SEPT/OCT DIGITAL ISSUE FREE A SUPER FRIENDZ PUBLICATION MUSIC FOOD DRINK CULTURE LISTINGS PREVIEWS EDITOR’S A NOTE FROM SUPER FRIENDZ... We’ve (just about) made it to September, and what a weird year it’s been so far… For the past month, the Super Friendz team has been working on a very special new project close to our hearts - catching up with some of our favourite City-centre based independents and building up a big bumper list of the best independents to hit for the freshest coffee, hidden lunch spots and where to get the best and/or cheapest pint. Whether you’ve just arrived in the city or trying to find your favourite new record shop, our Leeds Indies directory has got you covered. There’re cinema listings, food feasts, interviews with some of our favourite artists and a very special announcement of socially distanced, seated gigs to be found within the following pages; but, most importantly, go out and explore… the independents featured in these pages are just a taste of the good stuff our city has to offer, so get (safely & responsibly) out there, shop/ eat/drink local and be sure to share your new finds with us via @superfriendzlds. 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Menswear store located in The Corn Exchange, specialising in casual classics, heritage brands and Americana. @allbluesco THE ARCHIVES Independent menswear located In Leeds’ historic Corn Exchange. @thearchive_co BANH & MEE Found in Kirkgate Market’s Food Hall, serving up fresh banh mi, rice plates, authentic Pho and weekly specials. @banhandmee BELGRAVE MUSIC HALL & CANTEEN Three floors of food, music and art located in Leeds’ vibrant Northern Quarter. @belgravemusichall BLUE RINSE Vintage, used, recycled and reworked clothing company bursting at the seams with handpicked vintage gems from around the world. @blue.rinse.vintage BLUEBIRD BAKERY Independent bakery located in the historic Kirkgate Market. Specialises in fresh baked, TO LEEDZ pastries and sweet treats. There’s 10% off for all students too, simply show your student card to a member of staff! @bluebirdbakeryyorkshire WELCOME BROWNHILL CO. 100% independent, family owned and operated specialist beer bar in the heart of Leeds. @brownhillandco BUNDOBUST DOUGH BOYS Vegetarian street food and craft beer bar, all Belgrave’s resident pizza slingers. Serving served up in a laid back setting. up fresh, New York style slices from 12pm ‘til @bundobust late, 7 days a week. @doughboysleeds COLOURS MAY VARY EAT YOUR GREENS Independent shop stocking a range of beautiful, useful and inspirational wares Grocery store by day and restaurant by including books, journals, prints, cards, night! Eat Your Greens is a euro style gifts, homeware and stationary. restaurant, wine bar and grocery store in the Kirkgate quarter of Leeds city centre. @coloursmayvary @eatyourgreensleeds CRASH RECORDS FABRICATION Independent record shop specialising in Independent department store and creative indie, alternative, rock, punk, metal and workspace. more. @fabricationcrafts @crashrecords FLAMINGO COFFEE SHOP DOH HUT Leeds’ only dry, late night LGBT+ friendly Bakery/cafe/donut shop in the City Centre, Coffee House, open 7 days a week serving specialising in yeasted fluffy donuts with locally sourced, quality food. classic flavours; freshly baked bread and @flamingosleeds amazing sandwiches. @dohhut FRED ALDOUS .. Helping people make things since 1886, DONER SUMMER Fred Aldous stocks art, craft and 100% vegan Berliner kebabs. Catch us at photography supplies, as well as gifts. our Call Lane site for eat in or take out doner, @fredaldous chick’n and sides. @donnersummer Welcome Skate Store LAYNES Carefully sourced and expertly roasted coffee beans prepared by trained baristas, delicious brunch menu and sweet treats. @laynesespresso LITTLE BAO BOY Independent Asian street food company serving up home made Bao Buns in Leeds & The North. @littlebaoboy MANJITS KITCHEN Manjits Kitchen is an award-winning Indian vegetarian street food trader located in Kirkgate’s Food Hall. @manjitskitchenuk Colours May Vary MILLIES Fine Food store supplying quality local HEADROW HOUSE Yorkshire produce & health foods in Multi-use venue set across four floors with Leeds City Centre. restaurant, roof terrace and event space. @milliesleeds @headrowhouse MRS ATHA’S IF COFFEE Independent