Leeds / Headingley / Otley Road
Independent businesses on Otley Road, Headingley
18 independence-checked businesses. Each has a recorded independence decision; none is part of a chain or franchise, and none paid to be listed.
Grouped by the street in each place's approved address. A place whose address we do not hold, or whose address is being challenged, is not on a street page.
- Regenerated 23 September 2026
- Oldest fact still standing · next reviewed by March 2027
All 18, alphabetically
Listed alphabetically. The order is not a ranking: nothing commercial is consulted in deciding who is on this list or where, and there is no field money could move. How this works
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21 Co
Café · Headingley
21 Co is a social enterprise café at Headingley Central on Otley Road, run for and by people with Down's syndrome to provide training, work experience and job opportunities. It is part of Sunshine and Smiles, the Leeds Down Syndrome Network (registered charity no. 1154661), which runs two cafés and a shop in the city, serving food and drinks in a community setting.
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Bowery Visual Arts
Café · Headingley
Bowery Visual Arts, also known as The Bowery, is a café and art gallery at 54 Otley Road in Headingley, Leeds. It serves Allpress coffee, pastries and lunch dishes, while its gallery space shows and sells art and homeware. An upstairs area offers workspace with power sockets, and the venue also runs creative workshops and courses.
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Crossley News
Grocer · Headingley
Crossley News is an independent newsagent on Otley Road in Headingley, Leeds, at number 41 (LS6 3AB), listed in local directories under newspapers and magazines. The shop sits on the main Otley Road parade in central Headingley.
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De Baga
Restaurant · Headingley
De Baga is an independent modern Indian restaurant at 9 Otley Road in Headingley, Leeds. It serves Goan and regional Indian dishes with a contemporary approach, including small plates, sharing bowls, biryanis, breads and desserts, and has an open kitchen. The business also runs a second restaurant in Chapel Allerton.
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Ecco
Restaurant · Headingley
Ecco Pizzeria is an independent Italian restaurant at 93 Otley Road in Headingley, Leeds, serving Neapolitan-style pizza, pasta and freshly made gelato, with gluten-free and vegan choices. It offers eat-in, collection and delivery, and also operates a second site in Rusholme, Manchester.
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Heaney And Mill
Restaurant · Bar · Headingley
Heaney & Mill is an independent restaurant and cocktail bar at 50 Otley Road in Headingley, Leeds, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. Trading since 2017, it serves modern dishes made with locally sourced produce, and runs a weekend bottomless brunch and a Sunday roast.
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Lam's Kitchen
Restaurant · Headingley
Lam's Kitchen is an independent Vietnamese restaurant at 39 Otley Road in Headingley, Leeds. It specialises in pho, offering beef, chicken and vegan versions, alongside stir-fried noodles, rice bowls, summer rolls, bao buns and Vietnamese iced coffee, for eat-in and delivery.
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Maemes Leeds
Restaurant · Takeaway · Headingley
Maeme's Leeds is a takeaway on Otley Road in Headingley, Leeds, also trading as Maeme's Peri Peri. It specialises in chicken dishes, including peri-peri chicken, wings and wraps, alongside rice bowls, and is available for collection and delivery through platforms such as Uber Eats and Just Eat. It keeps late opening hours, serving into the early hours of the morning at weekends.
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MAN ZEN
Restaurant · Bar · Headingley
MAN ZEN is an Asian-fusion restaurant on Otley Road in Headingley, Leeds, run by Thomas Chiang. It opened in early December 2025 in the former premises of its sister restaurant TADA, and serves a modern take on Chinese cooking, including dishes such as salt and pepper chicken wings and sweet and sour prawns, as well as Japanese-style bento boxes. It opens daily in the evenings, with additional lunch service at weekends.
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Olympus Grill
Restaurant · Takeaway · Headingley
Olympus is a Greek street food restaurant on Otley Road in Headingley, Leeds, trading as Olympus Greek Street Food. It is a small venue with an open grill line and around 20 covers plus pavement seating, serving dishes such as gyros, souvlaki, fresh salads and other traditional Greek food for eating in, collection and delivery.
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Parm N Frites
Takeaway · Headingley
Parm N Frites is a takeaway at 29 Otley Road in Headingley, Leeds. Its menu centres on chicken parmesan dishes, burgers, pizza and frites (fries), along with milkshakes and dips, available for collection and delivery through its website and delivery apps. It opens daily from midday until late.
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Salvo's Restaurant
Restaurant · Headingley
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Santorini Bar And Grill
Café · Headingley
Santorini Bar and Grill is an independent, family-run restaurant on Otley Road in Headingley, Leeds, serving Greek and Turkish Mediterranean food. The menu includes meze platters and kebabs as well as dishes such as lamb kleftiko and moussaka, with vegetarian and vegan options, available to eat in, collect or for delivery.
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TADA
Restaurant · Bar · Headingley
TADA is an independent Japanese restaurant and bar on Otley Road in Headingley, Leeds, opened in 2023 by Thomas Chiang. Set over two floors with a sushi bar downstairs, it serves dishes such as sushi, ramen, yakitori skewers and katsu, alongside Japanese beers, whiskies, sake and cocktails. It has been described as Headingley's first Japanese restaurant.
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Taylors Sport Bar And Grill
Restaurant · Headingley
Taylor's Sports Bar and Grill is a sports bar and grill on Otley Road in Headingley, Leeds, opened in March 2023 by the Leeds-based Taylor's Group. It celebrates the city's sporting figures with a hall-of-fame wall and an upstairs Local Heroes Lounge, shows live sport across multiple screens, and serves American-style food such as burgers, hot dogs and nachos. It stands on the Otley Run pub route.
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The Cats Pyjamas
Restaurant · Headingley
The Cat's Pyjamas is an independent Indian street food restaurant on Otley Road in Headingley, Leeds. Inspired by India's roadside food vendors, it serves small plates and street bites with dishes drawn from Delhi, Goa and Kerala, tandoori starters and curries, plus vegetarian and vegan options. Food is available to collect or for delivery.
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The Swine Bistro
Restaurant · Headingley
The Swine Bistro is an independent restaurant on Otley Road in Headingley, Leeds, run by Jo and Stu Myers, the team behind The Swine That Dines. It opened in Headingley in April 2025 following a 2024 crowdfunding campaign, and serves a seasonal, changing menu of modern British food using Yorkshire suppliers, alongside natural wines and local beers. Dishes have included pork and pistachio sausage and a twice-baked Comte souffle.
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The Vinyl Whistle
Café · Headingley
The Vinyl Whistle is an independent record shop and bar on Otley Road in Headingley, Leeds. First opened in 2019 and moved to its current Otley Road premises in 2020, it sells new and second-hand vinyl across several rooms and also runs a small bar serving beer from Kirkstall Brewery, plus coffee. It hosts live music and open-deck nights and runs its own record label.
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