Leeds Foodie Guide 2024

Abbey Maclure gives us a taste of some of the latest and greatest places to eat and drink in Leeds this year.

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00:00 I'm Abbey McClure, I'm the lifestyle specialist for the Yorkshire Evening Post and we're going

00:07 to take a whistle-stop tour of some of the best new openings that you've got to try in

00:11 2024. So if last year was anything to go by, we're going to see some huge growth in the

00:17 Leeds food and drink scene this year. And I'm at Tamatanga on the hedgerow, one of the

00:21 new openings we've welcomed.

00:24 We've got sites in Birmingham, Nottingham and Leicester. We opened the first one in

00:28 2008 I believe, so it's been on the run for quite a while now. We decided to move to Leeds

00:33 because of the already diverse food culture here, diverse population and the friendly

00:38 locals as well.

00:39 When I started my career in Tamatanga first, I used to work as a tandoor chef, as a curry

00:45 chef. I learned everything, then they just checked my skills and everything, ability

00:50 to work, and they promoted me in the Leeds as a head chef. And I'm very excited to be

00:55 a head chef. It's all about my team.

00:57 And there are new teams in new kitchens right across Leeds, who are excited to serve Leeds

01:03 locals and visitors alike this year and beyond. In Leeds city centre, some of our newest arrivals

01:10 include Three's a Crowd on North Street, Mahe Coastal Indian in the Merrion Centre, and

01:17 just along from that, Blue Pavilion, a £3 million venue that celebrates East Asian cuisine.

01:25 Other relative newcomers to the Leeds foodie scene include Jamrock, which has reopened

01:30 in Kirkgate, Farmhouse and Flatiron, both on Lans Lane, Pizza Pilgrims on Boar Lane

01:37 and South Parade's Olive Tree Brasserie.

01:41 Wendy's certainly caused a stir when it returned to Brigitte last September, and the Yorkshire

01:47 Evening Post's Chef of the Year, Craig Rogan, launched his new fine dining experience at

01:52 the Collective on Boar Lane.

01:55 Some of my highlights outside of Leeds city centre and into the suburbs include Bricklebank's

02:00 Cafe and Bar in Chappawallaton, Hammer Korean, which launched in Oakwood, Out, which relocated

02:07 to Burley Road, Tadda in Headingley, and the South Indian restaurant Trissapooram on Kirkstall

02:14 Road.

02:15 I'm loving it. I'm not from Leeds myself, so I kind of get to experience this first

02:18 hand as well as other people that are not from the city or they are from the city, but

02:23 it's very diverse food culture and population wise as well. There's a bit of everything.

02:28 Obviously we're like an authentic Indian. All chefs from all over India are here. Food

02:32 scene as a whole as well. It's just so broad, like you can find everything here and maybe

02:38 a couple of years ago, maybe you couldn't, but now there's something for everyone. So

02:41 even if something isn't your taste, I'm sure you'll find something that is.

02:47 So hopefully that gives you a taste of some of the exciting new openings Leeds has welcomed

02:51 recently. It's a northern city that is really putting food on the map and it's an exciting

02:57 place and a tasty place to be.

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