13 Sheffield foods and drinks everyone living here should have tried at least once

Food may not be the first thing you associate with Sheffield, but independent eateries in the city are thriving.

By Steve Jones

Published 13th Feb 2020, 13:13 BST

Updated 13th Feb 2020, 13:14 BST

Here, we pick out some of the best bites* on offer and a few delicious drinks to help wash them down. Cheers!

* No calorie-counting involved.

Steam Yard Coffee, Twisted Burger Company and Forge Bakehouse are among some of Sheffield's independent food and drink highlights.

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Steam Yard Coffee, Twisted Burger Company and Forge Bakehouse are among some of Sheffield's independent food and drink highlights. Photo: JPI Media

It was tough to whittle it down to just one dish, but the Tagiatelle Salsiccia gets our vote. Fresh pasta topped with eight-hour slow-cooked Italian sausage, tomato, bay leaf & chilli. And it's less than a tenner! No wonder this place has an AA Rosette Award for Culinary Excellence.

2. Nonnas Tagiatelle Salsiccia Of 8 hour slow cooked Italian sausage, tomato, bay leaf & chilli

It was tough to whittle it down to just one dish, but the Tagiatelle Salsiccia gets our vote. Fresh pasta topped with eight-hour slow-cooked Italian sausage, tomato, bay leaf & chilli. And it's less than a tenner! No wonder this place has an AA Rosette Award for Culinary Excellence. Photo: jason chadwick

How could we not include something from Ashoka on this list? Pictured is their much-loved Taxi Driver curry - smokey chicken tikka with garlic keema & fresh green chillis in a cast iron karai. Be careful, it's hot.

3. The Taxi Driver curry at Ashoka

How could we not include something from Ashoka on this list? Pictured is their much-loved Taxi Driver curry - smokey chicken tikka with garlic keema & fresh green chillis in a cast iron karai. Be careful, it's hot. Photo: JPI Media

It's the most 'grammed' independent coffee shop in the UK for a reason. Another tough choice, but the hot chocolate is guaranteed to help you through the winter months feeling satisfied.

4. Hot Chocolate at Steam Yard

It's the most 'grammed' independent coffee shop in the UK for a reason. Another tough choice, but the hot chocolate is guaranteed to help you through the winter months feeling satisfied. Photo: JPI Media