I have never been so impressed at entering a new shop as I have here…read more.. The staff were warm and welcoming allowing us to try as many things as we liked, with no pressure. The concept of Demijohn is that of a liquid deli, selling both vinegars and oils for your cooking, as well as wines and spirits for afterwards. You buy your bottle from them, due to EU regulations, but you can then fill it with anything you like, and take it back for refills. The staff were incredible friendly and welcoming, allowing us to try many different products, even after we'd chosen what we were having, as well as advising us on various combinations we could try. If you're ever in York you simply have to try this place!

From the owner: Demijohn is unique - both its method of selling, which is similar to the continental markets, and…read morethe products it sells, which are all carefully sourced from small producers around the UK. Many of the liquids are only available at Demijohn and are as unusual and distinctive as the British culture. Visiting Demijohn is better than a trip to a bar as customers are encouraged to taste the products before their purchase is bottled for them in the shop. The staff are more than sales people - they are passionate about the quality of the liquids and the provenance. Such is their passion they even close the shops occasionally and all head to the hedgerows to collect elderflowers for Elderflower Vinegar or sloes for the Sloe Gin. Demijohn doesn't just sell alcohol. One whole area of the shop is devoted to unusual vinegars and oils. With flavours such as rich red Bramble Vinegar from Perthshire or beautiful, first class extra virgin olive oil from a small estate in Tuscany. Wild Bullace has only a little left, so get there quick and Rhubarb Vodka is back on tap.... Come and try!

Incredible alcohol shop, stocking every type of beer or spirits you could want…read more Just trying all the ales would take you months, never mind the fruit beers, stouts and porters... as a porter lover who finds it difficult to find a shop that even stocks 1 type, this was a blessing. A must visit if you even vaguely like beer.

Thank goodness I found this place when I did! I managed to pick up a fair few christmas gifts from…read morehere. A lot of the men I buy for are the type of people who have what they need, so gifts need to be thought out well - and what better than beer? but I want it to be something a bit special and that's where the bottle came in handy.. My other half has spent I a long time working in Europe, and has tried lots of beers that just aren't widely available here. I managed to find a lot of his favourites, such as leffe, (all the different strengths and colours), Orval and duvel. Not only do they supply the beers they also sell the correct glasses to drink it out of. (apparently, you need a different shaped glass for different types of beer to appreciate the full flavor). ((think I'll stick to chocolate))

Great local for locals (read, we were the only tourists there) just outside the city center in York…read moreNo food here - just a wide range of draughts, from IPAs to local stouts. Awesome watching the bartender hand pump my stout, over pour it, and let the excess overflow (and, I've read, flow back into the keg). Probably old hat to you Brits but not to us Yanks. Beers cost 4 pounds.

Uber friendly welcome at the door, glorious smell of fresh baked goods and a really polite server…read more We tried a selection of savoury and sweet and all the foods were moreish delicious. Proper food here, quality ingredients, attention to detail and darn good value for hard earned money - which is so refreshing in a world coming down with spivs that want to cheapen food to the nth degree and maximise profit above all else - the multi nationals of the world Mondelez, Nestle who couid t care less beyond profit margins. Betty's is an institution whose origins couldn't have been made up as it began owned by a Swiss baker Fritz Bützer. His life was quite tragic early on with his mother dying when he was young and his father died in a fire at the family owned mill. As soon as he was old enough, Fritz trained as an assistant baker and later travelled around Switzerland and France training as a confectioner and chocolatier. In 1907 he decided to seek his fortune in England. On his arrival in London he realised he'd lost the address of his destination and ended up in Bradford quite by accident. He stayed in the Yorkshire town finding work at a Swiss-owned confectioners, Bonnet & Sons. Not long after arriving he wrote to his sister Ida back in Switzerland saying, "Maybe I will stay a while...." Stay he did, soon settling in the spa town of Harrogate by which time he'd changed his name to Frederick Belmont and styled himself as a 'Chocolate Specialist'. In those days a box of chocolates was for the rich at the equivalent today of £300 a box. It was Harold Mackintosh that brought chocolate to the masses with the green triangle sweet likely the first chocolate, hazelnut noisette they ever tasted. Meanwhile it was in Harrogate that Frederick's luck started to change. Looking for lodgings, he fell in love and later married his landlady's daughter, Claire Appleton. A few years later, in July 1919, with the financial support of Claire's family the first Bettys opened for business. Long may Betty rein.

This popular cafe and tea room is from 1919 and surprisingly I bought many of my gifts to friends…read morefrom this store. We were walking around the area and saw this cafe twice so we walked into one of them and I just decided to purchase a few boxes of chocolates and gifts for a few girlfriends. Overall I thought the stores are really cute on the I inside and outside. There are two stores that are very close to each other. No longer than a 10 minute walk. If your not sure what to buy I would just ask the lady, she was really nice and helpful. Next time if I do have time I would want to stop in here and dine with them as well. Tip- If you want a little snack to munch on grab a cookie while your walking around the area! They have different designs for different times of the year.

What an amazing place and Gluten Free! This is just the best cosiest little place ever it's…read morebasically a place for a brilliant cup of tea, cheese and meat board there is wine as well if your feeling cultured. It was well done because all the tasty goodies you eat and drink are available in the shop. It is very small so more for 2 people as there are only 4 tables in a small room but it is really nice friendly, unique and quirky atmosphere. Defiantly pay here a visit you cant go to york and not. Overall Really nice tea room with good selection of tasty food, really friendly staff you can't go wrong. (Based on 1 visit)

This place is absolutely heavenly…read more Upon entering your realize you are in a little wonderland of goodies. There are two sections: one is the deli and one is more of a shop with mixed goods. They sell everything from imported pastas and grocery items to chocolates and teas. The shop side has an astounding wall of all sorts of bottled goodies that you can buy by the mL, including brandies, scotches, olive oils, and vinegars. I left with little glass flasks of blood orange balsamic and porcini mushroom olive oil that are to die for. Worth a visit!