And we asked our readers to name some of the best Leeds has to offer.
On the list, there is Latitude Wine & Liquor Merchant in the Calls and Armadillo Toys, in Chapel Allerton, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year.
![Independent business Armadillo Toys opened in Chapel Allerton in 2003. It is still going strong twenty years later. It offers wooden toys, wrapped birthday gifts and helium balloons. Pictured is owner Lisa Clay.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ3MmExOWE4LTc1ZGQtNDY2MC04ODc5LWMyNmM1MDEwZTIxMjo5NjY5NTY4OS1mOTI1LTQzZTQtYTFjNC0zY2Q1MzNlMWU1MzQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
7. Armadillo Toys
Independent business Armadillo Toys opened in Chapel Allerton in 2003. It is still going strong twenty years later. It offers wooden toys, wrapped birthday gifts and helium balloons. Pictured is owner Lisa Clay. | Jonathan Gawthorpe/National WorldPhoto: Jonathan Gawthorpe
![Brod Sandwich Bar, located on Great George St, serves sandwiches, cakes, coffee and salads. There are many vegetarian options available too.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmE2ZTM3ZTQyLTdlNTgtNDY2Ni04NGI2LTY0MDRmYjZlOTJkZDpiMGM1NmEzOC03ZjE5LTRhNmYtYTBkMy1mZTkxNGYxMGM4ZDk=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
8. Brod Sandwich Bar
Brod Sandwich Bar, located on Great George St, serves sandwiches, cakes, coffee and salads. There are many vegetarian options available too. | Andrew Jackson, GooglePhoto: Andrew Jackson, Google
![Box of Whiffs, a candle shop in Springfield Mills, Farsley offers burners, diffusers, mugs, soap filled sponges, car fresheners and more. It is currently temporarily closed as building works take place to expand the space.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/04/04/16/09/box%20of%20whiffs.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=516)
9. Box of Whiffs
Box of Whiffs, a candle shop in Springfield Mills, Farsley offers burners, diffusers, mugs, soap filled sponges, car fresheners and more. It is currently temporarily closed as building works take place to expand the space. | Box of Whiffs