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Independent coffee shops in Leeds
10 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 what each place's own page says it is or offers: its About paragraph, its name, and the services or products its page lists. It is a grouping of those words, not a category we assigned, and we would rather leave a place out than list it wrongly.
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All 10, 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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BAE COFFEE
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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CAF Farsley
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.
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Culture Coffee Shop
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.
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Drift Coffee
Café · Horsforth
Drift Coffee is a café on Long Row (LS18 5AT) in the Horsforth area of Leeds.
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Mog's Cafe
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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Olive & Fig Coffee Shop And Kitchen
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.
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Opposite Cafe
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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Ozziez
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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Stacked House Of Food
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.
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Woodlawn Coffee Co
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.
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