Epernay Champagne Bar

Billed as Leeds’ only Champagne & cocktail bar, Epernay may look sober out front – all muted, masculine tones & modernist, exposed-brick edge – but it is admirably user friendly. Fizz is sourced from some 21 different houses & is the drink of choice; expect a cast of familiar names, upstaged by some less immediately recognisable marques. The cocktail selection is also well worth a reccie, as is the decent wine list.

Wine List Of The Year

Sure, there are half-a-dozen reds and whites in this list, but Epernay is all about fizz, with 13 by the glass (mostly costing under a tenner) and dozens of vintages, ultra-bruts, rosés, and blanc de blancs split up by house. For the most part, it’s pretty affordable grand marque stuff – and with Salon, Clos de Mensil [sic] and a jeroboam of Cristal on the list, there’s plenty for the bling crowd, too.