Closed
Jalou
Their signature: Into The Forest
The venues we've lost
Every venue here poured for York Cocktail Week and has since closed for good. Thank you to every one of them.
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 York
Venues that have taken part in York Cocktail Week and are open now. Tap one to see what they poured.
- Angel on the Green
- ASK Italian
- Bobos Cocktail Bar
- The Botanist
- The Botanist York
- Chez Mal Brasserie & Bar
- Dum Dum
- Dum Dum Tiki Bar
- Impossible York
- Kennedy's Bar & Restaurant
- Lucia Restaurant
- Manahatta
- Manahatta York
- Northern Monk Refectory York
- Pink
- Pink by Impossible
- Rosa's Thai
- Ruby Rae's
- Slug & Lettuce Swinegate
- Social 8 Lounge
- Tomahawk Steakhouse
- Vudu Lounge
- The Whippet Inn
- Yemen Heaven
- Ate O'Clock
- Boho Mixologists
- Brew York Tap Room and Beer Hall
- Brew York Taproom
- Cicchetti Lounge
- Cosy Club
- Cosy Club York
- The Cut & Craft York
- Drift Clifford Street
- Dusk
- The Grand York
- The Hi Ho Club
- House of the Trembling Madness
- Lil's Bar and Bistro
- The Marrakesh
- Moxy
- Museum Street Tavern
- Shambles Tavern
- Slug & Lettuce Riverside
- Social8
- Sotano
In York Cocktail Week now
What York Cocktail Week does for hospitality
York 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 York.
51York venues across 3 editions of York Cocktail Week, with 46 different signature cocktails
What York venues said
Cocktail Week is a great tool for people to experience York's cocktail scene, it showcases the venues and the great work the bartenders of York do on a daily basis
Manahatta York, general manager, after York Cocktail Week 2025The success of the first york cocktail week was overwhelming I believe it's been a great week for York hospitality and hopefully will have repeat customers that have enjoyed the experience
Vudu Lounge, owner, after York Cocktail Week 2025A chance to experience a wide variety of new cocktails whilst exploring the beauty and history of York
ASK Italian, manager on duty, after York Cocktail Week 2025
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 York 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 York?
Jalou took part in York Cocktail Week and is now listed as permanently closed.
How can I support York 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 York 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 York.
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.
York Cocktail Week is on now
York Cocktail Week is on now, until 15 November. One wristband, a signature cocktail at every venue taking part.