Where to shop for food and essentials in Leeds
You will find food from all over the world in Leeds. Read about where you can shop for food and essential items on campus, at home and across the city.
Supermarkets and essentials stores
On campus
- The Leeds University Union building has a Co-op supermarket where you can buy food and essential items. It also has a range of shops and food outlets.
- Across the road from the Parkinson Building, on Woodhouse Lane, there are a number of other shops and cafés, including Tesco Express, which sells groceries and is open from 7am to 12am every day.
Leeds city centre
- Morrisons is a large supermarket and is in the Merrion Centre. It sells a wide range of food and household items.
- Sainsbury's have supermarkets in the city centre (and in Headingley). There is a smaller store on Albion Street and a larger store on The Headrow.
- Kirkgate Market is located near Leeds bus station and is one of the largest undercover markets in Europe. It sells groceries and other items on market stalls. Many are very good value for money.
- Argos sells home and electrical items. The city centre store is on The Headrow.
Specialist international, Kosher and Halal food shops
Leeds is a multicultural city, with many shops selling international ingredients and kitchen appliances. Here are some international shops and supermarkets in Leeds:
Leeds city centre
- Taste the Orient 21 Blenheim Terrace, Woodhouse, LS2 9HJ (closest location to campus, there are other locations in Leeds), sells food from South East Asia.
- Nong Fern Thai Supermarket, 97-99 Vicar Ln, LS1 6PJ.
- Kirkgate Market, Vicar Lane, LS2 7HY, sells a wide range of British and international foods including fish, meat, fruit and vegetables.
- Sing-kee Supermarket, 26–28 Woodhouse Lane, LS2 8LX, (closest location to campus, there are other locations in Leeds), sells food from East Asia.
Outside the city centre
- Abu Bakr International Supermarket, 37 Queen's Road, LS6 1NY (closest location to campus, there are other locations around Leeds), sells fruit, vegetables and Halal food.
- Gourmet Foods, 584 Harrogate Road, LS17 8DP – Kosher butchers and bakery.
- Mahmood Halal Butchers, 23 Alexandra Road, LS6 1RF – Halal butchers.
- Medina Costcutter, 199–203 Chapeltown Road, LS7 3DX – Afro-Caribbean food.
- Supermarket Al-Jannah, 41 Hyde Park Road, LS6 1PY (opposite Leeds Grand Mosque) – grocery and continental store.
The Chapeltown Road area has many shops specialising in Afro-Caribbean food. The Harehills area, including Roundhay Road and Harehills Road, has many small shops that sell Halal food.
Check Residence Life’s International supermarkets guide to find locations of shops in the city.
Home deliveries
Supermarket home deliveries
All major supermarkets allow you to order food, toiletries, cleaning products and basic medicines online through their websites or apps. Check for available apps on Apple App store or Google Play store.
To create an account and order online, you could be asked to provide a UK phone number 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.
University of Leeds Residence reception desks do not accept supermarket food deliveries and may not accept home cooking boxes (e.g. Hello Fresh). Please ask your reception desk for more information before ordering.
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.
Some services allow you to get items delivered to you the next day. Amazon offers next day delivery and there are Amazon Delivery lockers available in some student residences and at the Leeds University Union. Co-op offers same day delivery or collection and some supermarkets do deliveries through delivery apps such as Deliveroo, JustEat and UberEats.
Takeaway deliveries
The main takeaway platforms are:
You can use these platforms to order online from a variety of local restaurants, using their websites or 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.