Fine food and unlimited booze- served every day of the week.
Tucked away on the corner of Merrion Street, Oba Leeds is serving some of the best Korean and Japanese fusion dishes, with a range of vegan-friendly meals available.
This hidden gem offers a warm welcome from the the moment you walk through the glass doors. The bright hues of sunflower yellow and bright blue mirror off the panelling and glass windows and match the service, always delivered with a smile, to a tee, since opening last autumn.
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Now firmly settled into the Merrion Centre, Oba has decided to bring a bottomless brunch experience to the table: with two courses and three drinks on offer.
Available from midday until 4pm each day, grab a bite over a full two hour sitting.
For starters, expect a delectable choice of beautifully presented dishes. There's Korean fried chicken, Karagge chicken wings, whitebair with chilli and cumin all served as small plater, or cucumber maki sushi rolls and kimchi spring rolls on offer for your first course.
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The mains are packed with just as much flavour. We'd recommend the Chicken Katsu Curry: it's a classic crowdpleaser, but Oba's version of the dish is one of our favourites in Leeds.
There's also Ginger pork belly, tofu katsu teriyaki, assorted seafood with kimchi in spicy sauces and a Kinoko butter on offer: it's an assorted mushroom dish with vegan butter and sound utterly delicious.
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Now none of these dishes would be complete without a side of rice or chips, so take your pick before devouring these generously-portioned dishes and take a sip of your unlimited drinking options.
The drinks list for this bottomless is short and sweet: but we're glad. This food needs to be appreciated with complementary drinks, so the carefully selected options of Prosecco and raspberry lemonade seem like the ideal combo to us.
If you're feeling adventurous and want to get your weekend (or Tuesday) truly started: there's also unlimited green apple sours on offer. Grab as many as you can over 120 minutes for a refreshing experience.
If you fancy something Korean, something Japanese and everything with top notch service, we're big fans of Oba every day of the week: but now that there's a new bottomless in town, you'll see us in here a lot more often.
As part of their introductory offer, Oba is offering 20% off all bottomless bookings this week. On their Instagram page, Oba said:
"Bottomless Brunch is now available to book at Oba Leeds. Enjoy 2 courses and bottomless drinks for 2 hours for £30 per person! To celebrate the launch of our Bottomless Brunch - we are offering 20% off all bookings until 11th February."
For more information, including how to book, visit the Oba Leeds website. Prices
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Three of the most exciting new openings coming to Leeds this spring
It's been a great start to the year here in Leeds, but it seems the city is only getting started.
We don't know about you, but recently it's felt like Leeds is really heating up with a whole host of new opening announcements.
From viral brunch spots to ice bath and sauna cafes, we're really in for a treat over the next few months.
Allow us to fill you in on what's to come.
Kontrast
Saxton Gardens
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If you’re one of those psychopaths that enjoys jumping into a freezing cold pool of water, then get pumped as Kontrast is opening its second site right here in Leeds. Tucked behind a railway arch in Saxton Gardens, Kontrast Leeds will combine saunas, ice baths, and a cafe, designed to bring wellness into everyday life. The new space will feature two traditional saunas, one infrared sauna and four ice baths, each varying in temperature between three and 13 degrees.
In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past year or so, you may not be clued up on the whole acai bowl trend that has been sweeping the nation.
Acai and the Tribe first opened in 2021 in Manchester and since then, they’ve opened up three other locations across the country. Next stop? Leeds.
Expect stacked acai bowls and superfood smoothies that almost look too good to eat, all bundled up in the most aesthetically-pleasing cafe you could imagine.
If you remember The Reliance, then you're going to love this.
Set to open its doors early April, The Smithfield will pay homage to the local area through both its produce and people and “pick up the culinary torch that The Reliance has left behind”. The venue will focus on proper plates of seasonal ingredients, pairing a relaxed dining style with a strong sense of community. Sounds pretty brilliant if you ask us.
Independent Leeds bookshop raises money for trans healthcare by inviting customers to ‘deface’ Harry Potter books
Clementine Hall
A bookshop in Leeds is inviting its customers to vandalise Harry Potter books for charity.
Well, this is definitely one we haven't seen before.
The Bookish Type on Great George Street in Leeds is a fabulous independently-owned queer bookshop that prides itself on being a safe space for all.
They're raising money for trans healthcare by inviting customers to vandalise Harry Potter novels for just 25p per go.
A bargain if you ask us, and all for a good cause. And don't worry, all the books are second hand and have been donated.
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If you're not understanding the immediate connection between the two, then allow us to fill you in.
J.K. Rowling, the author of the famous Harry Potter novels, has over recent years expressed transphobic comments and anti-trans political beliefs on social media.
Yesterday, Wednesday 25 March, the trailer for the new HBO Max Harry Potter series was released which has encouraged many people to speak out against Rowling and claim she should no longer be supported.
So, The Bookish Type are showing support for the trans community and asking those who feel frustrated to have a doodle and whilst they're at it, donate to a good cause.
If you're not able to make it into the shop, The Bookish Type have said "You will soon be able to donate online and we will personally deface a page with your message/doodle/scribble."
We're absolutely obsessed.
Find out more about The Bookish Type and if you can, pop in for a browse and a doodle whilst you're at it.
Sophie Smith -
12th December 2022 
