Independent Chinese restaurants and takeaways in Leeds
26 independent businesses we've checked. None is part of a chain or franchise, and none paid to be listed.
This list follows what each place's own page says it is or offers, not a category we chose. If we're not sure a place fits, we leave it out.
- Updated 8 November 2026
- Next check due March 2027
All 26, alphabetically
The order is not a ranking: nobody can pay to be on this list, or to be higher up it. How we check
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168 Chinese Takeaway
Takeaway · Horsforth
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7th Life Limited/ Sakura Gardens
Takeaway · Headingley
Listed as 7th Life Limited / Sakura Gardens and trading as Sakura, this is a Chinese and Cantonese takeaway at 21 North Lane in Headingley, Leeds, offering collection and delivery. The menu covers Chinese and Cantonese dishes, with some Thai and Korean options.
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Akina Chinese Takeaway
Takeaway · Moortown
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Canton Flavour
Takeaway · Oakwood
A Chinese takeaway at 53 Street Lane, on the Roundhay shopping parade. The company behind it was incorporated in May 1997 and took the Canton Flavour name that August; Ting Fai Cheung has been a director since 2000 and Jian Feng Chen since 2019, with Po Shan Williams as company secretary. Companies House records its activity as a take-away food shop. The shop is collection only. The menu runs from soups, spring rolls and spare ribs through mild and spicy mains, aromatic duck, chow mein and noodle dishes and rice, to set value dinners and banquets, with a section of Thai dishes alongside the Chinese ones. It opens in the late afternoon and evening every day except Wednesday.
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China Jade
Takeaway · Meanwood
China Jade is a Chinese takeaway at 70 Monk Bridge Road in Meanwood, LS6. Its website offers online ordering. It was rated 3, generally satisfactory, at its last food hygiene inspection in June 2026.
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China Town Take-away
Takeaway · Morley
China Town Take-away is a Chinese takeaway at 18 Chapel Hill in Morley, south-west of Leeds. The company registered at that address is JI XIANG RU YI LTD, incorporated in November 2019 and classified under take-away food shops and mobile food stands. An earlier company at the same address, China Town Takeaway Limited, has since been dissolved. Zengping Weng is the company's only person with significant control, holding 75 per cent or more of the shares. No corporate owner is recorded against it.
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Chopsticks Express
Takeaway · Armley
Chopsticks Express is a Chinese takeaway on Wortley Moor Road, Upper Wortley, in Leeds LS12. Its own website describes it as an "authentic Chinese takeaway" serving "fresh wok-fried dishes, noodles, rice and favorites made to order", and takes orders for both collection and delivery through its online ordering page.
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Dinner Box Chinese
Takeaway · Kirkstall
Dinner Box is a Chinese and Cantonese takeaway on Kirkstall Lane in Kirkstall, Leeds. It serves classic dishes such as chow mein and fried rice, listed for collection and delivery through online ordering on its own website.
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Happy Chinese Takeaway
Takeaway · Morley
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Harbour City Chinese Take-Away
Takeaway · Chapel Allerton
Harbour City Chinese Take-Away is a Chinese takeaway at 544 Scott Hall Road in the Scott Hall area of Leeds (LS7 3RA), serving a menu of Chinese dishes for collection. At its most recent Food Standards Agency inspection, in October 2024, its hygienic food handling was rated Very Good.
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Hong Kong Super Cook (Horsforth)
Takeaway · Horsforth
Hong Kong Super Cook is a Chinese takeaway at 128 Long Row in Horsforth, Leeds. It serves Chinese dishes for collection and takeaway, including chow mein, fried rice and black bean dishes, and trades in the evenings from Tuesday to Sunday. It is an independent takeaway rather than part of a national chain.
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Johnny Leung
Takeaway · Kirkstall
Johnny Leung is a Chinese takeaway on Kirkstall Hill in Kirkstall, Leeds. It is collection-only, with no delivery or seating, and serves classic Chinese dishes including char siu chow mein, crispy beef in oyster sauce, salt and pepper chicken, prawn toast and spring rolls, alongside chips and gravy.
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Jolly Panda Ltd
Takeaway · Guiseley
A Chinese takeaway at 24 Bradford Road in Guiseley. It is run by Jolly Panda Ltd, registered to the shop's own address in March 2025 with Jonathan Chung Yin Li as sole director. The Food Standards Agency lists it as a takeaway and rated it 5 at its July 2025 inspection, with food safety management marked very good. The food is Chinese, and the business describes it as bold and satisfying — "fast, fresh, and full of heritage you can taste". Its website refers to thirty years of expertise in Chinese cuisine and says its head chef has worked in respected Chinese restaurants. The shop opens for evening service from Wednesday to Sunday, from 5pm to 10pm.
