The restaurants offered dining experiences to titillate and tantalise the taste buds of foodies across the city. It was a decade when Leeds's dining scene was thriving with eateries to cater for all tastes and budgets. The menu will probably have included culinary treats such as French onion soup, lobster bisque, pasta primavera as well as sushi, quiche, goat cheese and pesto. How many of these restaurants around the city do you remember? READ MORE: 33 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![A welcome as warm as the sunshine of Italy was promised when you walked through the front door of Ristorante D'Angelo in Stanningley back in April 1989.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ3OWI5NDQwLTliNzQtNDg5ZS1iMzI3LTZkOGVkY2VmM2EzNzo0NmVjYThjZC05NzcxLTQwZmYtYmI1Mi1jNmQwYWM3NzA4MDQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
13. Leeds in the 1980s
A welcome as warm as the sunshine of Italy was promised when you walked through the front door of Ristorante D'Angelo in Stanningley back in April 1989.Photo: YPN
![Continental-style city centre eaterie The Gallery on Merrion Street, pictured in December 1988, aimed to cater for sophisticated customers keen to eat and drink in comfortable smart surroundings.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmMzMzQwMDI0LWMyYjktNGNlYS04ODE0LWM0ZTdiNWY3ZGVkYTo0ZDg5YjdmYi05NDQyLTQwYjMtOWViYi1lNDYxMmNjMDcxYTk=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
14. Leeds in the 1980s
Continental-style city centre eaterie The Gallery on Merrion Street, pictured in December 1988, aimed to cater for sophisticated customers keen to eat and drink in comfortable smart surroundings.Photo: YPN
![Bistro Fiori on Commercial Street in the city centre boasted 16 starters and 17 specialities with house wine £4.70 for a litre back in April 1984.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmY4MjliZmNjLTU3ZjEtNDAyNi04ZDQ4LTY5ZTdmNTI5ZTRiYzpmODYxMDc0MC1lNmI5LTQ0NjMtYjVjNi01YzAyZDJjYTJhOWI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
15. Leeds in the 1980s
Bistro Fiori on Commercial Street in the city centre boasted 16 starters and 17 specialities with house wine £4.70 for a litre back in April 1984.Photo: YPN
![Anyone remember Chez Charles on Stainbeck Lane in Chapel Allerton? It is pictured in September 1989.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmVkZjQwMzAzLTljY2YtNDJhZC04MzUxLTA1ZTkzYzEwOTdhZDpmYjJkNzI4ZS0wYTExLTQ5NzQtOWI5OS0zMWNhMTljYjJhYzI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
16. Leeds in the 1980s
Anyone remember Chez Charles on Stainbeck Lane in Chapel Allerton? It is pictured in September 1989.Photo: YPN
![Horsforth's Low Hall restaurant offered a fixed menu for £13 (plus 95p for coffee and petit fours) in August 1984. It also boasted a 14 page wine list from which it was claimed to be one of Yorkshire's finest wine cellars.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjJlMjg3NjlhLTcxODQtNDQ1My1hZDI4LTgzYjQwOTljMmI0ZToyM2EyN2MwMi1kNzg1LTQ3ODUtYmYzZC0xNDc3NGE2OTE3OGQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
17. Leeds in the 1980s
Horsforth's Low Hall restaurant offered a fixed menu for £13 (plus 95p for coffee and petit fours) in August 1984. It also boasted a 14 page wine list from which it was claimed to be one of Yorkshire's finest wine cellars.Photo: YPN
![Mexican restaurant Cocina made a name for itself in Bradford before opening on Vicar Lane in Leeds city centre. Remembered for its combination of excellent food and friendly, warm atmosphere.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ2NDNhNmMwLTM4ODEtNDQzOS04MzBlLWQyYzc0M2ZlNmI3MToxZmVhNTZkMi0xMzE5LTQwMmEtYjA0OS1hN2VjZDQ3MDExN2Y=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
18. Leeds in the 1980s
Mexican restaurant Cocina made a name for itself in Bradford before opening on Vicar Lane in Leeds city centre. Remembered for its combination of excellent food and friendly, warm atmosphere.Photo: YPN