Plans to convert the former Magistrates' Court on Dale Street into a new hotel have been recommended for approval. Proposals for the four-star ‘Courthouse Hotel’ include 90 bedrooms, a bar and restaurant, function rooms and a gym. A variety of room types have been lined-up - ranging from luxury suites in the ... Read More...
Restaurants
Restaurant Review Dramshop Gradwell Street, Liverpool By Natasha Young | Cocktails & small plates | £££ | Gradwell Street, L1 4JH | 07877 693130 In recent years Liverpool’s Ropewalks district has become a hub of ‘secret’ cocktail purveyors and discreet spirits specialists. From the mysterious upper floor Some Place to the undercover Berry and Rye, each ... Read More...
Get Ready for the Weekend in Liverpool Leonardo da Vinci, farewell dry January & World Ukulele Day Curated by Natasha Young ART | Exhibition marks 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death Drawings by iconic artist Leonardo da Vinci will go on display at Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery today (1 February) as part of a ... Read More...
Restaurant Review Rocket & Ruby Castle Street, Liverpool By Lawrence Saunders | Small plates | £££ | 55 Castle Street, Liverpool, L2 9TN | 0151 227 4004 The first weeks of a new year aren’t great are they? We’re all brasic, stuck at home, off the booze and breaking resolutions for fun. So for these ... Read More...
Most read features of 2018: Top 5 restaurant reviews As the year draws to a close, look back on the most popular foodie features published on ymliverpool.com in 2018. #1 | Cat Café - Bold Street Did this feline-focused Bold Street addition live up to the hype for YM Liverpool’s own cat fan, ... Read More...
Fraiche start: interview with Oxton's Michelin star chef Marc Wilkinson For 11 years now chef Marc Wilkinson has been leading Merseyside’s restaurant scene, holding the area’s only Michelin star for his ‘shed’ Fraiche in Oxton. As he prepares to end the restaurant’s chapter in the Wirral location, he talks to YM ... Read More...
Restaurant Review Carlisi Dale Street, Liverpool By Lawrence Saunders | Cocktails & light bites | £££ | 92-94 Dale Street, Liverpool L2 5TF | 0151 236 9030 Us Liverpudlians are pretty well catered for when it comes to quality Italian restaurants. There’s Amalia, San Carlo and Italian Club Fish in the city centre, or the ... Read More...
Geleshan Chicken: Authentic Chinese recipe by Jin Restaurant, Liverpool The party season is upon us! Whether you’re hoping to cook up something different for your Christmas and New Year gatherings or you’re already looking ahead to Chinese New Year, we bring you a recipe fit for a celebratory feast. Recipe by Kwok Cheung Impress ... Read More...
Festive recipe: 'The Spicing on the Cake' - Christmas pudding with a twist by Maray By Jon Kelly Maray has become a firm favourite on Liverpool’s food and drink scene with its eateries on Bold Street and Allerton Road. Fresh from a mention in the 2019 Good Food Guide, the restaurant’s Allerton head ... Read More...
Festive Recipe: Seared king scallop with black pudding and romanesco cous cous By Paul Askew Aside from being chef patron of critically acclaimed restaurant The Art School, award-winning Paul Askew has released a book - ‘Onwards and Upwards’ - and shared his culinary expertise on TV shows including ‘Celebrity Masterchef’. Now he’s passing on winter ... Read More...