Food and Drink in Liverpool
Liverpool’s food and drink scene. The best bars, restaurants and pop up food events
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Bitter Social brings Italian romance to Liverpool this Valentine’s Day
Pop-up food and drink pairing venue Bitter Social is encouraging scousers to say “Ti amo” to their loved ones this Valentine’s Day during a special Italian-themed dinner. The restaurant has teamed up with artisanal Italian vermouth company Mancino to host a four-course food and drink pairing evening – From Mancino, with Love – with European Ambassador Domenico Carella. Guests will be taken on a journey through the world of vermouth – a wine fortified with…
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Liverpool Restaurant Hosts Goodfellas-Themed NYE Dinner
Pop-up food and drink venue Bitter Social is inviting guests to eat like a wiseguy at a Goodfellas-themed New Years’ Eve dinner. The evening is in homage to the classic film’s prison dinner scene, as Bitter Social is located on the first floor of Liverpool’s oldest prison in the city’s Ropewalks area. The 1990 movie starring Robert De Niro and Ray Liotta is considered one of the greatest films of all time, having been emulated…
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Bongo’s Bingo Launches Bongo’s Festive Party House
Bongo’s Festive Party House is a pop-up taking place in Cains Brewery Village this Christmas. Channelling the festive spirit of Bad Santa filtered through Scrooged, this is a wilfully sordid social spot with its calcified heart very much on its torn sleeve. Festooned with twinkling lights and Xmas deccies daubed upon every available space, the intimate setting is like the best house party you’ve never been invited to. Opening on Thursday 13th December from 5pm,…
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Red Dog Saloon Launches ‘Whole Hog Sundays’
Red Dog Saloon, the traditional Austin barbeque joint and dive bar, is launching ‘Whole Hog Sundays’ feasting menu from Sunday 9th December, nationwide. ‘Austin by way of Brooklyn, served with a side of Nashville for good measure’, Red Dog Saloon was created as an antidote to commonly found dry, unloved and unskilled ‘que. Serious about good eats and good drinks, Red Dog Saloon highlights Austin’s regional eccentricities and deep-rooted Southern inspirations – with a mission is to…
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Red Door Shakes It Up With New Cocktail Menu
The Berry Street favourite has launched a brand new cocktail menu, including classics from every era, as well as modern creations exclusive to Red Door. The menu is part of a brand refresh, which will include a new website, launching later this year. The new list of over 50 drinks is split into five time periods from the 1920s to the present day, with each creation paying homage to its respective era; the ‘golden age’…
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Rudy’s Pizza Castle Street: Review
There’s certainly not a shortage of amazing pizza places in Liverpool but with Rudy’s there’s definitely room for one more! With the likes of Crazy Pedros, Santa Maluco, American Pizza Slice and more we are spoilt for choice for pizza but Rudy’s does a good job in fitting in nicely and providing a slightly different option. With it’s focus on traditional Neapolitan pizza and modern decor there’s still space in our life for the quirkiness of…
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Black Pie Day Is Coming To Pieminister, In Support of Shelter
One of favourite Bold Street eating spots, Pieminister are going to be serving up a very special pie this Black Friday. If you’re already fed up with hearing about Black Friday then fear not, because we’re actually talking about Black Pie Day! Pieminister first renamed Black Friday in November 2015 to raise funds for Shelter and this year they’ve taken things one step further, baking their pies in a black charcoal-pastry. These Black Pie Day pies will be available at…
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Evil Eye Burrito Bar Is Building On The Smithdown Road Boom
Music, quiz nights, renowned chefs and more in store for the Mexican-Inspired Evil Eye Burrito Bar. Evil Eye Burrito Shack has been a big player on the Smithdown Road scene for a while now, serving up some top notch Mexican-influenced food along with a cosy bar atmosphere which has made it a popular spot with locals and now things are looking even brighter with some positive developments lined up. In recent months they’ve had the…
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Slim’s Pork Chop Express Restaurant Review
Updated for 2019 – Unfortunately Slim’s Pork Chop Express is now permanently closed. But the team behind the venue are opening a brand new NYC style gourmet diner on Bold Street, Slim’s. How can a Liverpool restaurant set itself apart from all the competition it faces when there’s so much choice out there? Well Slim’s Pork Chop Express has always done a good job of this for us, not only because we are massive fans…
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The Ginsmiths Experience- Distillery Dinner & Tasting
Love gin? Love food? Then you’ll love this! On Wednesday 21 November The Ginsmiths of Liverpool and Love Lane Brewery brings you a private fine dining experience with a twist! Get your tastebuds tingling as they serve up a stunning 5 course dinner seated right in the middle of the distillery! This is the second event of what will be a regular “dinner in the distillery” events programme. Tickets are very limited so don’t miss…
