The 2000s featured a raft of new bar and restaurant openings in the city centre catering for the trendy, hip, hop, and happening brigade all determined to enjoy a night on the tiles. These nightspots offered good food and drinks to cater for all tastes and budgets in relaxed and chilled out surroundings. These photos, plucked from the YEP archive, showcase the best of the best on offer to city folk keen to rest and play after a hard week at work. Some venues thrived while others struggled and fell by the wayside. How many do you remember? READ MORE: 17 Leeds nightspots you probably visited during the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
7. Jake's Bar and Grill
Did you visit here - Jake's Bar and Grill on Call Lane - back in the day? | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike
8. Napa Bar and Restaurant
Napa Bar and Restaurant on Street Lane in north Leeds was a popular haunt. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding
9. Distrikt
Do you remember Distrikt bar on Duncan Street? Pictured in November 2009. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike
10. The Rock Bar
Inside The Rock Bar on Call Lane. Pictured is assistant manager Simon Douglas preparing cocktails in November 2009. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
12. NB: Nicks Brasserie and Bar
Do you remember NB: Nicks Brasserie and Bar on Dock Street? Pictured here in 2005. | YPN Photo: YPN