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Manahatta Greek Street, Leeds, Greek Street

Wednesday, 14 October 2026

Wed 14
OCT

Tickets

£20
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Our age guides are not set in stone. You are still welcome to book tickets if you are slightly outside the published age range.
Age
18-59
Male left
10+
Female left
10+
Welcome Drink included
Friendly, welcoming host
Meet up to 30 people
Expand your social circle
Popular city venue
Drinks and Conversations
Come solo or with friends
Home Leeds FriendDating in Leeds

FriendDating in Leeds

Manahatta Greek Street, Leeds, Greek Street

Wednesday, 14 October 2026

Wed 14
OCT

Tickets

£20
?
Our age guides are not set in stone. You are still welcome to book tickets if you are slightly outside the published age range.
Age
18-59
Male left
10+
Female left
10+
Welcome Drink included
Friendly, welcoming host
Meet up to 30 people
Expand your social circle
Popular city venue
Drinks and Conversations
Come solo or with friends
Welcome Drink included
Friendly, welcoming host
Meet up to 30 people
Expand your social circle
Popular city venue
Drinks and Conversations
Come solo or with friends

About the event

FriendDating is coming to Manahatta Leeds, offering a fun, relaxed way to meet new people, grow your social circle, and make genuine new friends.

Grab your welcome drink and enjoy a series of relaxed four-minute conversations with every other guest, regardless of gender. It's the perfect amount of time to discover shared interests, have a laugh, and see who you'd like to get to know better.

After the event, our secure online matching system lets you select the people you'd like to stay in touch with. If the feeling's mutual, we'll connect you so you can continue the conversation and hopefully build a great new friendship.

Expect a warm, welcoming atmosphere, a fantastic mix of guests, and a professionally hosted evening designed to make meeting new people feel easy, natural, and completely pressure-free.

Come along on your own or with friends, enjoy a great night out at Manahatta Leeds, and leave with the chance to make meaningful new connections. You never know who you might meet!

Important information

- Doors open 7.00pm
- Event starts 7.30pm
- Speed dating finishes approximately 9.30pm
- Venue closes 11pm

It’s essential that you arrive before 7.25pm in order to take part. We might not be able to allow entry if you are late.

Please ensure you make yourself known to our staff upon arrival to ensure you are activated on our matching system.

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Where

Welcome to Manahatta, a glamorous New York inspired cocktail bar with an exciting party vibe, located on lively Greek Street, in the heart of Leeds City Centre

Address  29 East Parade, Leeds LS1 5PS

Nearest station  Leeds Station

Tel  0113 243 5118 – Please note this is not a booking line

Venue website  https://www.manahatta.co.uk/bars/greek-street

PLEASE NOTE: Advance booking is essential and no tickets will be available to purchase on the door. Online booking is simple and very secure. Our payments are handled by Stripe, one of the world's largest payment processors using the highest grade security currently available.

Reviews

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Scott Verified Attendee
Posted: 22/05/2026
Christopher Verified Attendee
Posted: 21/05/2026
Nuo Verified Attendee
Posted: 21/05/2026
Mickey Verified Attendee
Posted: 27/03/2026
Wojciech Verified Attendee
  Nice to meet people in person. Ok venue, appreciated the music not being too loud  
Posted: 27/03/2026
Adam Verified Attendee
Posted: 26/03/2026
Max Verified Attendee
Posted: 26/03/2026
Jonathan Verified Attendee
  Great to meet such a varied and diverse group of singles  
Posted: 15/09/2025
Val Verified Attendee
  Friendly and welcoming  
Posted: 13/09/2025
David Verified Attendee
Posted: 13/09/2025
Tom Verified Attendee
  The ice breaker challenge helped me mingle with everyone and the socialism even continued after the ice breaker had finished.  
Posted: 13/09/2025
Daniel Verified Attendee
Posted: 12/09/2025
Steph Verified Attendee
  Easy to chat to people and plenty of people there. The organisers could have had microphones so could hear them better, had a great time.  
Posted: 12/09/2025
Alex Verified Attendee
  Great group of people--everyone was really lovely to talk to. Would have loved to have a notebook, though!  
Posted: 04/09/2025
Daniyal Verified Attendee
  Had so much fun, great venue and host  
Posted: 04/09/2025
Alan Verified Attendee
  Well organised. Host was lovely. Decent guys.  
Posted: 04/09/2025
Mick Verified Attendee
  Great mix of people to meet.  
Posted: 11/08/2025
Nichola Verified Attendee
Posted: 09/08/2025
Scott Verified Attendee
Posted: 09/08/2025
Laura Verified Attendee
  Was a great event!!  
Posted: 09/08/2025
Liana Verified Attendee
  I really enjoy this version of socialising. It’s very well organised and it’s a great way to meet people. It doesn’t feel like just a dating event which takes the pressure off. I’ve had some great conversations and met some lovely people.  
Posted: 09/08/2025
Kerry Verified Attendee
Posted: 09/08/2025
Ria Verified Attendee
  A fun way to meet new people  
Posted: 09/08/2025
Jordan Verified Attendee
Posted: 09/08/2025
Emma Verified Attendee
  The whole event had a great vibe to it! Friendly people mixing and chatting, no pressure! Hostesses were lovely, welcoming and put on a great night! Venue fab too.  
Posted: 08/08/2025
Liv Verified Attendee
Posted: 08/08/2025
Laura Verified Attendee
Posted: 08/08/2025
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Speed Dating in Leeds, Yorkshire

The beauty of Speed Dating lies in its no-nonsense approach. You take an equal number of single girls and guys, put them in a room and give them a few minutes to chat with every other member of the opposite sex.

When you get there

Original speed dating events in London normally begin at 7.30pm. You will need to register with our hosts and to begin with they will issue you with a score sheet. This will help you to keep track of the singles that you would like to meet again and perhaps go on a date with. After a short period of mingling, your host for the evening who will run through detailed instructions and give you your starting position if you are a guy or table for the event if you are a girl.

Meet & Mingle

A London speed dating event is split into two halves, each lasting around an hour, there will be an interval at half time of about 15 minutes for speed dating London. You will have between 4 and 5 minutes with each person, after which you need to tick a box on your score sheet - "yes, I would like to meet this person again" or "no. Thanks but no thanks". Or "friend" if you'd like to get to know them platonically. Make sure that you do this after each date to keep track. Afterwards there is an opportunity for everyone to meet and mingle informally - this is often where the real action begins, so make sure you don't disappear too quickly!

Complete your score sheet

After the event you simply tick who you liked on the Original Dating website and the site works about your matches automatically. If the dates you have ticked as a "yes" have reciprocated you have a match. You will be able to view the first names and message them via our site online without revealing your email address until you are ready to. You'll be having proper first dates in no time.