Pavement Vaults is a smokehouse and pub at 2 Piccadilly in central York. The venue was developed as the city’s first authentic smokehouse, giving food a role every bit as important as the bar. Its informal setting works for a casual lunch, dinner with friends or a longer evening over drinks.
The kitchen sources meat locally and prepares it with its own rubs before smoking it fresh each day. Small plates, burgers and generous sharing trays let diners choose between a quick meal and a fuller barbecue spread. Slow smoke, seasoning and robust accompaniments give the menu its distinctive character.
Sharing dishes are particularly useful for groups that want to compare several cuts and flavours at the same table. Lighter plates and desserts broaden the experience beyond the main smoked meats. Guests with allergies or dietary requirements should consult the current menu and speak with staff before ordering.
Cask and keg beer form a major part of the drinks selection, supported by wine, cocktails and an extensive choice of spirits. The range makes it possible to pair a drink with the richer flavours of the smokehouse or simply visit for the pub itself. Pavement Vaults combines carefully prepared barbecue with the sociable ease of a well stocked York bar.
Address: 2 Piccadilly, York YO1 9NU, United Kingdom
Pavement Vaults Menu
Dirty Fries
Spice Bag
Loaded with cheddar, pickled red onions, red chilli, coriander & homemade chip-shop style curry sauce
Pulled Pork
12hr smoked pulled pork collar, cheddar & BBQ sauce
Smoked Chicken
Smoked chicken, cheddar, pickled red onions & confit garlic aioli
Tacos
Two soft flour tortillas
Smoked Chicken
Smoked chicken thigh, smashed nachos, guacamole, pickled red onions, red chilli, coriander & lime
Baja Fish
White fish, dry slaw, smoky herb dressing, pickled red onions, red chilli, coriander & lime
Spiced Celeriac
Roast spiced celeriac, dry slaw, smashed nachos, smoked red pepper hot sauce, pickled red onions, red chilli, coriander & lime
Wings
4 Jumbo Salt & Pepper Wings
4 of our 3-jointed triple fried chicken wings
8 Jumbo Salt & Pepper Wings
8 of our 3-jointed triple fried chicken wings
Cantina Classics
Buttermilk Fried Chicken
2 pieces of buttermilk fried chicken thighs, house pickles & smoky mayo
Pork & Slaw
OG Vaults staple. 12hr smoked pulled pork collar, tangy slaw, house pickles
Triple Cooked Wedges
Hand cut skin-on potato wedges served with confit garlic aioli
Onion Rings
Served with confit garlic aioli
1/2 Rack Baby Back Ribs
Smoked & maple glazed loin ribs, house pickles & BBQ sauce
Pork Belly Chicharrones
Crispy fried pork belly, served with a hot honey dipping sauce
Nachos
Classic Nachos
Corn tortilla chips, cheddar, jalepenos, guacamole, smoked salsa & soured cream
Pulled Pork Nachos
Corn tortilla chips, cheddar, jalepenos, guacamole, smoked salsa, soured cream, 12hr smoked pulled pork collar & BBQ sauce
Sides
Mac & Cheese
House Slaw
Side Salad
Corn on the Cob
BBQ Spiced Fries
Ribs
Baby Back Ribs
Full rack of smoked & glazed pork loin ribs, BBQ spiced fries, slaw, house pickles, BBQ sauce & hot sauce
St Louis Pork Ribs
2 smoked pork belly rib cuts, BBQ spiced fries, slaw, house pickles, BBQ sauce & hot sauce
Jacob's Ladder
8hr smoked Texan seasoned beef rib, BBQ spiced fries, slaw, house pickles, BBQ sauce & hot sauce
Plates
Smoked 1/2 Chicken
Free range chicken brined and smoked in our “Red Rooster” rub, charred corn on the cob & house pickles
10oz Ribeye
Garlic & rosemary marinated 10oz rolled ribeye, BBQ spiced fries, homemade peppercorn sauce & house pickles
Trays
All served with BBQ spiced fries, slaw, house pickles, BBQ sauce & hot sauce
BBQ Beast
Smoked St. Louis pork rib, buttermilk fried chicken thigh, 2 jumbo triple fried chicken wings & 12hr smoked pulled pork collar
Rib & Wing
Full rack of smoked & glazed pork loin ribs & 4 jumbo triple fried chicken wings.
