Independent businesses in Kirkstall

Web & graphic design · Kirkstall

2030 Designs is a design studio registered at an address on Vesper Road in Kirkstall. 2030Designs Limited was incorporated in January 2023, with Rola Yamout as its sole director. The work spans brand identity and logos, menus, flyers, invitations, signage and 3D display stands, alongside websites, online shops, application design and social media content. The studio books work through an online system and offers a free design consultation call. It describes itself as aiming to make design accessible, offering "affordable prices without compromising on quality", and says it works both with new brands and with established businesses wanting a visual refresh.

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Grocer · Kirkstall

Abbey Home Brew is a home-brewing supply shop at 8 Commercial Road in Kirkstall, Leeds. It sells beer- and wine-making kits, ingredients such as grains, hops and yeast, and brewing equipment and accessories for home brewers.

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Restaurant · Kirkstall

Annapurna and Pizzapatty are two food brands run from the same premises at 408 Burley Road in the Burley area of Leeds. Annapurna is a vegetarian Indian kitchen serving street food such as dabeli and pani puri alongside Indo-Chinese dishes, while Pizzapatty offers burgers, wraps, wings, doners and other fast food. Both trade mainly for takeaway and delivery.

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Roofer · Kirkstall

AntiAqua Roofing Solutions is an independent roofing contractor trading from Unit C2 on the Wyther Lane Industrial Estate in Kirkstall. Run by owner Gerrard Cunningham alongside a small team, it covers tile and slate roof replacement, flat roofing in GRP, EPDM and felt, guttering, cladding, Velux installation, leadwork, chimney pointing and 24-hour emergency call-outs. The company traces its roots to 2010 and holds accreditations including CHAS Elite, Constructionline and TrustMark. On Yell it carries a five-star rating from twenty reviews from customers in the Kirkstall area.

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Restaurant · Kirkstall

Arusuvai is a South Indian restaurant at 41-43 Commercial Road in Kirkstall, Leeds, specialising in Tamil cuisine. It opened in January 2025 in the former Gallery FortyOne premises and is run by chef Raj Chinnadurai, who is originally from Chennai. Its name is a Tamil word meaning 'six tastes', a reference to the six flavours of Tamil cooking.

Web & graphic design · Kirkstall

Austin Tech Solutions is a one-person web and IT studio in Kirkstall, registered on Abbeydale Grove and incorporated in January 2025. It is run by Mark Austin, its sole director, who works as a senior software engineer at a SaaS company and describes a background in backend engineering and full-stack consulting over more than nine years. The service covers website design and build, copywriting, SEO, hosting, Google Business Profile management and ongoing IT support, with Austin handling the research, design, writing and build himself and maintaining sites after launch. It works with independent and specialist businesses across Yorkshire and the North East — skilled trades, automotive and motorsport firms, engineering companies and consultancies among them.

Takeaway · Kirkstall

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Restaurant · Kirkstall

Butlers At Number One is a cafe and bar on the ground floor of the Number One building at Kirkstall Forge in Leeds. It serves home-made hot food, fresh salads and drinks, with breakfast and lunch available through the day. The name is a tribute to the Butler family, who ran the forge on the site for six generations.

Restaurant · Kirkstall

Web & graphic design · Kirkstall

Clever Pig is a web design company registered on Vesper Road in Kirkstall. Clever Pig Limited was incorporated in July 2017 and Michael Blades has been its sole director since then. It builds custom websites, content management systems and bespoke web apps, with a particular line in sites for podcasters and podcast networks. Alongside design and build it offers hosting, SEO, responsive and performance work, analytics setup and ongoing support, including video guides so clients can update sites themselves. Work shown on the site includes projects for independent podcasters and podcast networks, an opticians and a magician.

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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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Removals & man with a van · Kirkstall

GB Moves is an independent removals company based in the Kirkstall area of Leeds, owned and run by sole director David Flowers since the company was set up in 2018. It offers man-and-van hire, house and flat moves, student and short-notice removals, office relocations, piano moves and packing, with teams of one to three movers and a self-load option. Leeds is its core patch, with regular jobs across Bradford, Halifax, Harrogate, Huddersfield and York, plus longer-distance moves across Yorkshire and nationally.

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Private tutor · Kirkstall

HL Tutoring Services is a one-person tutoring business run by Hilda, a qualified teacher with QTS who holds a BA in History, a Primary PGCE and TEFL certificates, and has taught since 1998. She covers primary English and maths at Key Stages 1 to 3, 11-plus and SATs preparation, English as a foreign language and IELTS for adults, and violin to intermediate level. Lessons run in person around Kirkstall and north-west Leeds — her base is close to Kirkstall Abbey — or online for pupils further afield, with single sessions, lesson blocks and group classes available, plus tuition delivered directly to schools.

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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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Pub · Kirkstall

The Kirkstall Bridge Inn is an independent pub on Bridge Road, beside the River Aire in Kirkstall, Leeds. Associated with Kirkstall Brewery, it pours the brewery's own beers alongside rotating guest ales from other Leeds breweries, and serves pub food including Sunday roasts. It is known for its riverside beer garden and a weekly quiz night.

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Takeaway · Kirkstall

Kirkstall Fisheries is an independent fish and chip takeaway on Morris Lane in Kirkstall, Leeds, close to Kirkstall Abbey. It serves haddock sourced from Whitby with chips, along with pies, burgers and sausages, for takeaway and delivery. In 2021 it was placed among the top five fish and chip shops in Leeds by the Yorkshire Evening Post.

