Lunch in Leeds

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Hi . I am going to Leeds with my daughter next week . Please could any Leeds Mumsnetters recommend somewhere central for lunch . Thank you

What sort of food?

If you want casual then Trinity Kitchen in the shopping centre does nice street food.

@hotdiggetydog We like almost any type of food though Italian/European are probably the favourites.

Cosy club

@emmathedilemma is there a main shopping centre ? I haven’t been to Leeds for years .

I'm going to Leeds soon and saw a thread just a few days ago asking the same question but forgot to save it, I've been meaning to do a search, you might be able to find that one too. **

The main central shopping centre is The Trinity and as the pp says there's a food area there plus a Carluccios, Alchemist, Craft House etc. You won't struggle at all to find somewhere centrally op.

I wasn't a fan of trinity kitchens food court area when I went recently but I've always had lovely food in Carluccios (upstairs in trinity).

Laynes is nice, it's near Trinity. Also Assembly Underground.

If you have time, have a drink in Angelica's

Pickles and Potter
Mrs Atha’s. Both of these are cafes but do amazing pancakes/cakes/sandwiches
Tharavadu for incredible Indian

Hopefully someone else will come along to recommend more independent places

DM and I often have lunch out in Leeds. Friends of Ham near the station is our current favourite venue.

Shopping wise the main bit is the trinity with all the high street shops, like h&m, a big primark, hollister, urban outfitters, river island, super dry then the Victoria quarter has all the designer shops and John Lewis. Albion street has a good Waterstones, and there's the odd shop on lands lane as well which leads down to the trinity. They all kind of link to each other so you can't really miss anything.

Food wise it's ages since I've eaten in town but there's a load of options upstairs in trinity, there's some on the headrow and in the light which are just up the road from trinity. There's also Greek street which is halfway between trinity and the light.

trinityleeds.com/food-and-drink

thelightleeds.co.uk/dine-2

On Greek street there's the alchemist, lost and found, gusto Italian, bar soba, neighbourhood Leeds, and manahatta.

Pizza punks
pizzapunks.co.uk/pizza-punks-leeds/

If you like Thai food, this place is fab zaapthai.co.uk/

Also a Friends of Ham fan

Ooh thanks everyone. Some great ideas . Struggling to choose now !

More Leeds tips please! Going this weekend (university open day) and staying overnight in the city centre.
Which is the main shopping street?
Is there also a quirky shopping area (like Manchester's Northern Quarter) or anything that's just not big brands.
Or any landmarks we have to see?

For quirkier shops have a look at the Corn Exchange
No landmarks I can think of to be honest.
Its not a huge city but is a nice manageable size and has really improved over the past 10 years or so.

The Corn Exchange and the arcades have some lovely shops. The Calls is a nice area too.

The tiled hall cafe in the art gallery is worth a visit.
Ambiente tapas
Admire the Victorian Arcades

Trinity kitchen is great. You can all get from different stalls and some are pop up street food that changes. I’ve been in leeds a few times with my teen and we always visit.

"Leeds - Turtle Bay UK" turtlebay.co.uk/restaurants/leeds.

Enjoyed the buzz at Turtle bay and the food.

"Giorgio's Ristorante Italiano, Headingley – Headingley Italian restaurant" giorgiosheadingley.co.uk

Graduation enjoyed the meal at Giorgio

In the city centre, but hidden, Little Tokyo

Any suggestions for independant cafes for coffee and breakfast, please?

Laynes Espresso

Wolfox