Chicken treat with a taste of the East

Kirkgate Market is a great place for a great lunch

- BY YEP REVIEWER

This is a love letter to the kind of lunch that makes you abandon plastic food tubs and embrace the best place to spend an afternoon in Leeds - Kirkgate Market.

At the heart of this often-overlooked Victorian marvel, past the haberdashers, the fishmongers, and the newsagents, lies a food court that punches hard and fast above its weight. One stand-out among the sizzling grills and bubbling fryers is Banh & Mee, a Vietnamese street kitchen that serves one of the best sandwiches in the city.

The stall itself is unmissable, decked out in eye-catching red and yellow signage with playful typography that leans slightly askew and a forthright 'ORDER HERE' sign dangling above the counter. It's flanked by a sea of plastic chairs and wooden tables where families and office workers converge for a midday pick-me-up.