Restaurants

From delivery service to bricks and mortar – the story of how two best friends built their dream and opened the doors in a pandemic.  Healthy fast food? Surely not....

Built in 1846, Ma Egerton’s is named after the pub’s longest-serving landlady, Mary Egerton. who ran the pub – then called The Eagle – from the 1930s, staying in the...

When the moon hits your eye… Crosby and Waterloo? You mean where Iron Men are..? Correct, but take a trip up north and you’ll find it’s more than just another...

Wolstenholme Square – what do you know about it? Well, it’s hard to pronounce and even harder to spell for firsts. It was the home of that rather sperm-like art...

Welcome to Grilla – a place where there’s no plate smashing, just smashing plates of food. Are you familiar with Epicureanism? Epicureanism is a system of philosophy based upon the...

“A fish restaurant in Liverpool will never work” Despite the city’s maritime history, fish restaurants are few and far between in Liverpool. Maybe that’s not a huge surprise, as the...

There’s a fair bit of French influence in Liverpool’s effervescent independent scene. And we’re not just talking about the odd baguette, slice of cheese or heavily buttered fish. There’s French...

You either love halloumi fries or you’re wrong. Tim Haggis is a man not shy to the sight of street food. Many moons ago, post-University blues and before it felt...

The Italian take-out with queues out the door. Castle Street – a stretch of Liverpool life blessed with great architecture, some fantastic food and drink and a tiny little pasta...

Death Row Diner is a dive bar and diner based in the heart of Hope Street. Just a stone’s throw away from Liverpool’s two cathedrals and universities.  Death Row Diner’s...

Keeping Liverpool’s proud brewing heritage alive. Love Lane Brewing is based in the heart of Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle which was voted the “coolest” district in the UK by Sunday Times...

In a city not short of stylish bar-restaurants, Frederiks stands out from the rest. Located between the cathedrals on Liverpool’s iconic Hope Street, Frederik’s has been a hub of the...

A few years ago if you were about to leave the house and tell someone you were ‘off for a Spitroast’, you’d have been met with childish laughter and/or lots...

Small plates, small bowls but with big flavour and then some. Char sui, spring rolls, pad thai… is this a list of some of our favourite things or what you...

Have you seen what’s happening at the old public bogs by Lark Lane? Churrasco Steakhouse – the meaty Mecca, just around the corner from Lark Lane on Aigburth Road, did indeed...

In pizza we crust. We’ll save you a Google – nonno translates to grandfather in Italian and grandfather in any language means respect and tradition. They aim to give the...

Duke St – a big backbone of the Ropewalks phenomena that only seems to be getting better with age. Plans for a food market and bowling alley hit the headlines...

Have you seen what’s happened to the old Penny Farthing? Argh, the Penny Farthing – the marmite of boozers accumulated fans and critics over the years. For every low quality...

A little bit of the White Isle in Liverpool. Based in the former Rockwood Bar and Cue, hidden on Back Colquitt Street, La Finca Eivissa has been transporting the good people...

Let’s get saucy. Chicken, tunes, cocktails and beer. Is that a list of four of our favourite things or how Pattersons describe themselves? Well, both actually. Just off hectic Hanover...

This will putt a smile on your face. Allerton Manor is a hidden treasure tucked away in the leafy suburban haven of Allerton, South Liverpool. An estate steeped in local...

Say hello to your new favourite place. Bold Street is known for food, Seel Street is known for bars and Duke Street is becoming known for both. As well as...

They say good things are worth waiting for. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s been a long time coming but today is the day we announce you can officially use your Independent...

Take a walk down Bold Street at any given time and you’ll notice it’s a melting pot of cultures and cuisines. Japanese eateries rub shoulders with Italian cafes. It epitomises what...

The biggest lie we tell ourselves is that we’ll just have one slice of pizza. Pizza consists of just a few ingredients; water, flour, sauce and cheese. Isn’t it quite...

Pizza and Cocktails in the business end of town? Don’t mind if we do… The Town Hall has just got a new next-door neighbour and it goes by the name...

In a world constantly trying to change you, one of the hardest things to do is stay the same. If it’s not broke don’t fix it is a dwindling notion....

There is no problem a burrito can’t fix. A burrito is a delicious food item that breaks down all social barriers and leads to temporary social enlightenment. We think it...

The Penny Lane area is alive and kicking and it is becoming just as famous for its food as it is for that song by those four lads. Have you...

They say the pen is mightier than the sword. We say The Pen Factory is mightier than both. Ask anyone what they loved about the old Everyman and most people...

Meat Factory, the place where enough falls out of your burger whilst you’re eating it to make another burger. Along the stretch of the quite Bohemian Lark Lane, is a...

Penny Lane is famous in near enough every corner of the world. The pressure of having an establishment in this area would suggest an extremely hard expedition but the Tavern...

The word independent is multifaceted. Everyone has their own definition of it but I think we can all agree it has just one shade, and it is all grey. One...

James, Thom and Dom are the trio behind Maray, a restaurant on Bold Street where falafel, small plates and cocktails of the highest quality take centre stage. Before Maray existed...

Every now and then there is an independent that plucks at the heart strings of the independent Liverpool scene so much it is hard to show our admiration justice in...

In September 2011, 21 Parr Street was graced by the presence of a cafe by day and a platform for local music and various other events at night. Seems pretty...

“Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.” – Orson Welles Whilst much attention and gratitude is paid to Bold Street and other areas oozing that...

As we are massive fans of the television show Man v Food, we have been screaming out for a place that sells big burgers stuffed with pulled pork, beef brisket...

Ask not what can your community do for you, ask what can you do for your community. Most people would have you believe that Anfield is nothing but the home to a ground...

With the development of the largest McDonalds in the UK alongside the opening of L1’s latest chain; Byron Burger, selling burgers to the people of Liverpool isn’t exactly like trying...

Every now and then barren and unspoken of land transforms, in what feels like overnight, into something special. The Baltic Triangle is one of those places. The likes of Unit...

The word independent itself sparks off debates between scholars and labourers alike; it is one of those words we all hold a personal definition of. What we can all agree...

We heard it through the grapevine that our website was missing a cafe which plays classic soul tunes accompanied with soul warming food. Who better to fill this void than...

Amalia, located on Campbell Street, is actually named after the owner Miguel’s grandmother who he always shared a special bond with. Miguel and his best friend decided to open up...

Built in the early 18th Century, The Bluecoat is the oldest building in central Liverpool and has been designated as a Grade I listed building by English Heritage. Home to...

When you think of an attic you automatically think of a secret hideout, a room detached from the rest of the world where you can escape the hustle and bustle...

Our stomachs were rumbling and we could hear the soft sound of someone stroking spanish guitar. Hunger was kept at bay whilst we followed the sound of the guitar; for...

We at Independent Liverpool love only one thing more than sharing our experience of our city’s most captivating places with you, and that’s enjoying them ourselves first. If you’ve already...