XXL Beast
2 smoked St. Louis pork ribs, 2 buttermilk fried chicken thighs, 6 jumbo triple fried chicken wings, 12hr smoked pulled pork collar & 2 smoked pork and leek sausage links
Burger + Pint
Available Sunday – Thursday
Burger + Pint
A pint of award winning Mittel Pilsner & a 6oz burger in our homemade seeded brioche with jack cheese, ketchup & American mustard. Served with BBQ spiced fries
Beef Burgers
Served in our homemade seeded brioche buns with BBQ spiced fries. Made from carefully sourced chuck, brisket & beef rib cooked through in accordance with food safety guidelines. With ketchup, American mustard & gherkins
Vaults Action
Smoked bacon, jack cheese, gem lettuce
Ol' Smokey
12hr smoked pulled pork collar, smoked bacon, jack cheese, BBQ Sauce
Fear & Loathing
Jalapenos, jack cheese, smoked red pepper hot sauce
Double Bacon Cheese
Double patties, double smoked bacon, double jack cheese
The Breakfast Club
Smoked bacon, smoked pork & leek sausage, jack cheese, fried egg, confit garlic aioli, pickled red onions
Wild Beast
Buttermilk fried chicken thigh, smoked bacon, jack cheese, smoky mayo
Notorious P.I.G
Double patties, double layered spicy pulled pork collar, double jack cheese, pickled red onions, coriander
The Reaper
Double patties, double jack cheese, double jalapenos, “Master Exploder” hot sauce
Floyd the Barber
Spicy pulled pork collar, stilton, smoked bacon, pickled red onions
Not Beef Burgers
Served in our homemade seeded brioche buns with BBQ spiced fries
Pulled Pork
12hr smoked pulled pork collar, house slaw, BBQ sauce, gherkins, American mustard
Buttermilk Chicken
Marinated & spiced fried chicken thigh, smoked bacon, jalapenos, pickled red onions, smoky mayo, gem lettuce
Smoked Chicken Bun
Smoked chicken thigh, house slaw, pickled red onions, confit garlic aioli, gem lettuce, coriander
Pablo Honey
Marinated & spiced fried chicken thigh, hot honey, jalapenos, jack cheese, guacamole, smoked bacon, red chilli, pickled red onions
Chippy Tea
Battered 6oz cod fillet, smashed pea salsa, chip shop curry sauce
Ultimate Veggie Burger
Homemade spiced potato & bean burger, jack cheese, guacamole, pickled red onions, gherkins, gem lettuce, smoky mayo
Spiced Celeriac
Celeriac patty, hot sauce slaw, gherkins, pickled red onions, coriander, gem lettuce, American mustard, vegan brioche
The Naughty Doris
3 x 6oz patties, triple layered 12hr smoked pulled pork collar, triple jack cheese, BBQ sauce
Desserts
Rum Treacle Tart
Homemade chewy treacle tart fired with Spirited Union rum & stem ginger topped with vanilla ice cream & ancho dust
Burnt Basque Cheesecake
Homemade creamy vanilla cheesecake with a milk chocolate sauce
Chocolate Brownie
Homemade rich, gooey brownie topped with salted caramel ice cream, milk chocolate sauce & ancho dust
Scoop Dogg
3 scoops of ice cream: salted caramel, double choc chip & vanilla
Digestif Cocktails
Espresso Martini
Tito’s Vodka, Mr Blacks Coffee Liqueur, Sugar & Espresso
Old Fashioned
Four Roses Bourbon, Demerara Sugar & Angostura Bitters
Boulevardier
Four Roses Bourbon, Campari & Rosso Mancino Amaranto
Port
70ml
Porto Ferreira LBV 2020
Porto, Portugal
Porto Ferreira 10 Year Old Tawny
Porto, Portugal
Liqueurs
25ml
Mozart White Chocolate
White chocolate liqueur with notes of vanilla & caramel
Mozart Dark Chocolate
Dark chocolate liqueur with notes of bitter chocolate, caramel & smoky cocoa beans
Sherry
50ml
B. Rodriguez Manzanilla Barbiana
Pagos, Spain
Pedro Ximenez Monteagudo
Montilla-Moriles, Spain