Guidebook for West Yorkshire
Food Scene
Lovely North African food - amazing tagines! - an authentic decor and friendly staff.
They also do lovely takeaway wraps for £3.50.
Should probably book a table at weekends.
Oranaise Café
1 The CrescentLovely North African food - amazing tagines! - an authentic decor and friendly staff.
They also do lovely takeaway wraps for £3.50.
Should probably book a table at weekends.
Recently refurbished and lost a bit of its charm, but the menu is better than ever! From breakfast sharing platters to tapas and veggie muffins, there's something for everybody.
Great cocktails (with happy hours) and lovely milkshakes. Small roof terrace, board games and nice staff.
Jazz Wednesdays and other events as well.
Not the cheapest of places, but highly recommended.
6 recommandé par les habitants
LS6 Cafe
16 Headingley Ln.Recently refurbished and lost a bit of its charm, but the menu is better than ever! From breakfast sharing platters to tapas and veggie muffins, there's something for everybody.
Great cocktails (with happy hours) and lovely milkshakes. Small roof terrace, board games and nice staff.
Jazz Wednesdays and other events as well.
Not the cheapest of places, but highly recommended.
A beautiful Victorian hall turned into a cafe, inside the city centre's Art Gallery.
Enjoy a drink or some lunch sitting by the window and people-watching.
8 recommandé par les habitants
Tiled Hall Café
16-18 The HeadrowA beautiful Victorian hall turned into a cafe, inside the city centre's Art Gallery.
Enjoy a drink or some lunch sitting by the window and people-watching.
The best Italian takeaway I know! Superb pizzas and lovely risottos, plus a good choice of starters at great prices.
Sitting in is also an option.
La Besi Restaurant
211 Clarendon RdThe best Italian takeaway I know! Superb pizzas and lovely risottos, plus a good choice of starters at great prices.
Sitting in is also an option.
Yummy Chinese takeaway. They are just a bit more expensive than the average Chinese, but everything is tasty so you can't go wrong there.
Try one of their Bento boxes (£7.60) which you can combine in interesting ways and which will last you 2 days!
Bento King - Leeds
Yummy Chinese takeaway. They are just a bit more expensive than the average Chinese, but everything is tasty so you can't go wrong there.
Try one of their Bento boxes (£7.60) which you can combine in interesting ways and which will last you 2 days!
Cheap and nice food with Middle-Eastern and North-African influences.
Massive portions.
Try the Cafetiere Special I or II, the Tamire or the Kubah.
La Cafetiere Leeds
6 The CrescentCheap and nice food with Middle-Eastern and North-African influences.
Massive portions.
Try the Cafetiere Special I or II, the Tamire or the Kubah.
Lunch offer (11-5) - any main and a non-alcoholic drink for £8, which is a bargain!
Try their burritos, they are delicious and will definitely fill you up.
Dare Cafe
49 Otley RdLunch offer (11-5) - any main and a non-alcoholic drink for £8, which is a bargain!
Try their burritos, they are delicious and will definitely fill you up.
A little gem of a cafe in Headingley.
North-African food with a twist. Vintage shop in the basement. Nice little baklavas to go with cardamom tea. Mmm...
Mint Cafe
33 North LnA little gem of a cafe in Headingley.
North-African food with a twist. Vintage shop in the basement. Nice little baklavas to go with cardamom tea. Mmm...
Nice all-day breakfasts and sandwiches. Lovely staff!
Live music every week.
Often gets full.
Cafe Lento
21A North LnNice all-day breakfasts and sandwiches. Lovely staff!
Live music every week.
Often gets full.
If you're into coffee, don't miss this one!
Great sandwiches as well, with lots of homemade and locally sourced ingredients.
Doubles as art space, with a cool shop on the ground floor and an intimate Art Gallery on the first floor.
They also run lots of creative workshops and courses on evenings and at weekends.
Great place!
Bowery Visual Arts
54 Otley RdIf you're into coffee, don't miss this one!
Great sandwiches as well, with lots of homemade and locally sourced ingredients.
Doubles as art space, with a cool shop on the ground floor and an intimate Art Gallery on the first floor.
They also run lots of creative workshops and courses on evenings and at weekends.
Great place!
The nicest (and probably only) fish & chip shop in the area with the hardest-working owner ever!
Arkwrights Fish & Chips
5 Johnston StThe nicest (and probably only) fish & chip shop in the area with the hardest-working owner ever!
Casual bar and cafe which serves food until 10 and stays open till late.
