Central Rd0.1 mi from Kirkgate centrelast reviewed April 2026
A Kirkgate brunch room that took the coffee seriously enough to pour North Star. Come for the food, stay for an espresso that earns it.
North Star in a brunch room that actually means it.
Ulterior Motives · 20 Jun
For one stretch of July, you can't move in York for early music or in Harrogate for livestock.
Richaro's Ramblings · 14 Aug
I am writing this from Ponta Delgada, where the coffee in front of me was roasted about four streets away. Normally that is the whole story.
Central Rd0.1 mi from Kirkgate centrelast reviewed April 2026
A Kirkgate brunch room that took the coffee seriously enough to pour North Star. Come for the food, stay for an espresso that earns it.
North Star in a brunch room that actually means it.
18 Central Rd, Leeds LS1 6DE, UK
0.1 mi from Kirkgate centre
Ulterior Motives · 20 Jun
For one stretch of July, you can't move in York for early music or in Harrogate for livestock.
Richaro's Ramblings · 14 Aug
I am writing this from Ponta Delgada, where the coffee in front of me was roasted about four streets away. Normally that is the whole story.
North Star's Sovereign Street kiosk, pouring the brand's own roasts. Co-founder Holly Kragiopoulos is a Q Grader; the kiosk format undersells what is behind it.
Maude is Leeds' own roastery with a cafe attached, not the other way round; expect the coffee to taste like someone actually cares where it came from.
One of the best flat whites in Leeds, from a cafe that roasts the beans that go in it.