Food and Drink in Liverpool
Liverpool’s food and drink scene. The best bars, restaurants and pop up food events
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Graffiti Spirits Launch Unique, Innovative Eating Out Venture At Slims Pork Chop Express
A new late night BBQ Club showcasing a unique menu offering for the city has been launched in Liverpool. The club is the brainchild of the three partners behind Graffiti Spirits whose take on a Crayfish Boil Louisiana-style, cooked in a sweet spicy stock and served with barbecue corn & spicy sausage is being touted in the industry as a favourite for several food & drink awards later this year. Director Matt Farrell explained: “We’ve…
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Wall of Fame Introduces New All-American Menu
Wall of Fame is serving up an eclectic new menu in a bid to bring a true taste of the US to Liverpool. With entrances on Victoria Street and Mathew Street, the all-American inspired eatery has introduced a new foodie offering featuring a novel assortment of chicken wings, pizzas and burgers to name a few. To accompany the culinary selection, the menu also comprises the eatery’s signature shakes, which are served up in a variety…
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Smithdown Road Festival 2016; Band Set Times & Map
The Smithdown Road Festival returns for 2016 as a completely free weekend of music, art and food around some of South Liverpool’s finest bars and cafes, with a massive outdoor area and big top on Wavertree Playground. There will be stages at The Mystery, Kelly’s Winebar, Evil Eye Beer & Burrito Shack, Franks, Brookhouse, Fat Flamingo, Caffee Oro, Sefton Park Cricket Club and Gregson Institute. There will be performances from the likes of Colour, Xander…
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Cuban Street Eats To Arrive In Liverpool
A brand new Cuban street food eatery is set to open in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle later this month with the introduction of FINCA to the city. Launched by the team behind the unconventional pop-up restaurant, Secret Diners Club; FINCA will begin a 7-month residency at the Botanical Gin Garden, which will start during the Independent Liverpool Food Festival on 25 March. Inspired following numerous trips to the country by the founders, the new street food…
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Liverpool Craft Beer Expo 16-19th June 2016
The Liverpool Craft Beer Expo returns for it’s fourth year this June and is expected to bring craft beer enthusiasts together for a three day extravaganza. A modern craft beer festival, The Liverpool Craft Beer Expo will feature a new breed of ground-breaking and innovative breweries from the UK, Europe and beyond. With over 300 beers, on both keg and cask and spread across 10+ bars and 100+ beer taps. We will be inviting our…
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Trattoria 51 Set To Serve Up Celebratory Fish & Fizz For Good Friday
Trattoria 51 is set to bring back its much loved ‘Fish & Fizz’ menu for Good Friday. Famous for its ‘Seafood Specials’, the popular Old Hall Street restaurant will serve an impressive array of fish favourites, ideal for those wanting to avoid meat on March 25. To add to the merriments, each dish can be complemented by a choice of fizz served at the venue’s very own 51 Prosecco Bar. General Manager and Co-Owner of Trattoria…
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Nordic Church Gets The Secret Diners Club Treatment
Guests have to translate directions to find Secret Diners Club’s latest pop-up at the Nordic Church. Unconventional pop-up restaurant Secret Diners Club returned with their first event of the year on Saturday when they took over Liverpool’s Nordic church for a night of unique fine dining. Secret Diners Club continued its unorthodox approach to fine dining with diners not being informed of the location until the night before the dinner. Information and the exact location…
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The Italian Club Group To Open New Bakery
Restaurateur Rosaria Crolla has revealed it was her dream ambition in business to launch three business ventures as part of one group when she opened The Italian Club almost 10 years ago. And now the proud Scottish Italian who moved to Liverpool from Glasgow via her native Picinisco near Rome more than 15 years ago, is set to open The Italian Club Bakery this week (Opening Monday 22nd February). Rosaria, who since arriving in…
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Global Scouse Day Returns For 2016 On 28th February; Restaurants Across The City Taking Part
Global Scouse Day is back on 28th February for it’s forth year and it’s going from strength to strength; with over 100 bars & restaurants across Liverpool signed up to take part. Restaurants including Alma De Cuba, Free State Kitchen, The Side Door Bistro, Lucha Libre, Almost Famous, London Carriage Works, Egg Cafe, Hanover Street Social, 60 Hope Street, The Baltic Social, Puschka and Cafe Tabac will all be serving up Scouse for the day.…
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Independent Liverpool Announce Spring Food & Drink Festival 25th & 26th March
After the huge success of their Winter Wonderland in December, Independent Liverpool have announced their latest event; The Spring Food & Drink Festival. They will return to the Great Baltic Warehouse in the Baltic Triangle where there’ll be Easter Egg hunts, street food, daffodils and the grand re-opening of Liverpool’s gin garden. Once again some of the finest restaurants in the city will have stalls set up to bring you tasty treats all day, along…
