Food and Drink in Liverpool
Liverpool’s food and drink scene. The best bars, restaurants and pop up food events
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A Bloomin’ Brilliant launch: The Florist Comes To Liverpool
For a while now, the amazing, historic Old Blind School building has been closed for refurbishment after the gastro-pub style eatery shut down and finally, this week, something amazing is opening in its place. The Florist was first launched in Bristol and in a quest to further charm the senses of its customers, it has now come to Liverpool to allow us Scousers to appreciate the beautiful interiors, amazing food and slightly too easy to…
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Positive Vibration Announce Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Roni Size & More For This Year’s Festival
The UK’s award-winning festival of reggae, Positive Vibration, continues to impress, as it adds legendary producer & innovator, Lee “Scratch” Perry to this year’s festival line-up. The Godfather of dub, who kickstarted the career of Bob Marley, will be backed by New York-based collective, Subatomic Sound System (Emch, Screechy Dan and Larry McDonald) for a special one-off UK performance. As well as the Godfather of Dub, the festival will also play host to the Godfather…
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SKAUS: Restaurant Review
After a few guest appearances around differing Liverpool venues – in a pop-up capacity, the boys at SKAUS, Dan and Josh, have now found themselves working in collaboration with Dockleaf,situated in the Cains Brewery village. Myself and The G went along recently to try out some of their Nordic inspired cuisine, and we weren’t disappointed. SKAUS is a welcome addition to the gastronomic delights that are currently on offer in Liverpool, and in our estimation,…
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The Old Blind Sschool Site To Open As A Floral Fairytale Masterpiece
The Florist, a contemporary new bar and restaurant has announced it will open in Liverpool on 23rd April 2018. Situated on the site of the former Old Blind School pub on Hardman Street, The Florist breathes new life into the stunning Grade II listed building, once home to the Royal School for the Blind. The Florist is set to charm the city with breathtaking floral installations, which are sure to be Instagram gold and like nothing Liverpool…
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Liverpool gets a taste of America as Taco Bell comes to Bold Street
I don’t know if it’s just the novelty of eating somewhere that appears in almost every American movie ever, the fact that you can get a Burrito, Churros and Tacos in the same meal or that the refillable drinks machine contains Pepsi Max cherry but I was definitely ridiculously excited to sample Bold Street’s newest addition: TACO BELL! I couldn’t believe what I was seeing when I first walked past the empty shell of a…
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The Pen Factory Liverpool: An underground gem in the heart of the city
Yet another eatery in Liverpool to adopt the sociable small plate dining style that is becoming familiar across the city is The Pen Factory, perfectly hidden under the ground of our Georgian Quarter. The Pen Factory has been around for a couple of years and continues to impress with its small but perfectly formed menu that takes food influence from all over the world and a wine list which will impress even the most knowledgeable…
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Chilli Carnival Spices Things Up With A Host of Hot Suppliers
Organisers of Liverpool’s upcoming Chilli Carnival have announced a string of confirmed suppliers. With just over six weeks to go until the fiery fiesta commences, Bond Events Group has secured the very best in local and national traders to take part in the May 12 – 13 weekend celebrations. From culinary connoisseurs to arts & crafts creators, St Luke’s Church (the Bombed Out Church) is set to welcome local culinary and crafts retailers from across the region.…
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Silk Rd Launches All New Childrens Menu
Silk Rd is set for a fortnight of culinary celebrations with the launch of its new Children’s Menu. With locations in Liverpool’s Beetham Plaza and Telegraph Road, Heswall, Silk Rd will be adding a child-friendly menu to its foodie offerings, making it the ideal venue for a family occasion. To coincide with the menu launch, both sites will also be hosting a number of ‘culinary celebrations’ from Thursday, March 29 – Sunday, April 8 including…
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The Ultimate Easter Egg Cocktail Exclusively at Santa Chupitos and Slim’s Pork Chop Express
Stop your hunt for the perfect Easter egg, because the clever clogs at Graffiti Spirits Group have teamed up with Baileys to create a cocktail served in an actual Easter Egg – what more could you possibly want?! Easy to make at home, or even easier to enjoy in two of the Graffiti Spirits Group sites in Liverpool (Santa Chupitos and Slim’s Pork Chop Express, priced at £7.50), the Baileys Bueno is a creamy, delicious delight that promises to taste like your favourite hazelnut treat, served perfectly…
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Bold Street Coffee x Santa Maluco: Review
The folks at Bold Street Coffee, one of Liverpool’s best brunch spots, have been having some serious plumbing issues. So much so, that in January of this year they announced they would have to close their doors for the foreseeable future, much to the dismay of caffeine lovers either side of the Mersey. Fortunately, us Scousers stick together and Bold Street Coffee are making the best of a bad situation by partnering up with some…
