The following list of restaurants and pubs is intended as convenient
first-stop for places to go out during the evening in Leicester. For
more extensive resources concerning bars/restaurants/clubs in
Leicester see the Leicester
Guide, the leisure and entertainment sections of the Leicester Mercury, or
use the Google Local search
engine.
The following lists concentrate on the Queen's Road, London Road and
City Centre areas, which are all within easy reach of the
University.
Information on facilities in Oadby (15 mins walk from Beaumont Hall)
can be found
here.
Map
of the area
Restaurants
The are several restaurants on London Rd. These can be divided into
those serving Indian food and the rest.
Indian:
Le Raj (161 London Rd) 0116 285 4090
Taj Mahal Restaurant (12-14 Highfield St. Just off
London Rd) 0116 254 0328. Popular with the locals.
Business lunch 12:30-2:00 for < 5 pounds.
The Tiffin (1 De Montfort St. Just off London Rd). 0116 247 0420
More expensive.
Shimla Pinks (65-69 London Rd).0116 247 1471 Larger restaurant with
good food and atmosphere. Bit more pricey than others.
Buffet lunch for 7 pounds.
Nila Palace (61 London Rd) 0116 255 6161
The Curry House (64 London Rd) 0116 255 0688
Non-Indian
La Tosca (169a London Rd). 0116 291 1005. Italian
Siam Corner (118 London Rd) 0116 254 4856. Thai.
Yen Lin Chinese Restaurant (146c London Rd) 0116 222 3889
Aperitivo Tapas Bar (5 Highfield St. Just off London Rd)
0116 254 0383
Domino's Pizza (148a London Rd). 0116 299 6600.
Take-away only.
Pubs/bars
The Marquis (of Wellington) - Among the closest pubs to campus.
The Varsity - Student pub
Time - Cocktail bar, next to railway station
The Old Horse - opposite Victoria Park, on way out to halls
Map
of the area
Restaurants
In town there is a much wider variety of places to eat. This (very
incomplete) list has the more expensive places in its top half.
Stones (29 Millstone Lane) 0116 2910004. Excellent tapas and
contemporary british menu.
The Case (4 Hotel St) 0116 251 7675.
Pricey but very good Mediterranean influenced menu.
Watsons (5-9 Upper Brown St) 0116 222 7770
The Opera House (10 Guildhall Lane) 0116 223 6666
San Carlo (38-40 Granby St) 0116 251 9332. Italian
Royal Phoenix (9 Upper Brown St) 0116 275 8877
Chinese
La Tasca (49-53 Granby St) 0116 254 3222 Cheap tapas.
Bar Nova (153 Granby St). 0116 255 4667 Simple Italian
influenced menu.
Bella Italia (15 Granby St) 0116 254 8936
Pizza Express (4 King St) 0116 254 4144
Pubs
Out of the Vaults - King Street / New Walk.
Edge of city centre. Many real ales.
Revolution - King Street / New Walk. Vodka bar.
The Orange Tree - High St.
Cafe Bruxelles - High St. Speciality Belgian beers.
For more pubs in and around Leicester city centre see the Leicester
CAMRA web page.
