Bars – Sandinista Leeds

Leeds in 2023

Leeds 2023 is an inspiring cultural festival honing everyone's creativity and unique cultural identity. This festival will highlight talent in every home and community across Leeds - from quiet skills to bright lights. For the first time, local people will have an opportunity to participate in the show by submitting their artwork - from paint splatters and doodles to portraits crafted out of pasta and TikTok dance routines. 1. The Awakening The Awakening, the inaugural event of Leeds 2023's year-long cultural celebrations, was an inspiring spectacle featuring local artists and community groups. People who won their tickets through a ballot using creative currency instead of cash gathered at Headingley Stadium to watch performances from Corinne Bailey Rae, Simon Armitage and LYR, as well as Chumbawamba's Dunstan Bruce and rapper Graft,…

Best Bars in Leeds

Bars, Drinks, Leeds

If you're in the mood for a cocktail, The Maven is the bar for you. Consistently topping Leeds' best bars lists, this speakeasy-style bar is dedicated to making first-rate drinks. The dimly-lit interiors transport you back to the era of dancing and drinking in the 1920s. The drinks are a real treat here, and the experience is downright decadent. Belgrave Music Hall Located in the heart of the city, Belgrave Music Hall is one of the best places to enjoy live gigs, comedy and film. Its three floors are filled with two bars and a roof terrace. The venue also offers great food and fast drinks. Distrikt You can find Distrikt bars in Leeds in the Schlouk Map app. It offers the drinks menu, and events calendar. You can write…

Tips on Cocktail Making

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There are a few tips for cocktail making that will help you make your drinks look good. Presentation is an important part of the ritual, and it will also make the drinker feel special. Here are some tips on making a good-looking drink: Take your time and make sure it looks nice! This can make your drink feel more special, so you should put a little extra effort into it. Basic bartending tools Bar tools are essential in the cocktail-making process, and without them, you won't be able to properly prepare and serve your drinks. Luckily, there are many simple and inexpensive tools you can purchase for your bar. For example, you should invest in a wine key, a German invention that combines a corkscrew, knife and bottle opener in…

What Makes A Great Bar Great

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There are some people that would love to tell you that what makes a great bar or club is the way that the bartender prepares the drinks and makes the display of its cocktails. I am not one of those people and I don't think that it matters what anybody else thinks. There are so many things that make up a great bar or club, and these things are the same things that make up most bars and clubs. I think that it is important to be open-minded to the world around you and to learn from others because that is how you get to experience the best of what there is to offer. The thing that really impresses me about bartending is that it really doesn't matter how you…

Common Mistakes Bar Owners Make

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In my opinion, the biggest mistake that could happen in a bar or a pub is when it comes to ordering a drink. Many times I have seen patrons in these bars order a drink like a shot of whiskey, which is a really nice drink to take with company, and end up getting one of the highest alcohol content drinks that you can get. This is because many bar owners do not know how to make their bar beverages safe for consumption by the customers. If this happens, you will be spending a lot of money on your bartender mistakes. If you are one of those people that order a shot of whiskey without learning the proper way to serve it, chances are that you might end up spending…