The Ivy has come to dominate the food scene in London, and has slowly been encroaching on the North. Both its Leeds and York locations have opened recently to great acclaim. The first star of the afternoon has to…
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I love the Botanist. It’s a chain, but if anyone is after delicious cocktail recommendations in York, I always point them towards the Botanist. I had the blackberry and rosemary fizz, which had fresh blackberries, rosemary, sugar syrup, lemon and…
Mansion House in York had been closed for the first 18 months we lived in York, and then it opened, serendipitously by the time of the York Residents’ Weekend. Having walked by it hundreds of times, I was thrilled…
I posted on instagram ages ago that I had a new favourite place for brunch in York and it is Gulp & Graze. I walk past it all the time, but I’d foolishly not visited it. What an error…
There’s an amazing thing that the city of York does for residents. It’s called Residents’ Weekend, and once a year, on that weekend, York residents get to visit all the tourist locations and historic buildings for free. You just…
York is home to some amazing restaurants (especially cute little cafes and tea places). However, it’s especially easy to fall victim to some of the tourist traps in the city. That’s not to say that they aren’t good…. but…
The Perky Peacock is one of my favourite brunch and cafe options. There are limited tables inside, but the most coveted tables are outside along the river, even in the coldest months. First of all, the Perky Peacock is…
Your Bike Shed is my latest York coffee shop to visit, on my ever-increasing list of places that you MUST eat at in York. It’s incredible how many coffee shops and hip cafes that such a small city as…
Clifford’s Tower looms over one side of York. It dominates my walks to work and most walks that I do around town. (Until I get into town proper and the Minster takes its place as the building supreme.) Another…
Sam and I have been trying for ages to get into Skosh. But ever since Jay Rayner’s glowing review, “clever, delicious and often brilliant” and his endorsement that one of his dishes was the best dish of the year…