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Food and drink

Named the UK’s top city for food by Time Out (2025), Liverpool boasts an incredible dining and nightlife scene. To help you make the most of it, we’ve put together a list of places to eat and drink, all within easy reach of campus and the city centre.

Places to eat

Near the University of Liverpool

  • Greggs - 2A Catharine St, Liverpool L8 7NL
  • Chaiiwala - 3 Myrtle Parade, Liverpool L7 7EL
  • eJoy Asian Foods - 1 Myrtle Parade, Liverpool L7 7EL
  • Subway - 804 Vine Court, Myrtle Street, Liverpool L7 7AJ
  • Free State Kitchen - 1 Maryland St, Liverpool L1 9DE
  • The Pen Factory – Bistro serving British and European dishes with vegetarian/vegan options. (13 Hope St, L1 9BQ)
  • Hope and Anchor – Gastropub offering British fare, including vegetarian/vegan options. (Maryland St, L1 9DE)
  • The London Carriage Works – Modern British restaurant with vegetarian/vegan options. (40 Hope St, L1 9DA)
  • The Blackburne Arms - Gastropub with British fare, including vegetarian/vegan options. (24 Catharine St, Liverpool L8 7NL)
  • The Art School - 1 Sugnall St, Liverpool L7 7EB

City Centre

  • Maray – Mediterranean dishes with vegetarian/vegan options. (91 Bold St, L1 4HF)
  • Rudy's – Neapolitan-style pizzas with vegetarian and gluten-free options. (Castle St, L2 4SW)
  • Bundobust – Indian street food with a completely vegetarian/vegan menu. (17 Bold St, L1 4DN)
  • Down the Hatch – Vegetarian and vegan comfort food. (62 Duke St, L1 5AA)
  • La Finca Eivissa – Spanish tapas with vegan/gluten-free options. (14 Back Colquitt St, L1 4DE)
  • Elif Turkish BBQ – Turkish grill with halal, vegetarian, and gluten-free options. (33 Bold St, L1 4DN)
  • Lunya – Catalan deli with vegetarian, and gluten-free options. (55 Hanover St, L1 3DN)
  • Queens -  Bistro offering seasonal classic dishes, with vegetarian and vegan options. (Queen Ave, L2 4TX)
  • Tiger Rock – Southeast Asian street food with halal and vegetarian options. (78 Renshaw St, Liverpool L1 4EN)
  • Saporro Teppanyaki – Japanese cuisine with a western twist with Vegetarian, Vegan and Gluten-Free options. (134 Duke St, East Village, L1 5AG)
  • Il Forno – Traditional Authentic Italian dishes with a modern twist with vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options. (132 Duke St, L1 5AG)
  • Casa Italia – Authentic Italian dishes with halal, vegetarian and vegan options. (36-40 Stanley St, L1 6AL)
  • Mowgli – Indian cuisine. (3 Water Street, L2 0RD)
  • El Gato Negro – Tapas restaurant. (36 Castle St, L2 0NR)
  • Castle Street Town House – Classic comfort dishes. (25-27 Castle St, L2 4TA)
  • The Ivy Brasserie – Upmarket dining serving seasonal dishes (31 Castle St, L2 4TA)
  • Bacaro - Down-to-earth Italian & Spanish restaurant. (47 Castle St, L2 9UB)
  • Sanskruti – Fully vegetarian and vegan Indian cuisine. (Bixteth St, L3 9LP)
  • Madre – Mexican street food with vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. (Albert Dock, L3 4AF)

Places to drink

Coffee Shops

  • Crosby Coffee - School of Law of Social Justice Building
  • The Fröhlich Café & Bar - Yoko Ono Lennon Centre
  • 92 Degrees Coffee - 36 Myrtle St, Liverpool L7 7AP
  • Caffe Nero - Unit 2 Myrtle St, Catharine St, Liverpool L8 7NL
  • Jidong - 149 Chatham St, Liverpool L7 7AZ
  • Starbucks - 1b Myrtle St, Liverpool L7 7DN

Key areas

Royal Albert Dock

A mixture of bars and restaurants set in the iconic Royal Albert Dock: The Botanist, Rosa’s Thai, Lunyalita, What’s Cooking, Delhi House, Madre, Revolution, Revolution De Cuba, Gusto, Pump House.

Baltic Triangle

The creative and digital district, with trendy bars and restaurants: Love Lane Brewery, The Baltic Fleet, Arts Bar Baltic, Camp and Furnace, Baltic Market, Punch Tarmeys, Boxpark, Cains Brewery Village, Content, Peaky Blinders Bar, Hippie Chic, Dockleaf, Jacaranda Baltic.