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Summary
This “Headingley institution” has provided good-quality pasta, pizza and Sicilian specialities for almost 50 years. John & Gip Dammone were both awarded MBEs last summer, having spent their entire working lives at the restaurant their father Salvatore founded in 1976. They sold up in 2023, and the new owners are not making big changes.
Summary
This “reliable Leeds stalwart” has served up “good Italian cooking” for 46 years under two generations of the Dammone family. Founder Salvatore’s sons John & Gip retired in summer 2023, but the new owners have promised to carry on their traditions, with the same staff in place.
Summary
“I’ve been going to Salvo’s for almost 40 years… it’s still great” – this well-known Italian restaurant has been run by the Dammone family since 1976, providing pizza and pasta alongside more substantial dishes (including such Italian specials as ‘hand-cut chips’!).
Summary
This well-known local name – run by the famiglia Dammone since way back in 1976 (and now under the second and third generation) – has long been hailed as the “best Italian in Leeds”. Its unwavering pizza/pasta standards have latterly been expanded with the addition of an adjoining café/salumeria for bolder evening meals and top-flight Campanian deli items.
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115 & 107 Otley Road, Leeds, LS6 3PX
Restaurant details
Prices
 Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £30.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £2.80 |
 Extras |
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| Service | 12.50% |
115 & 107 Otley Road, Leeds, LS6 3PX
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 5 pm‑9 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 5 pm‑9 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 5 pm‑9 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 5 pm‑9 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 5 pm‑9:30 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑10 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑9 pm |
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