Famed for its killer espresso martinis, The Watermark has announced it will be closing its doors in just a few weeks.
Standing proud on Cross Belgrave Street at the top of town, The Watermark Bar has gained a loyal following for cocktail lovers in the city.
The bar is known locally for its late night kitchen, cocktails, endless selection of spirits and all-around laid-back vibes.
Inspired by the owner’s home bar in Beeston, the interior is cosily decorated throughout, complete with classic board games and quirky wall features.
Images: The Watermark
The critically acclaimed bar has constantly received raving reviews over the past 6 years, described as being ‘consistently amazing’ by their customers for its service, food and drinks.
So it's safe to say, this sad news comes as a shock to us all.
Announcing the news to Instagram, The Watermark Bar said: "Hi guys! Today is one of those days where we drop some really bummer news against our will.
"The 1st Jan 2025 will be our last day of open doors at 3 Cross Belgrave Street. For 6 years we have based our entire brand and philosophy on adding to and building up the community in Leeds...
"We have done everything we can to keep the flame of independency of bars in Leeds as bright as possible. The Watermark Bar, at its foundation, was never offered a sustainable lease to run a long term business on. Towards the end of that lease we were in limbo. Every 2 years we were spoon fed another 2 year lease by a sub landlord and because of this we were never truly able to invest in the bar that we 100% wanted...
"However, on the 6th year living the dream of running a bar that is so loved by this amazing city, against the struggle of rising costs on every single line of our budget sheets, pressing on whilst Leeds City Council turned our front door step into multisite industrial bin store & shipping container site for over 2 years....
Image: The Watermark
"The Watermark will close its doors at the end of its lease as the sub-landlord wants to turn it into a coffee shop...We will continue, to look for a better location to do this. But ultimately we would like to take this as an opportunity to spend the last month celebrating the vibe in these four walls over December with you all."
We hope to see The Watermark Bar take on a new space in the city very soon, and we'll keep you up to date with any updates. But for now, visit the legends over at The Watermark before the year ends and cheers to what they've achieved over the past six years.
Featured image - The Watermark
Eats
The Sheffield institution serving the city’s favourite sandwich for over 60 years
And thank god it was, as for over 60 years now their iconic pork sandwich has been fuelling the hungry people of Sheffield, and we'd go as far to say it's one of the best sarnies in the city.
Images: The Sheff
Hot roast pork, herby stuffing, crispy crackling and fruity apple sauce all crammed into a soft bap - it really doesn’t get much better than that.
Being a traditional butchers, their pork joints are traditionally roasted and cured in house to give that succulent texture and crispy crackling every single time.
The very first shop was born at Wadsley Bridge where they quickly built a reputation for their sandwiches, this then allowed them to become a proper Sheffield household name after expanding rapidly through the 2000s.
They now have 14 sites across Sheffield, and each site is as good as the next. Not only are the pork sandwiches class but if you're ever faced with a hangover no matter how severe, their stacked breakfast baps are always there to save the day.
A brand-new bakery from the masterminds behind Silver’s Deli is opening in Leeds next week
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Silver's Deli is opening up a sister shop, and this time it's about everything baked.
We all know and love Silver's Deli for their stacked subs and breakfast sandwiches that could cure any hangover no matter how severe.
They're so good, that they even bagged the coveted Uber Eats Restaurant of the Year Award last year.
And rightly so, because everything Silver's do is absolutely class.
The progress so far. Images: The Hoot Leeds
And it seems there's just no stopping Silver's, as last month they announced that they'll be opening a sister shop named 'Silver's Bakehouse' serving up everything, yep you guessed it, baked.
What exactly has not yet been revealed, with owner Chris keeping details tightly under wraps.
But what we do know is that every single thing will be made fresh, with love, in-house, at their new brand spanking new location in Farsley.
They've been keeping adoring fans updated on their socials with renovation updates, and it's already looking absolutely top tier.
Announcing the very exciting news to Instagram, Silver's Deli said: "Well it’s happening. I said no more shops, but it’s kinda necessary, and I just love all things baked.
"There’s waaaaaaaaay too many details to share on this right now, but go give our sister shop @silvers_bakehouse a new follow and hold on tight. This is gonna be fun as fuck."
We're in no doubt that this venture is going to be absolutely brilliant, and you best believe we'll be first in line to try one of those brownies.
Silver's Bakehouse will be located on Town Street in Farsley and is opening next Friday 22 May - just in time for the late May bank holiday weekend. We'll see you there.
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26th November 2024 
