Manchester’s famous Antipodean cafe and brunch spot, Federal, has finally confirmed its opening date here in Leeds.
Better still, they’re giving away a whopping 1,000 completely FREE drinks to celebrate.
For anyone unfamiliar with the favourite Anzac brand, which already has three different and equally busy branches in Manchester – not to mention a pop-up in Altrincham Market – it brings Australian and New Zealand cuisine to the bustling city centre.
Some of you might not know much about Aussie and Kiwi food (many of us didn’t before we first visited this place, to tell the truth), but with unreal eggs, bagels, bakes, coffees and more, there’s plenty of ‘tucker’ to tuck into.
Confirming their first-ever Leeds location back in the summer, the brand wrote on social media: “Choosing Leeds as our first cafe outside of Manchester felt like the natural next step…
“Leeds has the same buzz and a growing independent brunch scene similar to Manchester. We don’t expand for the sake of it; we wait for the right time and the right energy for Federal!
“Everything we do is fuelled by passion for great brunch, great coffee and crafting the perfect space to ensure every one of our guests leaves brighter.”
They said it themselves: they’ve been waiting for the right time to set the date, and giving Yorkshire an early Christmas present sounds as good a time as any to us.
Now 11 years on from their first site opening in Manchester city centre, Federal lands in Leeds on Monday, 15 December.
Better still, they’ll be celebrating their first weekend in the region with the aforementioned free drinks.
They’re even promising some exclusive Leeds-centric merch and a special new martini inspired by the city, too…
Opening doors to their new venue at 34 Boar Lane on Saturday and Sunday from 8am, there’ll be a total of 1,000 free coffees available to the public.
Speaking ahead of the Leeds launch, Ribeiro said: “We’re incredibly excited to officially
announce 15 December as our opening date. There’s a real buzz around Federal coming to Leeds, and we can’t wait to welcome everyone in.
“Leeds shares so much of the energy we love about Manchester, a thriving independent scene and a genuine passion for great food and coffee.
“Bringing Federal to Yorkshire feels like the perfect next chapter, and we’re gearing up for an amazing launch.”
See you in the queues – which, by the way, you can soon expect to line up almost every weekend for the foreseeable future.
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