Oranaise Cafe - Leeds

Beautiful vegan birthday meal here; very popular location

The food is cheap and has an extensive vegan menu, but I do find the dishes and the flavours pretty mediocre

Food is time travel. The right dish with the right smell and taste can take you back in time to a place and a memory and Oranaise does exactly this to me. Having tried multiple dishes over multiple visits, it sets a very high bar and lives up to it. The dishes are packed full of flavour and authenticity the tagine takes me back to Ouzoud Falls, the cous cous and vegetables reminds me of being sat near a river high in the Atlas Mountains and the mint tea reminds me of evenings sat on a cafe balcony overlooking the hustle and bustle of Jemma el Fna. This is the top place to go in Leeds for vegan food in my opinion. The menu has a huge selection for all (including multiple desserts, yay! and the service is always with a smile and interesting conversation.

Very nice place and great vegan selection. The thing I remember the most from there, is the strong smell of spices in the air. I think the kitchen is in the basement, and the smells flowing up is amazing. We ended up going there two times during our stay in Leeds, and the staff remembered us and gave us a warm welcome and a long talk about Denmark. Very recommended!

This place is great. We used to get their vegan burgers take out before they had it refurbished and the owner has since extended the menu to a whole range of other amazing things, which is really awesome. Inside is now a really chilled out kazbah-esque vibe. They do take out but I’d recommend sitting in as things like burgers never travel as well as you’d like them to.