Eva & Jay’s Personal Recommendations
Our favourite places to drink!
These are a selection of our favourite and most frequented bars in York. We might even bump into you in one of them! There's a pub for each day of the year in York so it's difficult to narrow them down but we're sure you'll love each one of these. Bottoms up!
Choose one of the hundreds of cocktails on offer (Eva's favourite is The Battenberg) before taking a seat outside along the wall mural or stumble up the wonky staircase to sit on a four poster bed looking over the bustling Harry Potter style streets of York. You'll be sure to meet some interesting characters here. Johnny Depp gives it a thumbs up!
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Evil Eye
42 StonegateChoose one of the hundreds of cocktails on offer (Eva's favourite is The Battenberg) before taking a seat outside along the wall mural or stumble up the wonky staircase to sit on a four poster bed looking over the bustling Harry Potter style streets of York. You'll be sure to meet some interesting characters here. Johnny Depp gives it a thumbs up!
Just a 10 minutes walk from our site this charming pub is an old school beauty with delicious beer, cider and food! It'd be rude not to. Great jukebox too!
Ebor Inn
46 Main StJust a 10 minutes walk from our site this charming pub is an old school beauty with delicious beer, cider and food! It'd be rude not to. Great jukebox too!
New to our list this outstanding hotel has the most beautiful beer garden in town. Definitely best enjoyed on sunny days, it's huge garden will take your breath away and it's interesting views of the city walls will make you never want to leave. It's not cheap here mind so don't down your drink too fast.
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Grays Court Hotel and The Bow Room Restaurant
Chapter House StreetNew to our list this outstanding hotel has the most beautiful beer garden in town. Definitely best enjoyed on sunny days, it's huge garden will take your breath away and it's interesting views of the city walls will make you never want to leave. It's not cheap here mind so don't down your drink too fast.
Get ready for a wild night at this fun, exotic bar. Spicy music and sweet drinks make this place a must-go on any big night out.
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Bobolobo
5 Little StonegateGet ready for a wild night at this fun, exotic bar. Spicy music and sweet drinks make this place a must-go on any big night out.
Just around the corner from Bobo Lobo's this locals favourite has hip-swaying music pumping until the early hours of every morning. Don't be surprised if you're dancing salsa with strangers by midnight. Arriba!
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Bora Bora Cocktails
5 SwinegateJust around the corner from Bobo Lobo's this locals favourite has hip-swaying music pumping until the early hours of every morning. Don't be surprised if you're dancing salsa with strangers by midnight. Arriba!
Walking straight down underground this mysterious bar is hard to find if you don't have your eyes peeled. Chilled beats and beautiful wooden tables lit by candle light makes this trendy bar perfect for date night. Get there during food service and enjoy some tasty Mediterranean tapas... Get there on a Tuesday evening and be blown away by our local talent at Ruby Tuesdays Open Mic Night!
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Sotano
1 Little StonegateWalking straight down underground this mysterious bar is hard to find if you don't have your eyes peeled. Chilled beats and beautiful wooden tables lit by candle light makes this trendy bar perfect for date night. Get there during food service and enjoy some tasty Mediterranean tapas... Get there on a Tuesday evening and be blown away by our local talent at Ruby Tuesdays Open Mic Night!
This is the place to be on a sunny day drinking by the river. Stupidly cheap-drinks and 15+ picnic benches make this the most popular pub in York. If you're there for 8pm you can down your drink and join the ghost walk tour outside. £5 per adult... not bad!
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Kings Arms
3 King's StaithThis is the place to be on a sunny day drinking by the river. Stupidly cheap-drinks and 15+ picnic benches make this the most popular pub in York. If you're there for 8pm you can down your drink and join the ghost walk tour outside. £5 per adult... not bad!
A pub owned by 27 different locals, this place feels like you're visiting old relatives. There's always a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere here and you're guaranteed to leave with new friends. For a truly unique night get yourselves down on a Monday evening to experience raw talent at the eclectic, eccentric open mic night. You won't be disappointed!
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Golden Ball
2 Bishophill SeniorA pub owned by 27 different locals, this place feels like you're visiting old relatives. There's always a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere here and you're guaranteed to leave with new friends. For a truly unique night get yourselves down on a Monday evening to experience raw talent at the eclectic, eccentric open mic night. You won't be disappointed!
Eva & Jay's top 5 date night restaurants!
This category consists of our personal favourite restaurants that make for a romantic evening of decidant food and delicious wine together.
This authentic Thai Restaurant is by far the best in York. From steamed dumplings to tender pork spare ribs, every dish is outstanding. The interior is warm and intimate making for a very romantic evening.
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The Old Siam
126 MicklegateThis authentic Thai Restaurant is by far the best in York. From steamed dumplings to tender pork spare ribs, every dish is outstanding. The interior is warm and intimate making for a very romantic evening.
From the Loch to the coast, and the highlands around them, all of this seafood restaurants ingredients are sustainably sourced. The interior has been carefully restored using original materials from it's days as an Ironmongers. Slurping back oysters and wine is surely the best way to start spend date night?
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Loch Fyne Restaurant & Bar
WalmgateFrom the Loch to the coast, and the highlands around them, all of this seafood restaurants ingredients are sustainably sourced. The interior has been carefully restored using original materials from it's days as an Ironmongers. Slurping back oysters and wine is surely the best way to start spend date night?
If you're into fine-dining and want something a little different, give this restored, grade II listed building a whirl. The interior has earned a York design award and their food and drink are firmly established in The Good Food Guide. It only seats around 40 guests so be sure to book your table in advance.
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The Rattle Owl
104 MicklegateIf you're into fine-dining and want something a little different, give this restored, grade II listed building a whirl. The interior has earned a York design award and their food and drink are firmly established in The Good Food Guide. It only seats around 40 guests so be sure to book your table in advance.
This ones a little messy for first date territory but we certainly recommend stopping off at this relaxed rock bar for some of the best BBQ trays and burgers in town!
Gibson's
129 MicklegateThis ones a little messy for first date territory but we certainly recommend stopping off at this relaxed rock bar for some of the best BBQ trays and burgers in town!
Betty's is a quintessentially British restaurant and tea rooms boasting beautiful interiors inspired by the Queen Mary ocean liner, it’s been making a splash since 1936.
We recommend you wait for a table on the ground level when you reach the front of the queue (there will be a queue) instead of the alternative dining rooms upstairs and downstairs. There is sometimes a live piano player on an evening and always the most perfect service from your waiting staff. No York trip is complete without a visit here!
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Bettys Café Tea Rooms
6-8 St. Helen’s SquareBetty's is a quintessentially British restaurant and tea rooms boasting beautiful interiors inspired by the Queen Mary ocean liner, it’s been making a splash since 1936.
We recommend you wait for a table on the ground level when you reach the front of the queue (there will be a queue) instead of the alternative dining rooms upstairs and downstairs. There is sometimes a live piano player on an evening and always the most perfect service from your waiting staff. No York trip is complete without a visit here!