24 New Briggate
City Centre
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS1 6NU
info@northbar.com
Modern Pub
When the North Bar in Leeds opened in 1997 it was probably the first craft beer bar in the country. The term ‘craft beer’ hadn’t really taken off in the UK back then and the bar started with a mix of British cask ales and bottles from Belgium, Germany, the Czech Republic and the USA. It was soon offering a larger choice and was well placed for the craft beer boom when it came. It now offers 2 cask beers, a huge range of keg beers of different styles and bottled and canned beers from across the world. You can also get a decent coffee and a range of gins whiskies and other spirits.
Its shop front location was also pioneering at the time and I remember it in its early Belgian beer cafe style. It’s had a few changes since then and it’s now a long modern room with pale stripwood ceiling and walls. The bar has a large beer menu on the wall behind, echoing the style of multiple craft beer bars across the country. Outside there is bench seating on the pavement at the front.
There are now nine North Bar venues in Leeds, Otley, Harrogate and Manchester.
North Brewing Co, previously owned by the North Bar owners was bought by Kirkstall Brewery in 2024 and is now operating independently.
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