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Grocer · Kirkstall

Kirkstall Hill Food and Wine is a convenience store and off-licence at 154-160 Kirkstall Hill in Kirkstall, Leeds, selling groceries along with beers, wines and spirits.

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Grocer · Kirkstall

Kirkstall Newsgents is a newsagent at 123A Kirkstall Hill in Kirkstall, Leeds, selling newspapers, magazines and everyday household goods.

Web & graphic design · Kirkstall

Look Again Digital is a design studio registered at an address on The Rise in Kirkstall. Look Again Digital Limited was incorporated in February 2025, and its founder and sole director is Joshua Couchman, a digital designer who describes ten years working across digital agencies. The studio covers four areas: website design, UX/UI, development, hosting and maintenance; graphics, showreels, pitch decks, case studies and animation; brand identity, naming, logos, guidelines and positioning; and content work including photography, video, interviews and short-form social. It says it does its best work with creative brands, studios and organisations that want to grow while keeping their own style.

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Bar · Kirkstall

Melodie 71 is a bar on Commercial Road in Kirkstall, Leeds, which opened in July 2023 in a former furniture shop. It is run by four co-owners, brothers Ricky and Shaun Read together with Marco and Tony, and serves cocktails and a rotating selection of beers. The bar hosts DJs and has an outdoor beer garden, and introduced an Asian-inspired food menu through a partnership with Kirkstall street-food company Hoi Polloi.

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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.

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Grocer · Kirkstall

Morris Food and Wine is a convenience store and off-licence at 1-3 Morris Lane in Kirkstall, Leeds, near Kirkstall Abbey.

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Grocer · Kirkstall

Neils Store is a neighbourhood grocery shop at 62 Abbey Road in Kirkstall, Leeds.

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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.

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Restaurant · Kirkstall

Pinks Burgers And Desserts is a burger and dessert takeaway on Burley Road in Burley, Leeds. Its menu runs from classic, gourmet and smashed burgers to wings, tenders, loaded fries, nachos and munch boxes, alongside a dessert range that includes Belgian waffles, brownies, cookie dough, sundaes, donuts and cakes. It also serves milkshakes, mocktails and smoothies, with collection and delivery available.

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Web & graphic design · Kirkstall

Sculpt Digital is an independently owned web design and digital performance agency at Chantry House on Victoria Road, Kirkstall. Led by managing director Jamie McGrath with co-directors Christopher Marshall and client director Andy MacDonald, the studio builds websites on Shopify, WordPress and WooCommerce and provides conversion rate optimisation, PPC, SEO, paid social and analytics. Its case studies span eCommerce and B2B clients including PayByPhone, Corpay, Roofglaze and Woodforde's Brewery, across automotive, financial services, retail and construction — a Leeds studio working with clients well beyond the city.

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Grocer · Kirkstall

Shiv Off Licence And Pan Parlour is a retail off-licence and paan (pan) parlour on Commercial Road in Kirkstall, Leeds. As an off-licence it sells alcohol together with soft drinks and mixers, while the pan-parlour side offers paan, the South Asian betel-leaf preparation. Recorded as a retailer in local food-hygiene listings, the shop serves the surrounding Kirkstall area and lists its range for online ordering and delivery.

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Café · Takeaway · Kirkstall

Sound Bites is a daytime cafe and sandwich takeaway on Kirkstall Hill in Burley, Leeds. It serves hot and cold sandwiches, paninis, breakfasts and make-your-own waffles, along with burgers, pasta and a range of hot and cold drinks, with halal and gluten-free options noted on its menu. The shop trades for breakfast and lunch, opening from early morning until early afternoon and closing on Tuesdays.

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Pub · Kirkstall

The New George is an independent bar on Commercial Road in Kirkstall, Leeds, which opened in 2015. It is a real-ale pub with four handpumps serving rotating cask beers from breweries such as Acorn and Black Sheep, and its walls are decorated with historic photographs and rugby league memorabilia. There is a function room upstairs and a small paved area at the rear overlooking the river, and the pub hosts live music and sport. It is registered as an Asset of Community Value.

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Restaurant · Kirkstall

The Yorkshire Roast is a takeaway based off Wyther Drive in the Wyther area of Bramley, Leeds, serving food for delivery and collection. Its menu features comfort-food dishes such as steak and chips, roast potatoes, loaded and cheesy chips with gravy, and a Caribbean-style 'Rasta Pasta', with cakes among the desserts. Orders are taken online through Deliveroo.

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Restaurant · Kirkstall

V-Burgers is a burger takeaway on Burley Road in Burley, Leeds. Its menu covers burgers, wraps and sandwiches with sides such as loaded chips, nachos and halloumi fries, finished with milkshakes and desserts. A number of vegetarian and vegan choices are listed, including falafel, bean and paneer wraps and vegan chips. Orders are available for delivery and collection through Uber Eats.

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Pub · Kirkstall

The Vesper Gate is a traditional community pub on Abbey Road in Kirkstall, Leeds, standing opposite the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey. Recently refurbished under new management, it serves classic pub food including Sunday roasts, burgers, fish and chips and pies, and has a large beer garden with an outdoor stage and children's play area. Inside there is a pool table and sports television, and the pub hosts live music and is listed in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide.