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SPEAK EASY BAR/LA VIDA – MONO VITA, 3 NORTHHAMPTON STREET

Photo above La Vida café bar & restaurant, opened mid 2012, mainly for gaming and video enthusiasts.  Following on from … More

bars, Northampton St., restaurant

AMBER BAR – LIFE WITH TASTE CAFE – TATRA EASTERN CORNER, 1 NORTHAMPTON STREET

Photo above circa 2007. Popular with gay people, it became a hate target, having its windows broken on six occasions, … More

gay bars, Northhampton St., restaurant

PROHIBITION. NIKKI’S – BLUE ELEPHANT. MICHAELANGELO’S – OLD COW – THE CHAPEL. REVOLUTION LEICESTER, NEW WALK

  This was known as Nikki’s circa 1990, prior to the Old Cow. it was known as Blue Elephant then … More

bars, New Walk, restaurant

HUNTSMAN – MIYAKI BAR & RESTAURANT, 203 NARBOROUGH ROAD

Built just prior to 2nd World War, altered and extended in 1968.  Typical local, plodding along with quite a friendly … More

bars, Narborough Rd., restaurant

STONES CAFÉ BAR – BOOT ROOM RESTAURANT – RONNIE ROOS, 27-29 MILLSTONE LANE

Originally a restaurant circa 1990. Then it applied for a full licence, circa 1999.  Owned by three friends – Chris … More

cafe bars, Millstone Lane, restaurant

MELTON HOTEL, 197 MELTON ROAD

Charming 1906 photo of Melton Road with the Melton Hotel’s gable end prominent, a far cry from today’s ‘Golden Mile.’ … More

Melton Rd., restaurant

TIRANGA, 119 MELTON ROAD

Only a few doors from the Why Not Bar, photo above was taken in 2011.  This cafe bar and restaurant, … More

bars, Melton Rd., restaurant

CHAMPION – FLAMINGO BAR & GRILL, 185 LOUGHBOROUGH ROAD

Photo above: Champion on right c 1900. Ornate portico belies the age of the Champion as it is recorded in … More

bars, Loughborough Rd., restaurant

ANTIBOS, 62A LONDON ROAD

Opened in 1999 in a former furniture store, although it had a designated bar area and full licence it has mostly … More

bars, London Rd, restaurant

BLUE PETER BAR & GRILL, 3 LAW STREET

Pictured above in 2011. Stretching the meaning of pub a little, mainly an Indian Restaurant, although advertised in Bar sections … More

bars, Law St., restaurant

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