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Drinking the Bar Dry at The Brink Liverpool
For those of you that aren’t aware of or haven’t visited The Brink before, not only is it a super cool place to hang out, grab a delicious lunch or even catch some live music, it also has an amazing cause behind it – one that everyone should know about! For a bit of background, The Brink is Liverpool’ first (and only) dry bar, meaning they’re a welcoming, fun and sociable space, just without the…
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It’s Gonna Taste Great – Living the cereal lover’s dream at Tiny Rick’s
2023 Update – Unfortunately Tiny Rick’s is now permanently closed. Why not check out our 100 Things To Do In Liverpool guide instead? Yes, it’s finally here. The novelty café that everyone’s been waiting for. London did it, Manchester followed suit and now us Scousers finally get a go. Forget eating a quick bowl of cereal at home, in fact you can forget just putting one type of cereal in a bowl altogether and instead…
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Bold Street’s longest running cafe appeals to public to help them chronicle more than forty years of serving the city
The management of what is possibly Liverpool’s oldest cafe bar, Cafe Tabac, are appealing to the public to help them complete the final part of a refurbishment programme. Cafe Tabac, which stands at the top of Bold Street in the city centre has been trading every day since its doors opened in 1974. Widely known as ‘Tabac’ – the cafe was opened by enterprising and formidable businesswoman Rita Lawrence, who developed the idea…
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The Botanical Garden is re-opening Friday 16th March
The Botanical Garden is returning for its fourth season this summer, taking pride of place in the city’s Baltic Triangle from the opening weekend across March 16th, 17th and 18th through to October. Occupying an urban oasis with a heated greenhouse, the intimate hideaway was one of early residents of the now bustling area, and continues to attract a diverse demographic reflective of Liverpool itself, all drawn to the wonderful al-fresco setting. For the fourth…
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Breakfast on Bold Street: LIV Organic gives us a healthy start to the morning
Whilst brunching on pancakes with crispy bacon and lashings of maple syrup or sweet waffles oozing in Nutella is definitely an amazing Saturday pastime, sometimes its nice to get a delicious AND healthy start to the weekend, which is exactly what we did when we headed down to LIV Organic, the recently opened supermarket at the bottom of Bold Street. As well as stocking a great range of well-known brands, healthy snacks and organic fruit…
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City’s First Ever Chilli Carnival Coming To Liverpool This May
Liverpool will be feeling hot, hot, hot this May as it welcomes its first ever ‘Chilli Carnival’. The two-day spice extravaganza will showcase a range of chilli-fuelled concoctions from cooking shows to cocktails and even a chilli eating competition on Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13. Hosted by Bond Events Group, whose team have worked on a number of North West festivities including Chinese New Year, Liverpool Arab Arts Festival and Laces Out to name…
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Introducing Dockside Dining Club – Liverpool’s newest food hall
The concept of sociable dining has completely taken off, not only in Liverpool, but all over the UK. It seems that rather than choosing one dish from a menu, foodies far and wide are preferring to order an array of smaller plates to add variation and excitement to their eating experience. As a result of this, a love of street food and casual meals out has grown massively and inventive dishes from all over the…
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Santa Maluco Team Up With Bold Street Coffee For New Venture
As a city, Liverpool is celebrated for its independent food and drink scene, and now two if its most popular venues are coming together for the first time, offering a truly unique and delicious collaboration. From Thursday 22nd February, Santa Maluco will be opening its doors to coffee connoisseurs, Bold Street Coffee, providing Northerners with the perfect all day eatery, offering everything from delectable brunch items to Rodizio style pizzas and cocktails. Bold Street Coffee…
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Bold Street Favourite, LIV Food Market, Announces Brand New Addition of Italian Food Area
LIV Organic & Natural Food Market has launched a brand new area inside the store that will delight their customers’ culinary palate. The Bold Street store, which has recently been chosen as one of the best places for vegan food in Liverpool, has built up quite the reputation for healthy, vegan and vegetarian food. The team behind LIV hope that this new addition, which for the first time includes options for meat eaters, will add…
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Munching on Brunch at Naked Lunch
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – the brunch scene in Liverpool is really hotting up. From inventive takes on the traditional fry up, to Vegan friendly options and as many smoothie bowls as your heart desires, Liverpool is doing it best to keep up with the world’s new favourite meal time (one avocado at a time) and Naked Lunch on Smithdown Road is one of the best brunch spots in the…
