Where to shop for food in Leeds

Find food from all over the world in Leeds, order deliveries of food and essential shopping, buy things for your accommodation and get a sim card or phone if you're new to the UK.

Shopping on campus and in the city

Although the city centre is only a short walk from campus, the Leeds University Union building has a Co-op supermarket and range of shops where you can buy many of your essential items.

Across the road from campus, on Woodhouse Lane, there are a number of other shops, banks and cafés. Other shops can be found in the city centre, Headingley and surrounding areas:

Morrisons is a large supermarket and a 10-minute walk from the University on Woodhouse Lane. This store sells a wide range of food and household items.
Sainsbury's have supermarkets in the city centre and Headingley and sell most items. There is a smaller store on Woodhouse Lane and a larger store on The Headrow.
Tesco Express is next to Central Village accommodation, just on the edge of campus. This store sells a selection of food and is open until 11pm every day.
Kirkgate Market is located near the city bus station and is one of the largest undercover markets in Europe. It sells groceries and other items on market stalls and many are very good value for money.
Argos is a store where you choose household and electrical items from a catalogue or online. To collect items, visit the city centre store on The Headrow.

Online shopping and home delivery from supermarkets

You can order your shopping online from supermarkets’ websites or through supermarkets’ apps – check for available apps on Apple App store or Google Play store. To order food online, you’ll have to:

1. Create an account before you can make an order.

You’ll be asked for your personal details and you could also be asked to provide a UK telephone number you can be contact on in case of any problems with your delivery.
If you’ve recently arrived in the UK, find out how to get a UK phone number.

2. Shop online

All major supermarkets allow you to order food, toiletries, cleaning products and basic medicines online for home delivery. Some have homeware (like plates, cutlery, towels). Supermarkets will accept Mastercard or Visa but some supermarkets also offer the option to pay with Paypal.

If you don’t have a UK bank account and would like to set one up, find out what you’ll need to do to open a bank account in the UK.

3. Arrange a delivery time

Before you check out and place your order, you’ll be given the option to choose at which time you’d like your shopping to be delivered at home.

Next-day delivery of food and essential supplies

There are some services which allow you to get items delivered to you the next day. These include Amazon, as well as some supermarkets who sell ‘food boxes’. These are pre-packaged boxes that contain a variety of ‘essential’ items. You can pay for these using debit/credit card.

You can order a food box from Morrisons, ASDA and Co-op. You can also order groceries and essential supplies from Amazon. If you have an Amazon prime account, most items can be ordered to arrive the next day.

Take-away delivery apps (fast-food)

The main takaway platforms are:

Read Ankita’s recommendations on the best Indian takeaways in Leeds in her blog Indian takeaway in Leeds – home food away from home!

You can use these platforms to order from a variety of local restaurants. You can order online or using apps available from the Apple App store or Google Play store. You can pay using a variety of method including cards and, if ordering from your phone, using Apple pay or Google pay.

Specialist international, Kosher and Halal food shops

Leeds is an extremely multicultural city, with many shops selling international ingredients and kitchen appliances that will allow you to cook just like at home. Read our international students’ blogs for their favorite Asian and Halal supermarkets in the city:

Here are some international shops and supermarkets in the city:

Kirkgate Market
34 George Street
Sells a wide range of British and international foods including fish, meat, fruit and vegetables

Hang Sing Hong
117-119 Vicar Lane
Sells food from South East Asia
www.tastetheorientsupermarkets.co.uk

Sing-kee Supermarket
26-28 Woodhouse Lane and 30-36 Cross Stamford Street
Sells food from East Asia
singkeefoods.co.uk/gb

Various Thai and Chinese supermarkets
China Town area, from Vicar Lane to Templar Lane

Mahmood Halal Butchers
23 Alexandra Road, Hyde Park

Gourmet Foods – Kosher Butcher and Bakery
584 Harrogate Road, Leeds LS17 8DP

Abu Bakr International Supermarket
259 Dewsbury Road, LS11 5HZ
Sells good quality fruit and vegetables and Halal food
abu-bakr-supermarket.business.site

Harehills area including Roundhay Road and Harehills Road
Has many small shops that sell Halal food

Medina Costcutter
199-203 Chapeltown Road (Bus Number: 2, 3, 3A, 48, 36 from Vicar Lane, Leeds City Centre)
Afro-Caribbean food

Chapeltown Road area
(Bus Number: 2, 3, 3A, 48, 36 from Vicar Lane, Leeds city centre)
Many shops specialising in Afro-Caribbean food

Sultan Halal Market
Opposite engineering buildings below Eldon Court accommodation.
Small grocery store providing essential groceries and halal meat

Noshi Food Store
Hyde Park Road, opposite Leeds Grand Mosque
Grocery and continental store with a Halal butchers next door