Devonshire Street and Division Street are brimming with independent shops, cafes and restaurants, selling everything from houseplants to cowboy boots.
The nightlife there doesn’t disappoint either, especially if you’re after a slightly more chilled evening than you’d find on nearby West Street.
The Arctic Monkeys used to hang out there before they were famous, The Human League’s Philip Oakey is a fan too, and there’s even a plaque marking the spot where Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker fell from a window, fracturing his pelvis, after trying to impress a girl.
The Frog & Parrot, Bungalows and Bears, The Foresters and Cactus Jacks are just some of the popular pubs and bars on Division Street and Devonshire Street today.
But these pictures celebrate three stalwarts: Forum; Lloyd’s No.1 Cafe, as the Sheffield Water Works Company Wetherspoon pub was known; and the Green Room music venue, which is set for a new lease of life.
This retro photo gallery captures great nights out at those city institutions back in the noughties.
It proves that although fashions and prices may change, the essential ingredients for a good night out remain the same as they ever were.
Do these photos bring back any happy memories for you of noughties nights out in Sheffield?
5. Happy days
Ross Gibson, Dave Hancock and Russell Stroish at the Lloyds No.1 Cafe on Division Street, Sheffield, in 2003 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Cher Permaul
6. Forum
Lisa Hale, Matt Johnson and Tom Hetherington at Forum, on Devonshire Street, Sheffield, in 2003 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Cher Permaul
7. Good times
Katie Hague and Lisa Gill at the Lloyds No.1 Cafe on Division Street, Sheffield, in 2003 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Cher Permaul
8. Cheers
Jade Gardner and Nick Morrish at the Green Room bar, on Devonshire Street, Sheffield, in 2004 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Cher Permaul