NUMEROUS plans for new pubs, bars and restaurants have been announced in York in recent months.
It can be hard to keep up - so here's a quick at-a-glance guide to 16 that are being discussed.
Which do you support or oppose? Which excite you most? Comment below or email our letters editor.
What's the idea? - Developers want to open a restaurant, 9 houses and 5 flats on the old fire station site.
Status? - Plans being revised.
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What's the idea? - Brewer and pub chain BrewDog wants to open a large pub in 130-134 Micklegate (formerly Portfolio Studios)
Status? - The company recent won a court battle over the site and hopes to open this summer.
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What's the idea? - Brothers Adam and Matt Spokes wanted to open a micro-pub in the former Shine shop at 34 Gillygate.
Status? - UPDATED - Planning application withdrawn. Alternative site being considered
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What's the idea? - The TSB bank building in St Helen's Square and the old Terry's restaurant building next door (more recently a Swarovski shop) are to be jointly taken over by a restaurant chain.
Status? - Negotiations with a potential operator are at an advanced stage. A planning application would then be needed.
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What's the idea? - Developers want to turn the Macdonald's furniture shop in Fossgate (once the Scala Cinema) into a restaurant, when the shop closes this year.
Status? - National chain Cosy Club set to open this year.
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What's the idea? - The Cycle Heaven shop in Bishopthorpe Road is to be turned into a pizzeria and cafe bar with a bike workshop alongside.
Status? - Approved by City of York Council
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What's the idea? - The Timberland and The North Face shop in Low Petergate is to be turned into a Wildwood restaurant.
Status? - Planning application pending with City of York Council
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What's the idea? - To turn the sandwich shop at 78 The Mount into a bistro restaurant.
Status? - Approved by City of York Council
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What's the idea? - To turn the 19 Walmgate into a cafe/restaurant and bar.
Status? - Permission granted by City of York Council. The owners of the nearby Le Cochon Aveugle plan to open a wine bar.
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What's the idea? - To turn the old Belvoir Letting office at 98 Micklegate, which was previously a restaurant, into a new restaurant called Skosh.
Status? - Approved. Work under way.
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What's the idea? - 1 Toft Green, next door to the Fibbers complex, is being marketed as a potential bar/restaurant/bistro.
Status? - On the market. Planning permission would be required
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What's the idea? - 1331, the bar, restaurant and cinema in Grape Lane, wants to expand into the empty shop unit next door at number 9 Grape Lane.
Status? - Approved. Work ongoing.
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What's the idea? - The old Budgens shop on the corner of George Hudson Street and Micklegate, is being marketed as a "retail or restaurant".
Status? - On the market
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What's the idea? - The Christmas Angels shop in Low Petergate has closed and is to become a restaurant.
Status? - Work will reportedly begin "very soon"
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What's the idea? - Planners want to turn the Dorothy Wilson's Almshouse in Walmgate into a restaurant
Status? - Planning application pending with City of York Council
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What's the idea? - Planners want to convert 1 Castlegate, formerly part of Greenwood's menswear, into a cafe or restaurant.
Status? - Planning application has just been approved by City of York Council
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