A wide array of sandwiches and salads plus drinks galore.
Recommended. As well as everything else on these lists.
Whites
Casual bar and cafe which serves food until 10 and stays open till late.
A wide array of sandwiches and salads plus drinks galore.
Recommended. As well as everything else on these lists.
Drinks & Nightlife
It's just great!
Good music - no mainstream or chart rubbish - nice bar staff (although not very good at making B52s haha) and great for dancing your worries away.
Not cheap, but worth it.
10 recommandé par les habitants
Smokestack
159A Lower BriggateIt's just great!
Good music - no mainstream or chart rubbish - nice bar staff (although not very good at making B52s haha) and great for dancing your worries away.
Not cheap, but worth it.
One of the best music venues in Leeds. It's 10 minutes away from my house and they have gigs on every night (even two per night sometimes).
Cheap, friendly and just great.
25 recommandé par les habitants
Brudenell Social Club
33 Queen's RoadOne of the best music venues in Leeds. It's 10 minutes away from my house and they have gigs on every night (even two per night sometimes).
Cheap, friendly and just great.
A lovely little bar, 5 minutes away from my house.
Great cocktails and a relaxed atmosphere. One of my favourites.
Ask for the giant pretzels if you want some nibbles.
The East Village
47-49 Brudenell GroveA lovely little bar, 5 minutes away from my house.
Great cocktails and a relaxed atmosphere. One of my favourites.
Ask for the giant pretzels if you want some nibbles.
The Chemic Tavern
9 Johnston StA nice little pub with lots of live music events and cheap-ish beer.
Belgrave is just awesome.
It's hidden in the city centre and will satisfy all your cravings, from artisan pizza slices and some of the best burgers to tasty local ales and gin cocktails.
Great rooftop terrace.
A ridiculous amount of music and other events on pretty much every day.
My favourite place in town.
32 recommandé par les habitants
The Belgrave
Cross Belgrave StreetBelgrave is just awesome.
It's hidden in the city centre and will satisfy all your cravings, from artisan pizza slices and some of the best burgers to tasty local ales and gin cocktails.
Great rooftop terrace.
A ridiculous amount of music and other events on pretty much every day.
My favourite place in town.
Shopping
The most interesting and quirkiest vintage and 2nd hand shop I've seen. There's literally everything in there.
You'll come out with something cool. I guarantee.
Retro Boutique
8-10 Headingley Ln.The most interesting and quirkiest vintage and 2nd hand shop I've seen. There's literally everything in there.
You'll come out with something cool. I guarantee.
Entertainment & Activities
One of the two Victorian independent cinemas standing in Leeds.
Beautiful, cheap and just... go.
26 recommandé par les habitants
Hyde Park Picture House
73 Brudenell RdOne of the two Victorian independent cinemas standing in Leeds.
Beautiful, cheap and just... go.
The other Victorian cinema in Leeds. Slightly bigger than Hyde Park Picture House.
Less screenings, but definitely worth a visit.
13 recommandé par les habitants
Cottage Road Cinema
Cottage RoadThe other Victorian cinema in Leeds. Slightly bigger than Hyde Park Picture House.
Less screenings, but definitely worth a visit.
Arts & Culture
Abbaye de Kirkstall
Abbey RoadIt's a must.
This is the last standing building of the old Tetley Brewery. A few years ago, it was turned into a lovely contemporary art gallery which is worth a visit.
Great restaurant, with seasonal and hearty food plus a good selection of drinks.
5 minutes walk from the Corn Exchange, on the other side of the river.
12 recommandé par les habitants
The Tetley
Hunslet RoadThis is the last standing building of the old Tetley Brewery. A few years ago, it was turned into a lovely contemporary art gallery which is worth a visit.
Great restaurant, with seasonal and hearty food plus a good selection of drinks.
5 minutes walk from the Corn Exchange, on the other side of the river.
Essentials
One Stop Stores
265-267 Hyde Park RdThe closest shop to me - 2 min away.
Sainsbury's Local
63 Boar LnThe second closest shop to me.
Cardigan Road Dry Cleaner
125 Cardigan RdCharing Cross Laundrette
123 Woodhouse StParks & Nature
It's a little corner of heaven. 10 minutes walk away from my house and it doesn't even feel like you're in the city anymore.
Beautiful.
Woodhouse Ridge
It's a little corner of heaven. 10 minutes walk away from my house and it doesn't even feel like you're in the city anymore.
Beautiful.