The only thing better than getting a cocktail is getting two for the price of one.
Leeds has well over 100 cocktail bars in the city centre alone, so when it comes to choosing a place to spend the evening sipping on boozy concoctions of sweet, spicy and source: it's a challenge. Turns out, there are plenty of bars around Leeds that are not only offering a range of classic cocktails and some new boozy flavours on a 2-for-1 offer.
Ranging from Happy Hour specials to all day, everyday mixer deals, we've rounded up the best 2-for-1 deals in and around Leeds so you can have a night out on a budget, or just enjoy twice as many cocktails as usual.
Manahatta's menu is split into three sections for each phase of the night, but all are included in the 2-for-1 offer. Choose from the 'Glamour Edit' for your pre-drink cocktail fix, then make a selection from the 'Style Edit' to get you through a selfie or two before grabbing a spritz or two from the 'Party Edit' and dancing until the early hours.
The 2-for-1 offer is available Sunday - Thursday all day and every Friday until 7pm.
The East Village
The East Village bar is located in Hyde Park, a short walk or bus journey from the city centre. / Image: The East Village Leeds
The East Village is one of those Hyde Park hidden gems where the booze is so strong, some cocktails are limited to two per person. The 'Candy Hour' selection offers tropical mixes like Pina-Can-Lada with coconut rum, Lilt and coconuts, as well as classic cocktails like the Spiced Mule and Mango Bellinis.
If you want to start or end your night out in style, the 2-for-1 deal lasts all night long to make sure you can get your value drinks at whatever hour you need them the most.
Ten Bar
Ten Bar is open from 6pm until 3am. / Image: Ten Bar Leeds
Ten Bar know exactly the rationale behind the need for a good city centre cocktail bar that keeps you going until the early hours. We're not just talking 2-for-1 cocktails, there's also £3.50 double deals, shots from £2 and a range of DJs playing all night too.
Tuesdays and Thursdays are the nights to get down to Ten Bar and make the most of the 2-for-1 deals, but there are plenty of offers on each evening.
Bower's Tap
Bower's Tap have 2-for-1 all day, every day. / Image: Bower's Tap Leeds
All you need to do is order two of the same cocktails to make the most of Bower's Taps 2-for-1 offer. If you need a recommendation to get the night started: grab a Zombie for a boozy burst of flavour: Havana Club 7 year old rum, Captain Morgan Original dark rum, apricot liqueur, lime, passion fruit syrup, grenadine and pineapple juice.
The popular bar believe 'a cocktail in each hand is the root to true happiness' so their long list of drinks are on the 2-for-1 offer all day every day.
The Original Oak
The Original Oak offer 2-for-1 cocktails every day. / Image: The Original Oak
As a firm student favourite, the Original Oak have cocktails for every occasion, and they're all included in the 2-for-1 offer. Pre-exam stress? Grab an Alright Princess, made from Raspberry and Vanilla vodka with cranberry juice and lemonade, and let your worries slide aside. Ready for a post-exam party? The Surfers Paradise is has Jägermeister, coconut rum and pineapple juice blitzed into one strong cocktail, an ideal pre-drink for a night out.
The Original Oak is based in Headingley, a short bus or train journey from the city centre. Located between Leeds' universities, you can get 2-for-1 all day every day here.
Banyan
The 2-for-1 deal at Banyan is available almost all day every day at every Leeds-based location. / Image: Banyan Leeds City Centre
Believe it or not, there are places that offer 2-for-1 cocktails all day every day and Banyan is one of them. To get your evening started, grab two from the 'Party Starters Menu': the Pacific Punch is packed with Bacardi Cuatro rum, Blue Curaçao, pineapple, coconut, kaffir, lemongrass and lime, a definite favourite amongst those that love tropical-tasting drinks.
The Roundhay, Ilkley and Horsforth venues have unlimited 2-for-1 deals whilst the Leeds city centre and Corn Exchange are Sunday - Friday all day and Saturday from 5pm.
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Eats
Leeds pizza shop hailed ‘exceptional’ and ‘best in the UK’ by major reviewer
A Leeds pizza takeaway has received a glowing review from popular review duo.
Edges Pizza opened up their first permanent spot in Leeds back in June this year, after making a name for themselves slinging out pizzas at multiple pop-ups across the city.
Owners Grace and Edge from Harrogate opened Edges Pizza two years ago, taking inspiration from trips to New York over the years.
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Their pizzas are a love letter to the class New York slice, think thin and crispy rather than chewy and floppy. But above all else, think absolutely delicious.
And now, they've caught the attention of a major review page, with Bite Twice Food Reviews (a page with almost 300k followers) paying Edges a visit.
The food review duo of Gerry del Guercio and Paul Delany popped up in Holbeck beneath the arches to get their hands on a pizza, and the outcome is brilliant.
In the video, Bite Twice said that the pizza is 'f**cking exceptional' and up there with 'one of the best pizzas in the UK'.
Before even taking a bite, they said: "On aesthetic, I don't think anywhere in the UK is doing pizza like this".
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Then after the first bite, they go on to say: "There are very few pizzas in the UK that create this, I’m a little bit blown away".
As Londoners themselves, they go on to say that Edges is 'easily hitting with the best that we’ve got down south'.
And if that's not high praise enough, they sign off the video saying: "Leeds has got an absolute gem. I give this a stamp so hard my foot went through the pizza. Edges. Don Level."
The 42-year-old Kirkgate Market stall serving freshly shucked oysters for £1.90 a pop
Clementine Hall
Tucked away in Leeds Kirkgate Market you'll find a wonderful seafood stall selling freshly shucked oysters for £1.90 each.
It's places like these that remind us why we love Leeds so much.
Established in 1880, Hayes Seafood is widely regarded as the oldest trader within the historic Kirkgate Market.
For the past 42 years, it has been run by Cliff and Michelle, the loveliest couple who welcome every customer with open arms.
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The menu here is small but perfectly formed, focusing on fresh, ready-to-eat seafood that you can enjoy with a squeeze of lemon and a dollop of mayonnaise at most.
Delivered fresh every morning, there's pre-cracked crab shells, brown and white crab meat, cockles, crawfish tails - all perfectly prepared for you to eat at their bar or high tables opposite.
But, it's the oysters that you'll see people queueing for. And rightly so.
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Everything here is prepared to order right in front of you, and for no extra fee. You can choose from two types of oysters: super salty Lindisfarne oysters or the slightly sweeter English Loch Fyne.
We recommend having a couple of each, pulling up a stool right by the counter and getting stuck in. If you ask Cliff nicely, he might tell you a bit about the history of the place - but you may have to order a couple more oysters for that.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
You're left to dress them yourself, whether you prefer dash of fiery tabasco or a few pickled shallots. But to be honest, they're delicious just as they come.
This spot is a real piece of Leeds history, and the queues at lunchtime as well as the repeat regular customers proves just how special it is.
All it's missing is a champagne stall next to it...now wouldn't that be perfect?
Sophie Smith -
18th November 2021 