family run coffee shop with an emphasis on good produce and traceable With two city-centre locations, IF specializes provenance. in local coffee, supplied by North Star @mrsathas Coffee Roasters. Its resident baker Masayo delivers fresh bakes daily including banana breads, brownies and more. Eat Your Greens @ifupnorth JUMBO RECORDS Independent record store located in the Merrion Centre stocking CDs, Vinyl, merch and gig tickets. @jumborecords KAPOW! COFFEE Proudly independent coffee shop, serving up delicious cakes, pastries, sandwiches and coffee beans. @kapowcoffee LA BOTTEGA Speciality coffee shop & continental bar serving up Milanese snacks, patisserie and refreshments. @labottegamilanese NEILL’S FRUIT & VEG OK COMICS Head to Neil’s Fruit & Veg in Kirkgate market Independent bookshop specialising in for quality produce and veg boxes. Graphic Novels and Comics, located in Leeds’ vibrant Thornton’s Arcade. @okcomics NORTH BAR A staple on the Leeds bar scene for lovers of OUTLAWS YACHT CLUB great drinks, music and art. A European style café/bar, exhibition space, @northbardrinks record shop, hair salon & creative hangout tucked away on New York Street. NORTH STAR COFFEE @outlawsyachtclub A Coffee company focused on real and true impact founded with a genuine desire to prioritise people and planet over profit. North Star incorporates a wholesale roastery, training academy (both based in Armley) and coffee shop (based at Leeds Dock) and work to source the best specialty grade coffee they can get their hands on to showcase the role played by some of the amazing producers they work directly with in some of the most exotic parts of the world. @northstarcoffeeshop The Plant Point OWT OWT is an independent cafe owned and run by chefs Esther Miglio and James Ox Club Simpson, showcasing fresh local produce and a weekly changing menu. NORTHERN MONK @outlawsyachtclub Northern Monk Brewery and Refectory tap room is a 10-minute walk from Leeds train OX CLUB station and is a true showcase of the varied Award-winning contemporary British styles of beer that it brews. solid-fuel grill restaurant showcasing the @northernmonk best of Yorkshire produce. @oxclubleeds PIZZA FELLA Tribe Records Neopolitan pizza joint located on Vicar Lane, serving fresh wood fired pizzas Tuesday to SAMUEL TAYLORS Saturday. Craft store offering papercraft, knitting and @pizzafella crochet materials, plus hosting half-day workshops. RELEASED RECORDS Independent record shop selling new and SARTO pre-loved vinyl, based in the iconic Leeds Brought to you by the people behind Laynes Corn Exchange. Espresso and The Brunswick, and centred @releasedrecords around fresh, handmade pasta. @sartopasta RELIANCE Iconic Leeds pub serving seasonal food THAI AROY DEE from an open plan kitchen, home-cured Thai restaurant with fresh food and a relaxed charcuterie and a wide selection of beers atmosphere located on Vicar Lane. Don’t and wines. miss its happy hour menu from 12pm – 5pm @the_reliance every day! SABLE RADIO THE PLANT POINT Sable Radio is an independent online radio Located in Leeds’ Corn Exchange, station broadcasting out of Convention specialising in unique potted indoor plants, House, a former convent turned digital arts succulents and cacti; alongside a fantastic space in Mabgate, Leeds. selection of art and craft items. @sable.radio asas as@theplantpoint Headrow House TRIBE RECORDS Independent record shop based in Leeds’ WELCOME SKATE STORE vibrant Kirkgate. Skater owned, Welcome is one of the most @tribesrecordsleeds renowned skateboard stores in the UK, situated in independent retail hub Thornton’s VIADUCT Arcade. Now in its 15th year, Viaduct is the leading @welcomeskatestore fully choreographed drag cabaret venue, Viaduct Showbar is a place where you are WEN’S RESTAURANT free to be yourself. A Super Friendz staff favourite, head to @viaductshowbar Wen’s Restaurant in Leeds’ Northern Quarter for some of the best Chinese food in the city. VILLAGE BOOKS @wensrestaurantleeds Village is an independent bookshop and not-for-profit gallery based in Leeds. It offers WHARF CHAMBERS a curated selection of contemporary art, design, fashion and photography books & Bar and multi-use venue in the centre of magazines and also sources self-published Leeds run by a workers’ co-op in partnership & small press zines from artists