Trips to Green Room have just gotten a whole lot tastier, as Bastards Bistro have kicked off their highly anticipated kitchen residency.
Brunch baos, steak and eggs, tiramisu pancakes...these are all items on the new menu available at everyone's favourite rooftop bar, Green Room.
Taking over from the fantastic Braizin' Squad is Bastards Bistro, Leeds street food royalty who focus on classic dishes with an innovative modern twist.
They'll be sticking around for the whole of the autumn and winter season, so you've got plenty of time to get stuck into their ridiculously good grub.
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So what's on the menu then? For brunch you've got a fluffy bao bun stopped with homemade sausage, hash browns and a perfectly cooked fried quail egg, you have classic steak and eggs drizzled in a green onion sauce and perhaps best of all, tiramisu pancakes. Need we say more.
Moving onto their deli options, keep it light with a kale ceasar salad and beetroot poke bowl or go for something hearty like their bangers and mash or katsu curry.
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There really is something for everyone on this carefully considered menu designed by head chef Rob Hallas.
But it doesn't quite stop there, as they'll also be slinging out Sunday roasts which we've been dreaming about since the sun made an appearance.
Featuring everything from braised ox cheek to roast porchetta and chicken supreme served with all the hearty trimmings, you may as well just book a table every Sunday from now on.
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It’s fair to say the opening has definitely made the thought of transitioning into the colder months that little bit easier, and we can’t wait to go back and try more of their fantastic new menu. Alongside a couple of Green Room’s signature drinks of course.
Book your spot in advance to avoid disappointment on the Green Room websitehere, but walk-ins, as always, will be welcomed too.
A Leeds pizza takeaway has received a glowing review from popular review duo.
Edges Pizza opened up their first permanent spot in Leeds back in June this year, after making a name for themselves slinging out pizzas at multiple pop-ups across the city.
Owners Grace and Edge from Harrogate opened Edges Pizza two years ago, taking inspiration from trips to New York over the years.
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Their pizzas are a love letter to the class New York slice, think thin and crispy rather than chewy and floppy. But above all else, think absolutely delicious.
And now, they've caught the attention of a major review page, with Bite Twice Food Reviews (a page with almost 300k followers) paying Edges a visit.
The food review duo of Gerry del Guercio and Paul Delany popped up in Holbeck beneath the arches to get their hands on a pizza, and the outcome is brilliant.
In the video, Bite Twice said that the pizza is 'f**cking exceptional' and up there with 'one of the best pizzas in the UK'.
Before even taking a bite, they said: "On aesthetic, I don't think anywhere in the UK is doing pizza like this".
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Then after the first bite, they go on to say: "There are very few pizzas in the UK that create this, I’m a little bit blown away".
As Londoners themselves, they go on to say that Edges is 'easily hitting with the best that we’ve got down south'.
And if that's not high praise enough, they sign off the video saying: "Leeds has got an absolute gem. I give this a stamp so hard my foot went through the pizza. Edges. Don Level."
The 42-year-old Kirkgate Market stall serving freshly shucked oysters for £1.90 a pop
Clementine Hall
Tucked away in Leeds Kirkgate Market you'll find a wonderful seafood stall selling freshly shucked oysters for £1.90 each.
It's places like these that remind us why we love Leeds so much.
Established in 1880, Hayes Seafood is widely regarded as the oldest trader within the historic Kirkgate Market.
For the past 42 years, it has been run by Cliff and Michelle, the loveliest couple who welcome every customer with open arms.
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The menu here is small but perfectly formed, focusing on fresh, ready-to-eat seafood that you can enjoy with a squeeze of lemon and a dollop of mayonnaise at most.
Delivered fresh every morning, there's pre-cracked crab shells, brown and white crab meat, cockles, crawfish tails - all perfectly prepared for you to eat at their bar or high tables opposite.
But, it's the oysters that you'll see people queueing for. And rightly so.
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Everything here is prepared to order right in front of you, and for no extra fee. You can choose from two types of oysters: super salty Lindisfarne oysters or the slightly sweeter English Loch Fyne.
We recommend having a couple of each, pulling up a stool right by the counter and getting stuck in. If you ask Cliff nicely, he might tell you a bit about the history of the place - but you may have to order a couple more oysters for that.
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You're left to dress them yourself, whether you prefer dash of fiery tabasco or a few pickled shallots. But to be honest, they're delicious just as they come.
This spot is a real piece of Leeds history, and the queues at lunchtime as well as the repeat regular customers proves just how special it is.
All it's missing is a champagne stall next to it...now wouldn't that be perfect?
Clementine Hall -
26th September 2024 
