Food and Drink in Liverpool

Liverpool’s food and drink scene. The best bars, restaurants and pop up food events

  • Sapporo Teppanyaki Restaurant; Duke Street

    Sapporo Teppanyaki Restaurant; Duke Street

    The rule of Sapporo Teppanyaki is it’s all about spectacle. It’s about those places we saw on American TV in the mid to late 90’s where things were cooked in the middle of your table, and it took us staunch Brits a while to catch up. Me and the boyfriend took full advantage of one of the menu’s special offers by going on a Monday. This is the day when Sapporo’s offers customers a steak…

  • BBQ Bootcamp In Liverpool 9th-11th May 2

    BBQ Bootcamp In Liverpool 9th-11th May

    The Monkey Shoulder Trailer tours the UK this summer for a series of Scotch and BBQ events. It will roll into Liverpool from 9-11th May. Don’t know your brisket from your baby back ribs? Monkey Shoulder will be at your service this summer with its new BBQ Bootcamps. Hosting DIY cocktail experiences, the best barbequed meats in the land and enough music to keep the festivalgoers stomping, BBQ Bootcamp will be stopping off at three cities and two festivals during…

  • Salthouse Bacaro 3

    Salthouse Bacaro

    Turn your back for a minute and a new bar or restaurant opens in Liverpool. One of the most recent, and most hotly anticipated, is Bacaro on Castle Street. The sister restaurant of Salthouse Tapas and Hanover St Social, it offers a menu of ‘small plates’ of Italian delicacies. Think ‘Italian tapas’ and you’re just about there. So there are cured meats and charcuterie, salads, little pizzas called pizzete and meat and fish selections. Like…

  • The Attic; Parr Street

    The Attic; Parr Street

    Previously the 3345 bar, named after its address on Parr Street, The Attic is a bar with some serious class. The seemingly never ending set of stairs may drain you but once beaten you’re treated to an experience akin to walking into a musician’s house in the middle of a drunken night in. The lights are dim, every surface a dark shade of sexy. The walls exhibit pictures of past musicians, each of which acting…

  • Smugglers Cove; Review 2

    Smugglers Cove; Review

    Smugglers Cove is now The Botanist. Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. Some PR people have been very busy promoting Smuggler’s Cove since its opening; very busy indeed. The buzz has been inescapable and Twitter is stuffed with people marvelling at the themed decor, posting instagrammed photos of the cocktails and proclaiming the food ‘the best meal I’ve ever had’. So it would have been rude not to check it out. I went…

  • The Boot Room Sports Cafe At Anfield; Special St Patrick's Day Menu Available This Saturday 15th March 1

    The Boot Room Sports Cafe At Anfield; Special St Patrick’s Day Menu Available This Saturday 15th March

    The Boot Room Sports Cafe at Liverpool FC is named after the ‘Boot Room’ which became famous at the club during Bill Shankly’s managerial reign. It became a tradition for the manager and coaching staff to meet there after matches to discuss the game and the club in general. It is a fitting tribute that the Boot Room Sports Cafe offers a place for fans and more generally those looking for a nice meal to…

  • The Interesting Eating Company Becomes Official Food & Drink Provider For Ultimate Outdoors

    The Interesting Eating Company; Review

    Allerton Road has a vibrant café and ever growing coffee culture so it can be a little tough for any new kid on the block to stand out from the crowd, especially from the national chain variety. Well, the Interesting Eating Company has been open since 2012 so it must be doing something right, and I went along with my lunch partner to find out exactly what that is. We arrived to a fun and…

  • Panna Kitchen & Canteen; Review 1

    Panna Kitchen & Canteen; Review

    It’s  Friday lunch time, which in my eyes is lunchtime treat day. This week’s treat is Panna Kitchen & Canteen on Tithebarn Street, and part of Silkhouse Court. As I entered I was quickly given a menu by the friendly staff and opted for the Panna Club Sandwich. As I took my seat, the place soon filled up with hungry workers looking for a sophisticated, tasty bite to eat. Panna has a very fresh, clean…