If there's one thing Leeds locals love, it's a wine bar.
Okay wine lovers, this article is well and truly dedicated to you and your wine-sipping needs.
If you're sick and tired of being served an average wine in a horrible shaped glass at a pub, then we're here to save the day and get you to where you deserve to be.
Over the last couple of years there's been an influx of new wine bars touching down in the city, and we're not mad about it whatsoever.
So whether you fancy an earthy glass of natural orange wine or a smooth chilled red, we're pretty certain there's a wine bar for you.
Keep reading and get ready to get really, really thirsty...
Bottle Chop
Weetwood Lane, Headingley
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This one comes as literally no surprise. The absolute OGs of natural wine, this pastel pink oasis over in Headingley is a firm favourite amongst city dwellers and those settled in the suburbs.
Stop by for an epic cheese and charcuterie boards and let the wonderful staff guide you to your perfect glass of wine. You're welcome.
Rinse
Call Lane
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And if we're going to shoutout Bottle Chop, then the next logical answer is of course Rinse.
Their city centre sibling opened up just a few months ago and it's just as brilliant and just as busy, obviously. You can get all of the above here at Rinse but you're slap bang in the city centre, the perfect mid-shopping pick me up or pre-dinner glass pitstop.
Friends of Ham
New Station Street, Leeds and Wells Road, Ilkley
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This fabulous spot not only serves great wine and lashing of beer but they also sell lots of...ham.
These guys take a lot of pride in their charcuterie and cheese boards and you probably won't find better in the city. Using only the best quality ingredients, each board is carefully curated and they'll help you choose a wine to match. Their small plates change seasonally but they're all always delicious, trust us.
NoNo Wine Bar
Granary Wharf
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New to the city, NoNo Wine Bar offers a lovely cosy setting right next to the train station, perfect whether you're coming or going to the city.
Nestled underneath the railway arch you'll find walls of wine of every colour on offer by glass or by the bottle.
Veeno
Wellington Place
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This spot is well known amongst city workers as a great spot to sink a glass of wine or two. It's an Italian wine bar and kitchen where you'll find great deals as well as overflowing charcuterie boards and glasses to match.
Eat Your Greens
New York Street
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Okay, technically not just a wine bar, Eat Your Greens is still a fabulous space to enjoy a glass of wine that you might not have tried before.
They're all about using the very best seasonal ingredients, so here you'll find a rotating selection of wines which are all guaranteed to be very, very delicious. And obviously whilst you're there it would be rude not to dig into their fantastic dishes, in a jiffy this will be your new favourite spot in the city.
Latitude
The Calls
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We have a feeling you'll already know about this one, having served the people of Leeds since 2008 they recently moved into a bigger space on The Calls where you can not only buy their wine but you can sit in and drink it as well.
Their mission is very simple, to provide customers with stellar service and exceptional wine. And they do that in abundance.
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.
Clementine Hall -
10th September 2025 