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Lunyalita Restaurant Review
The hardest thing about being a restaurateur is having constant worries about various, constant things. For example worries about staffing, suppliers, produce. I suppose all of these things can be wrapped up into one over-arching theme – consistency. And the scaling and triumph over Mount Consistency on an everyday basis must be paramount factor in your business being successful or not. And to that, I have to admit, Lunya over the years has constantly met…
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Wagamama Wows With New Ramen Selection
There’s no denying that Wagamama is one of the UK’s best loved Japanese restaurants, with a wide array of authentic, freshly cooked flavour-packed food to choose from, it’s a solid choice when eating out. There isn’t an evening when Liverpool One’s restaurant isn’t packed full of people enjoying Katsu Curries and Teriyaki noodles and the place is set to get even busier with their newly re-vamped interior and exciting additions to their already delicious menu.…
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Liverpool’s Latest Cafe Bar & Restaurant Carlisi To Offer A Taste of Italy In Financial District
Liverpool’s financial district has welcomed its latest culinary addition in the form of Carlisi. The city centre venue’s day to night dining and drinking concept offers everything from coffee to cocktails alongside delicious Italian cuisine. Owned by Alessio Carlisi, the café bar and eatery, located on Dale Street, aims to provide a fresh take on authentic Italian hospitality no matter the time of day. Alessio said: “As one of the area’s newest dining and drinking…
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Tiger Rock Hawker Launches Its Christmas Menu With A Difference
Tiger Rock Hawker is offering diners an alternative to traditional Christmas dinner with its Asian-inspired festive menu. The East Asian eatery, with locations in the heart of Liverpool city centre – just minutes from Liverpool ONE – and the popular Allerton area, has unveiled a three-course set menu available from December 1. Comprising a selection of starters and mains in the form of small bowls and plates, the venue makes the ideal destination to share…
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Oktoberfest At The Club House Lodge
On Friday 19th and Saturday 20th October The Club House Lodge on Chavasse Park will be bringing the spirit of Munich to the heart of Liverpool with a two-day Oktoberfest celebration! An evening of live Bavarian music from 6pm until late, beer steins and tasty bratwurst! The cool surroundings of comfy winter Lodge will echo with the sounds of the foot tapping beats. Friday night from 6pm The Ragamuffins will entertain the guests with the big…
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Christmas Partying At The Titanic Hotel
Looking for somewhere to host your Christmas party can often be a tricky one. With so many places to choose from in Liverpool and so many dividing opinions when it comes to what makes a good night out, you need somewhere that will bring everything from great live music and entertainment, to festive interiors and delicious food. And we’ve found just the place. The Titanic hotel puts on a spectacular show every year when it…
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Liverpool Restaurant Serves Up Free Pizza Throughout October
Trattoria 51 is serving up free pizzas throughout the month of October in celebration of National Pizza Month. The Italian eatery will be dishing out free pizzas to a number of lucky people outside its restaurant on Old Hall Street every Friday throughout the month from 12pm starting on October 5. General Manager and Co-Owner of Trattoria 51 Toni Karemanaj said: “As Italians, we love pizza and National Pizza Month is the perfect excuse for…
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Revolution St Peter’s Square: Review
It seems that the legendary revolution has been around since the beginning of time, always a trusty place to go and get your vodka fix on a night out or enjoy their infamous 2 4 1 happy hour with some of the most inventive but delicious cocktails around featured on a gloriously vast menu. Of course, Revolution is also known for its food offerings, but recently the St Peter’s square branch have taken things up…
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Wahaca & El Bandito launch Mexican bar residency in the heart of Liverpool
Wahaca, the Mexican restaurant group, is teaming up with popular Liverpool bar, El Bandito and the Graffiti Spirits Group, to launch a 3 month rooftop bar residency above its restaurant off Hanover Street, in the heart of Liverpool this October. The collaboration, a first for both groups, will see El Bandito transform Wahaca Liverpool’s rooftop bar into a new home for the North West’s best Mezcal and tequila-based cocktails, set in a unique 1st floor…
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Rudy’s Pizza to Open in Liverpool in Winter 2018
Rudy’s, a thriving independent Neapolitan pizzeria, that originally opened in the heart of ‘little Italy’ Ancoats, in Manchester in 2015, and has since expanded successfully to Peter Street in the city, serving, to wide acclaim, the best pizzas in the world, will again be expanding its operations. The new pizzeria will open a 120 cover restaurant in a stripped back industrial style on Castle Street, Liverpool this winter. The critical acclaim of Rudy’s has been…