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Jumbo Express
Takeaway · Moortown
Jumbo Express is a Chinese takeaway at 116 Gledhow Valley Road in Gledhow, north Leeds. The Food Standards Agency registers the premises as a takeaway and sandwich shop. A takeaway directory listing describes the kitchen as Cantonese in style, with fried rice, chow mein and a range of chicken, beef and seafood dishes, and says it delivers within a three-mile radius. At the most recent inspection on record, in November 2025, the Food Standards Agency rated its hygienic food handling good, and the cleanliness and condition of the building and its management of food safety generally satisfactory.
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Lotus Chinese Takeaway
Takeaway · Guiseley
Lotus Chinese Takeaway is a takeaway at 18 Otley Road in Guiseley, LS20. Its website describes it as a "traditional family-run Chinese takeaway". It was rated 5, very good, at its last food hygiene inspection in February 2026.
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Lucky Chinese Takeaway
Takeaway · Beeston
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Morley Chinese Takeaway
Takeaway · Morley
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My's Oriental Cuisine
Takeaway · Harehills
My's Oriental Cuisine is an independent Chinese takeaway at 45 Roseville Road in Sheepscar, at the LS8 end of the road. Companies House records My's Oriental Cuisine Ltd as incorporated in August 2022, with My Lan Hoang as its sole director and the holder of 75 per cent or more of the shares and voting rights; no other party is registered as controlling it. The menu covers the standard sections of a British Chinese takeaway — appetisers, soups, chow mein, fried rice, curries and sauce dishes including sweet and sour, black bean, kung po, satay, and ginger and spring onion — with salt and pepper chicken, prawn toast and aromatic duck with pancakes among the starters. Listed ordering hours are 5pm to 10pm. Leeds City Council gave it a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 at its December 2022 inspection.
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New Ho Garden
Takeaway · Horsforth
New Ho Garden is a Chinese takeaway at 1 Breary Avenue in Horsforth, LS18. Its own website calls it a Chinese restaurant and lists soups, chicken dishes, and beef and pork dishes among its traditional Chinese dishes. It was rated 4, good, at its last food hygiene inspection in January 2026.
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New Marley
Takeaway · Beeston
New Marley is a Chinese takeaway at 2 Marley Street in Beeston, LS11 8QL. Its website is a landing page that links to online ordering. It was rated 5, very good, at its last food hygiene inspection in October 2024.
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Oriental Dragon Chinese Takeaway
Takeaway · Horsforth
Oriental Dragon is a Chinese takeaway at 227 New Road Side in Horsforth, Leeds, serving Chinese dishes for collection and delivery.
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Shuang Hsi
Takeaway · Cross Gates
Shuang Hsi is a Chinese takeaway at 10-10A Barwick Road in Stanks, east Leeds. It trades through Shuang Hsi Limited, incorporated in October 2019 and registered under the SIC code for take-away food shops and mobile food stands. Companies House records Xiuping Huang as its sole director and only person with significant control, holding 75% or more of the shares and voting rights, with a correspondence address at the shop. The business takes orders through its own website for collection and home delivery. The Food Standards Agency registers the premises as a takeaway and sandwich shop, and at its inspection in September 2024 rated all three assessed areas — hygienic food handling, the cleanliness and condition of the building, and management of food safety — as good.
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Silver Vase
Takeaway · Chapel Allerton
Silver Vase is an independent Cantonese takeaway at 2 Stainbeck Lane in Chapel Allerton, open in the evenings and closed on Tuesdays. A single, locally run shop with no group or chain affiliation found, it cooks classic British-Chinese dishes to order — chicken balls, spring rolls, beef chow mein, salt and pepper chicken wings and special fried rice among them. It is rated around 4.5 out of 5 from more than 230 Google reviews, and just under 4 out of 5 on Tripadvisor, with customers describing the food as fresh, generously portioned and quick to turn around.
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Star Chef Takeaway
Takeaway · Headingley
Star Chef is a Chinese takeaway on North Lane in Headingley, Leeds. It serves classic Chinese dishes such as stir-fries, curries and rice dishes, and offers collection and local delivery during evening opening hours.
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Sunny House Chinese Take-away
Takeaway · Morley
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Wan Loi Chinese Takeaway
Takeaway · Meanwood
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