Piazza By Anthony-
Widely regarded as the city's best restaurant, Antony's is an expensive, esoteric experience. However, chef-owner Anthony Flinn has wasted no time in launching a number of affordable spin-offs. The latest, Piazza, has transformed the ground floor of Leeds' iconic Corn Exchange into a day-time cafe, restaurant, bar and gourmet food store. You may bemoan such gentrification (this building previously housed a grungy Camden-style market), but you can't quibble with the quality. Good meat and cheese platters (£7.50/ £8.50) are served with excellent bread from the on-site bakery, while, in their precision, the best restaurant dishes - pork rib chop with good gravy, fondant potato and a dainty roasted apple (£8.95) - reflect Flinn's high standards, without the hefty price tag. Cafe dishes from £2.99; restaurant mains from £8.25. Corn Exchange, Call Lane, +44 (0)113 247 0995; anthonysrestaurant.co.uk
Widely regarded as the city's best restaurant, Antony's is an expensive, esoteric experience. However, chef-owner Anthony Flinn has wasted no time in launching a number of affordable spin-offs. The latest, Piazza, has transformed the ground floor of Leeds' iconic Corn Exchange into a day-time cafe, restaurant, bar and gourmet food store. You may bemoan such gentrification (this building previously housed a grungy Camden-style market), but you can't quibble with the quality. Good meat and cheese platters (£7.50/ £8.50) are served with excellent bread from the on-site bakery, while, in their precision, the best restaurant dishes - pork rib chop with good gravy, fondant potato and a dainty roasted apple (£8.95) - reflect Flinn's high standards, without the hefty price tag. Cafe dishes from £2.99; restaurant mains from £8.25. Corn Exchange, Call Lane, +44 (0)113 247 0995; anthonysrestaurant.co.uk
Salt's-
With its solid wooden counter, cake stands and high, packed shelves, this deli has the feel of an Edwardian fine food store. Equally, in its ethos, Salt's harks back to a time when things were done properly. Soups and specials are cooked fresh daily; all meats, eggs and vegetables are quality Yorkshire produce. Near to several hotels (Malmaison, Jury's Inn, Travelodge), Salt's breakfast menu may be particularly useful to travellers. Skip the Ferme des Peupliers yoghurts, and try their sausage butty: fat, moist, well-seasoned pork and leek bangers on a terrific home-baked ciabatta (£2.35). Sandwiches from £2.45; salads from £3.65. 14 Swinegate, +44 (0)113 243 2323; saltsdeli.co.uk
With its solid wooden counter, cake stands and high, packed shelves, this deli has the feel of an Edwardian fine food store. Equally, in its ethos, Salt's harks back to a time when things were done properly. Soups and specials are cooked fresh daily; all meats, eggs and vegetables are quality Yorkshire produce. Near to several hotels (Malmaison, Jury's Inn, Travelodge), Salt's breakfast menu may be particularly useful to travellers. Skip the Ferme des Peupliers yoghurts, and try their sausage butty: fat, moist, well-seasoned pork and leek bangers on a terrific home-baked ciabatta (£2.35). Sandwiches from £2.45; salads from £3.65. 14 Swinegate, +44 (0)113 243 2323; saltsdeli.co.uk
The Cross Keys-
Locally sourced, seasonal British food - " … not some generic, homogeneous 'gastro pub' menu offering Thai spiced fishcakes … " - is the remit at this handsomely refurbed 19th-century pub. While not cheap per se, there are bargains to be had if you choose carefully. The daily chef's specials - such as a coarse rare breed pork and prune terrine, with slices of spiced and pickled pear (£5) - are substantial snacks; while some mains, such as the sausages with bubble 'n' squeak (£8.95), are good value at under a tenner. Each Sunday, the Keys also offers various sharing roasts with all the trimmings, such as leg of lamb (six people, £85). Good beer selection, too. Mains from £8.95.107 Water Lane, +44 (0)113 243 3711; the-crosskeys.com
Locally sourced, seasonal British food - " … not some generic, homogeneous 'gastro pub' menu offering Thai spiced fishcakes … " - is the remit at this handsomely refurbed 19th-century pub. While not cheap per se, there are bargains to be had if you choose carefully. The daily chef's specials - such as a coarse rare breed pork and prune terrine, with slices of spiced and pickled pear (£5) - are substantial snacks; while some mains, such as the sausages with bubble 'n' squeak (£8.95), are good value at under a tenner. Each Sunday, the Keys also offers various sharing roasts with all the trimmings, such as leg of lamb (six people, £85). Good beer selection, too. Mains from £8.95.107 Water Lane, +44 (0)113 243 3711; the-crosskeys.com