Independent coffee shops in Leeds

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Café · Wetherby

A coffee shop on Market Place in the centre of Wetherby, trading through BAE Coffee Ltd. The company was incorporated in May 2021 and is registered under the classifications for unlicensed restaurants and cafés and for take-away food. Heidi Rose Chana has held a controlling shareholding since May 2021 and has been a director since July 2021; her co-director resigned in February 2026. It serves coffee and a brunch menu, with brownies, doughnuts, pastries, scones and sausage rolls alongside. Yorkshire.com's listing describes the room as having modern, dark decor with a backdrop of jazz music, and records the shop as dog-friendly and wheelchair accessible. It opens from 7.15am on weekdays, with later hours at weekends.

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Café · Pudsey

CAF Farsley is an espresso bar and deli at 80 Old Road, Farsley, in a unit that was previously a Chinese takeaway. It opened in 2023 and trades as CAF Farsley Ltd, incorporated on 9 November 2023, with Saghir Ahmed and Deepa Parmar as directors. It describes itself as an espresso bar serving speciality coffee, rosemary focaccia and fresh French pastries, and opens seven days a week. The counter runs to deli sandwiches — chicken, falafel and salmon in focaccia — alongside croissants, cannoli and cronuts. Leeds City Council records it as a restaurant, cafe or canteen and rated it Very good across all three areas at an inspection on 24 September 2025.

Restaurant · Kirkstall

Chunk is a bakery and coffee counter at 174 Kirkstall Hill in Kirkstall, LS4. Its website lists coffee from local Leeds roasters, matchas, teas, cold drinks and seasonal specials, alongside buns, cookies and cakes that it says are all vegan and "baked fresh on-site every day". Sourdough deliveries are listed for Saturdays and Sundays. Companies House lists Chunk Cookies Ltd, incorporated in July 2023, with Amy Elisabeth Bennett as director. It was rated 5, very good, at its last food hygiene inspection in October 2024.

Café · Pudsey

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Café · Meanwood

Culture Coffee Shop is a cafe at The Leather Works on Meanwood Road in Meanwood, Leeds (LS7 2DZ). At its most recent Food Standards Agency inspection, in August 2025, the cafe was awarded a food hygiene rating of Very Good.

Café · Pudsey

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Café · Horsforth

Drift Coffee is a café on Long Row (LS18 5AT) in the Horsforth area of Leeds.

Café · Horsforth

Café · Cross Gates

Café · Beeston

Honey Coffee Bike is a café at 456 Dewsbury Road in Beeston, LS11 8AJ. Its Just Eat menu runs from a full English breakfast, with toast, eggs, sausages, bacon, hash browns, mushroom, tomato and beans, to eggs Royal, eggs Benedict, omelettes and bacon, egg or sausage sandwiches, plus a cream tea for two. Companies House lists Honey Coffee Bike Ltd, incorporated on 27 April 2021, at the same address. It was rated 4, good, at its last food hygiene inspection in June 2024.

Café · Otley

Café · Moortown

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Café · Kirkstall

Mog's Cafe is an independent, licensed coffee shop at 55 Kirkstall Lane in Kirkstall, Leeds. It serves breakfast, brunch and lunch, including Turkish and English breakfasts, bagels, burgers and jacket potatoes, along with coffee and other drinks. There is outdoor seating, and food is available to dine in, take away or by delivery.

Café · Otley

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Restaurant · Otley

An independent coffee shop and kitchen in Westgate Arcade, off Westgate in Otley. It trades as Olive & Fig Coffee Shop & Kitchen Ltd, a company incorporated in October 2023 and registered at the arcade address, with Erin May listed at Companies House as its director. The kitchen cooks breakfast and brunch dishes, French toast among them, along with flatbreads, afternoon teas and cakes.

Restaurant · Guiseley

Onward Brews & Goods is a coffee shop at 62 Otley Road in Guiseley, LS20. Its website lists specialty-grade coffee, house-made baked goods and locally sourced pastries, plus a rotating retail range of brewing equipment, artwork, ceramics and homewares from local creators. It was rated 4, good, at its last food hygiene inspection in February 2026.

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Café · Chapel Allerton

An independent speciality coffee shop on Stainbeck Lane, trading in Chapel Allerton since 2013 and owner-operated by Lou Henry, who opened the first Opposite — opposite Leeds University — back in 2006. The coffee is roasted in collaboration with Leeds roaster North Star, alongside loose-leaf teas, a brunch menu and homemade cakes, with vegan and gluten-free options. It is a daytime place — coffee, brunch and cake rather than a full restaurant. Lou Henry opened a second Opposite in Meanwood in April 2024.

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Restaurant · Café · Kirkstall

Ozziez, also trading as Ozziez Coffee & Bakery, is an independent coffee shop and bakery at 406 Burley Road in Leeds. It focuses on speciality coffee and on pastries and bread baked on the premises, and has a regular local following in the Burley and Kirkstall area.

Café · Oakwood

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Takeaway · Chapel Allerton

Stacked House of Food is a smash burger, loaded fries and coffee spot at 60 Harrogate Road, describing itself as 'Chapel Allerton's bold new food joint', open for dine-in and takeaway. The menu centres on smash burgers such as the Smoke Stack, loaded fries, thick shakes and barista coffee, plus weekend brunch; the kitchen says its beef is locally sourced and halal-certified. It is a new arrival: Companies House shows Stacked House of Food Ltd was incorporated in September 2025 by sole director Kautar Salah Fisher, registered at the same Harrogate Road address — an independent, owner-run single site rather than a chain.

Café · Pudsey

The Loft Coffee Shop is a café at 13A Springfield Mills, Bagley Lane, in Farsley. Its website lists barista coffee, teas, hot chocolates and smoothies, with a breakfast menu of full English, breakfast sandwiches and eggs on toast, and lunches of sandwiches, paninis, toasties and jacket potatoes, plus homemade cakes. It says Katie has owned it since June 2024, after a 16-year career in corporate consulting. It was rated 5, very good, at its last food hygiene inspection in March 2025.

Café · Cross Gates

Café · Guiseley

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Café · Horsforth

Woodlawn Coffee Co is a café at 60A Town Street in Horsforth, Leeds. It serves freshly brewed coffee alongside a selection of cakes and savoury dishes, and is described locally as a modern, family-friendly space for coffee and light bites.