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Liverpool Festival for 80,000 Announced For May Bank Holiday
Records will be set on May Bank Holiday 2016 with a festival announced for 80,000 guests to be held at Aintree Racecourse Liverpool. We Luv Festival will be the first festival event focused predominantly on families. The colossal family-oriented event will be held in Liverpool at the Aintree Racecourse on 28th and 29th May 2016. With over 80,000 visitors expected to attend over two days and over thirty artists set to perform across two stages,…
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Neighbourhood Eateries In Liverpool Sharing Messages of Love For Valentines Day
Two popular Georgian Quarter neighbourhood cafe bars and restaurants in Liverpool have adorned their windows with messages of love for Valentine’s Day hoping guests will do the same. Co-owner Gary Manning came up with the idea for The Quarter & Host after looking at how the industry broadly markets the day and wanted to come up with an alternative. “I think ironically, some people have fallen out of love with Valentine’s Day perhaps because of…
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The Interesting Eating Company Hosts ‘Flipping Fun’ Competition To Mark Pancake Day
The Interesting Eating Company is getting its frying pans at the ready ahead of Pancake Day and is asking YOU to get involved. As part of the Liverpool ONE venue’s Pancake Toss Contest, avid flippers will be given the chance to don an apron and grab a pan in an attempt to keep their pancakes in the air for as long as possible. Director of The Interesting Eating Company Nichola Lee said: “Being renowned across…
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Malmaison Liverpool Brasserie; Review
Now the first thing I must say is that we don’t usually go to hotel restaurants – never been fussed on them and always tend to try somewhere else before giving them a go; but our recent visit to the Malmaison has definitely changed our opinions of hotel eating. So, it was a chilly Friday night when myself and my partner made our way to the Malmaison hotel. We were booked in at 7pm and had been looking…
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The Interesting Eating Company Marks Breakfast Week With Charitable Scheme
The Interesting Eating Company is marking Breakfast Week (Sunday, January 24 – Saturday, January 30), with an altruistic scheme. The quirky eatery, located on Allerton Road and in Liverpool ONE, is set to donate a selection of breakfast ingredients to The Whitechapel Centre in a bid to offer its guests a hearty morning meal. Director of The Interesting Eating Company Nichola Lee said: “As we are well known for our signature pancakes, speciality waffles and…
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Pao! To Serve Up Banquet For Chinese New Year At Claremont Farm
Liverpool’s Asian Street Food purveyors Pao! are cooking up a traditional Chinese New Year banquet at Claremont Farm on the Wirral next month. Some firm old favourites and some more unusual dishes will make their way to your table, all made using locally sourced ingredients. The menu will also feature some of Claremont Farm’s winter produce, putting a spin on the traditional! This year will be the Year of the Monkey, which represents curiosity and mischievousness, so Pao! are…
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Archie’s Shakes Things Up With Protein Boost Selection
Archie’s is providing a tasty protein-boosting offering to help kick start New Year’s resolutions. Ideal for gym bunnies and the general public alike, the quirky eatery is serving up a flavoursome range of Protein Boost shakes boasting a number of notable health benefits. Each shake is made with low fat milk, low fat yoghurt and vanilla protein powder and is packed with vitamins A, B and C alongside potassium, iron, calcium and beneficial antioxidants. Director…
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The Brink Encourages The North West To Detox For Dry January
With Dry January underway, The Brink is encouraging the North West to cut down on alcohol consumption through a unique detox. To accompany the Parr Street venue’s already extensive range of 130 non-alcoholic beverages, the revolutionary dry-bar has introduced an exclusive Dynamic Detox devised with a New Year health-kick in mind. In a bid to help guests ‘start the day right’, the Dynamic Detox will combine a healthy Brink Breakfast with a fresh press, juice…
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Archie’s Burgers & Shakes; Review
Archie’s is the latest burger joint to shake up the Liverpool food scene – a pink paradise of extravagant burgers and decadent milkshakes – and last week I was lucky enough to try it out. Perched on the corner of Ranelagh Street, it’s the third venue in the Archie’s family (there are already two well-established restaurants in Manchester) but this is the first one outside of the M60, and also the biggest. And it’s not your stereotypical American…
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Five Guys Liverpool; Review
So Five Guys has arrived in Liverpool!! Many people including myself have been waiting for this moment for the last few years. It has a good reputation in London and of course the USA, oh and also the Trafford Centre. It is a fast food concept but the burgers are restaurant quality I had been told. So, I thought it was about time I found out what all the fuss was about at Five Guys. Me and my eating…
