street, Leeds city centre | Open from 12pm
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Available as a Sunday roast, bottomless brunch or just a plain old (but beautifully presented) pie and mash, Pieminister is famous for its pies for all the right reasons. On the shelves in your local supermarkets and available as a sit-down scran on Boar Lane, Pieminister is a place where pies are guaranteed to make up the majority of the menu options.
Finer Pleasures
Multiple locations
If you don't know about Josh at Finer Pleasures, then you're seriously missing out. Josh is somewhat of a pie-oneer (sorry), and is the master of creating weird and wonderful pie creations from lasagna pies to gammon, egg and pineapple pork pies.
You can find him over in Crossgates most Wednesdays, but you're best bet is to keep an eye on his socials for the best chance on bagging one of his pies. Trust us, they're like gold dust.
Wilsons Butchers
Austhorpe Road, Cross Gates | Open from 7.30am
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Located in Armley, Morley and Pontfract - Wilsons Pies and Pasties is a small indie chain from Wilsons Butchers and crowned champions of the Yorkshire Small Pork Pie Championships.
At lunch time, the shops offer a true Yorkshire delicacy of pie and mushy pies with optional (but essential) mint sauce. All Wilsons pies and pasties are made using locally sourced produce in Garforth, so these a true Leeds pies, and well worth sampling.
Emily Johnson -
8th July 2024 
