Guidebook for York

Dan And Elaine
Dan And Elaine
Guidebook for York

Food Scene

We wen't here on our first date! A great authentic Thai restaurant with a delicious menu and cosy atmosphere.
15 locals recommend
Khao San Road
50-52 Walmgate
15 locals recommend
We wen't here on our first date! A great authentic Thai restaurant with a delicious menu and cosy atmosphere.
By far the best Indian restaurant in town! Great curries and friendly staff. A lively atmosphere and you'll almost certainly need a reservation but a meal that definitely wont disappoint.
22 locals recommend
Mumbai Lounge
47 Fossgate
22 locals recommend
By far the best Indian restaurant in town! Great curries and friendly staff. A lively atmosphere and you'll almost certainly need a reservation but a meal that definitely wont disappoint.
A "genuine" Italian restaurant! A bustling little restaurant with authentic Italian dishes and a real buzz about it.
23 locals recommend
Il Paradiso Del Cibo
40 Walmgate
23 locals recommend
A "genuine" Italian restaurant! A bustling little restaurant with authentic Italian dishes and a real buzz about it.
Delicious Tapas! A huge selection of meat, fish and veggie tapas dishes. Expect a very warm welcome and amazing flavours.
35 locals recommend
Ambiente Tapas Fossgate
31 Fossgate
35 locals recommend
Delicious Tapas! A huge selection of meat, fish and veggie tapas dishes. Expect a very warm welcome and amazing flavours.
A real York classic. Amazing burgers, sandwiches and daily specials, not forgetting the "muchos nachos" served in an enclosed covered courtyard. Huge portions if you're feeling particularly peckish.
11 locals recommend
Stonegate Teddy Bears
13 Stonegate
11 locals recommend
A real York classic. Amazing burgers, sandwiches and daily specials, not forgetting the "muchos nachos" served in an enclosed covered courtyard. Huge portions if you're feeling particularly peckish.
A proper pub! Great ales and an excellent Sunday lunch. Serving all the classics in a traditional setting, even has a great beer garden if the sun is shining!
16 locals recommend
Lamb & Lion Inn
2-4 High Petergate
16 locals recommend
A proper pub! Great ales and an excellent Sunday lunch. Serving all the classics in a traditional setting, even has a great beer garden if the sun is shining!
Not just for Vegans ... This quirky cafe and bistro set in the winding old streets has a great selection of vegan dishes. Full of flavour and a place that prides itself in local produce.
6 locals recommend
El Piano York
15-17 Grape Ln
6 locals recommend
Not just for Vegans ... This quirky cafe and bistro set in the winding old streets has a great selection of vegan dishes. Full of flavour and a place that prides itself in local produce.
A great little french bistro. A large menu, with a good value mid-week menu and excellent wines overlooking the iconic Cliffords' Tower.
35 locals recommend
Rustique
28 Castlegate
35 locals recommend
A great little french bistro. A large menu, with a good value mid-week menu and excellent wines overlooking the iconic Cliffords' Tower.

Drinks & Nightlife

It's a lively, bustling bar with lots of options on tap, including prosecco! Pizzas are available as well, and there is live music on a couple of nights a week.
33 locals recommend
The Hop York
11-12 Fossgate
33 locals recommend
It's a lively, bustling bar with lots of options on tap, including prosecco! Pizzas are available as well, and there is live music on a couple of nights a week.
The latest brew in town, this great little brewery has a fantastic selection and a great atmosphere in its taprooms.
15 locals recommend
Brew York Craft Brewery & Tap Room
Walmgate
15 locals recommend
The latest brew in town, this great little brewery has a fantastic selection and a great atmosphere in its taprooms.
Great cocktails, lively atmosphere, the smallest dance-floor in the world, and the longest climb to the toilets (up three flights of stairs). All of this makes for a memorable night!
14 locals recommend
Bobolobo
5 Little Stonegate
14 locals recommend
Great cocktails, lively atmosphere, the smallest dance-floor in the world, and the longest climb to the toilets (up three flights of stairs). All of this makes for a memorable night!
A cracking pulled pork or beef sandwich during the day, and a great atmosphere and good drinks on offer at night - good place to start.
10 locals recommend
Pavement Vaults
2 Piccadilly
10 locals recommend
A cracking pulled pork or beef sandwich during the day, and a great atmosphere and good drinks on offer at night - good place to start.
This is a very intimate bar, with mood lighting and DJs playing eclectic tunes. A large selection of beers, both bottled and taps, and good cocktails on offer.
30 locals recommend
Sotano
1 Little Stonegate
30 locals recommend
This is a very intimate bar, with mood lighting and DJs playing eclectic tunes. A large selection of beers, both bottled and taps, and good cocktails on offer.
One of York's worst-kept secrets. An amazing building which will make you feel like you've travelled back in time! Don't be fooled by the beer shop on the ground floor - just head up the stairs and TRY to find a seat!
52 locals recommend
House Of The Trembling Madness
48 Stonegate
52 locals recommend
One of York's worst-kept secrets. An amazing building which will make you feel like you've travelled back in time! Don't be fooled by the beer shop on the ground floor - just head up the stairs and TRY to find a seat!
Another of our first date locations. Three floors of ambience and good vibes - you'll always be welcome to pull up a pew next to a stranger in here.
9 locals recommend
Pivní York
6 Patrick Pool
9 locals recommend
Another of our first date locations. Three floors of ambience and good vibes - you'll always be welcome to pull up a pew next to a stranger in here.