Leeds Indie Christmas Guide

We're passionate about supporting local businesses, and Leeds is a hidden gem of quirky shops brimming with unique gifts. As Christmas draws near, we're looking into the city's independent scene to uncover some truly special places to find the perfect presents for your loved ones.

We'll introduce you to three fantastic independent businesses in Leeds, each offering a their unique gifts, perfect for Christmas. 

Let's ditch the big-box stores and embrace the beauty of independent shopping this Christmas.

Discover a touch of independent Leeds and support the city with your Christmas shopping this year.

Gift a food tour

Looking for a last minute, yet totally awesome experience to gift this Christmas? Buy a loved one a food tour in Leeds, York, Sheffield or Harrogate this Christmas. We’ve done all the thinking of where to visit, all they need to do is show up and eat food- what a great gift!?

It’s a wonderful experience, especially when gifted to foodie lovers, or those who want to try something a bit different. They'll get food included at every stop along the way, and they'll either be expertly guided by one of our food tour guides, or we also offer a self-guided food tour option where they will use our app and follow a map to all venues, scanning a QR code to redeem their food.

It's a great day out and gives them insight into the indie food scene in Leeds!

Find out more about food tours.

Test their tolerance with a hot sauce from The Chilli Shop

We absolutely love Frank at The Chilli Shop and if you've got any ‘Hot Ones’ fans in your life, then this is the place to be buying from this Christmas.

The Chilli Shop has a huge selection of sauces to purchase and take home, including locally made chilli sauce brand ‘Thiccc Sauce’, and hot festive twists; Chipotle Habanero Honey, Chilli Jams and more.

Our fave from here is a spicy caramel sauce, who’d have thought that was even a thing? It weirdly really works, especially on brownies and ice cream.

Treat them to a bottle of something nice at Lattitude 

Settling into their new home on The Calls, Lattitude Wine and Liquor Merchant hosts a large range of stock for every palate.

Choose by country, organic, vegan, vegetarian or even sustainable wines, the staff are always on hand to help with recommendations, should you need their assistance in choosing the perfect bottle to gift (or drink yourself) this festive period).

There’s a huge wine, beer and spirits selection, but if you just feel too overwhelmed to make a decision, they sell gift cards. There's also the option to join them for a wine tasting evening, or even charcuterie and drinks - so this could be a nice way of gifting them an experience to enjoy in the new year.

They stock an incredible Orangecello - Wolf Bro's take on the classic Limoncello, it's citrusy, sweet and goes down a bit too easy. Great to gift for Christmas.

Image taken from Lattitude.