The venues we've lost
Every venue here poured for Leeds Cocktail Week and has since closed for good. Thank you to every one of them.
Closed
Point Blank Shooting
Closures come from Google Maps, which lists each of these venues as permanently closed (checked every month), and from venues we've been told have closed. Has one reopened, moved or changed its name? Email hello@cocktail-week.com and we'll update it.
Still pouring in Leeds
Venues that have taken part in Leeds Cocktail Week and are open now. Tap one to see what they poured.
- The Alchemist (Greek St)
- The Alchemist (Trinity)
- All Bar One
- The Banksia Bar + Restaurant
- Banyan
- Be At One (Boar Lane)
- Be At One (Greek Street)
- Be At One Greek St
- Behind Closed Doors
- Belgrave Music Hall
- Bibis Italianissimo
- Blackhouse
- Blackhouse Gastrobar
- The Bootlegger
- The Botanist
- BOX
- Browns
- Call Lane Social
- Canal Club
- Chaophraya
- Cinnamon Kitchen
- Cosy Club
- CrowdedHouse
- Cuckoo
- Dirty Martini
- Electric Shuffle
- The End
- Fibre
- Flight Club
- Gaucho
- Gott's Bar & Kitchen
- Habbibi
- Headrow House
- Hilton Leeds City
- House of Fu
- The Ivy Asia
- Jake's Bar & Still Room
- Malmaison
- Manahatta
- Mean-Eyed Cat
- MOJO
- The New Conservatory
- NQ64
- Nyla's
- Nyla's Chapel Allerton
- Nyla's City Centre
- Power, Corruption & Lies
- Révolucion de Cuba
- Rita's Beer Hall & Ballroom
- Rita's Leeds
- Rosa's Thai
- Roxy Ball Room Boar Lane
- Roxy Ball Room Merrion St
- Roxy Lane The Light
- Sela Bar
- Smokestack
- The Soap Factory
- Teppanyaki
- Turtle Bay
- Uyare
- Verve
- Water Lane Boathouse
- The Whitehall
What Leeds Cocktail Week does for hospitality
Leeds Cocktail Week is about getting people out to local bars and restaurants. The venues host and pour and we bring the customers.
Real footfall
Wristband holders plan their ten days around the line-up, so venues meet people who have never been through the door, often at a quieter time of year.
Money in the till
Every signature cocktail is bought at the bar, so the money goes straight into the venue's own till, along with whatever else people order while they're in.
Awareness
The guide, the website, social ads, emails and local press put every venue taking part in front of people across Leeds.
71Leeds venues across 2 editions of Leeds Cocktail Week, with 82 different signature cocktails
What Leeds venues said
Really great to have a popular event going on in the city centre during August. Created a great buzz about the city and our team enjoyed it at work, and as users.
Blackhouse, concept manager, after Leeds Cocktail Week 2025Increased awareness of Leeds amazing cocktail scene. Of which has needed something like this since eat out to help out.
Browns, general manager, after Leeds Cocktail Week 2025Jake's Bar absolutely loves taking part in Leeds Cocktail Week, and will be doing so each and every year. The initiative works for all involved - both the consumer, and the hospitality industry get a great deal out of the whole event.
Jake's Bar & Still Room, director, after Leeds Cocktail Week 2026
Why your local needs you
A bar or restaurant is someone's first job, a regular order for local suppliers, the place you go for birthdays and the reason Leeds still feels alive after six o'clock.
Costs have climbed on every side: wages, energy, food, business rates and VAT. When a venue closes, the staff, the regulars and the nights out go with it. The best thing any of us can do is simple: go out and go local.
How you can help
- Go midweekWeekends are busy. A Tuesday or Wednesday visit goes further.
- Try somewhere newPick the bar you always walk past and finally go in.
- Book, then turn upCan't make it? Cancel, so someone else can have the table.
- Leave a reviewA kind review takes a minute and helps the next person choose them.
- Bring the groupBirthdays, leaving dos and catch ups. Book them local.
- Buy a gift cardChristmas sorted and money through the door when it's needed.
- Back the VAT cutSign the #VATsTheProblem petition for a 10% VAT rate on hospitality. Sign it here.
Why VAT matters
Cut hospitality VAT
In the UK, VAT on eating and drinking out is 20%. The campaign points out that France, Spain and Italy charge 10% on hospitality.
The #VATsTheProblem campaign, led by chef Tom Kerridge and backed by UKHospitality, the British Beer & Pub Association and the British Institute of Innkeeping, is asking for a 10% rate for hospitality. More than 400,000 people signed its petition before it was handed in at Downing Street on 14 October 2026.
The Budget on 28 October 2026 did not cut it, so the campaign carries on. We're behind it.
Sign the petition20%→10%
VAT on UK hospitality now, and what the #VATsTheProblem campaign is asking for.
Plan your night out
Questions
What venues have closed in Leeds?
Revolution Call Lane and Point Blank Shooting took part in Leeds Cocktail Week and are now listed as permanently closed.
How can I support Leeds hospitality?
Go out locally, midweek if you can. Try somewhere new, book and turn up, leave a review, bring your group and buy gift cards from local venues. You can also sign the #VATsTheProblem petition for a 10% VAT rate on hospitality.
What does Leeds Cocktail Week do for local hospitality?
For ten days, wristband holders plan their nights around the venues taking part, so they meet new customers. Every cocktail is bought at the bar, so the money goes into the venue's own till and the guide, website, ads and local press put every venue in front of people across Leeds.
What is the #VATsTheProblem campaign?
A campaign led by chef Tom Kerridge, with UKHospitality, the British Beer & Pub Association and the British Institute of Innkeeping, asking the UK Government to cut VAT on hospitality from 20% to 10%. More than 400,000 people had signed its petition by October 2026. The Budget on 28 October 2026 did not cut the rate and the campaign is carrying on.
The next Leeds Cocktail Week
The next Leeds Cocktail Week runs 30 July to 8 August 2027. One wristband unlocks signature cocktails from £6.