Top Rated Shopping in Leeds

Leeds' status as a shopping mecca was confirmed when the prestigious Harvey Nichols opened its first northern branch in this elegant location. Harvey Nichols' four floors are truly "Ab Fab", with international designer wear for men and women, cosmetics, perfume and footwear. The food market and wine shop are perfect if you want to throw a dinner party that will dazzle. After all this retail therapy you may be in need of refreshment. Why not relax in the Espresso Bar@Harvey Nichols a pavement cafe, admiring the Victoria Quarter's award-winning stained glass roof or sample at the Fourth Floor restaurant and bar.

Those with a taste for haute couture will find no better place to spend a few hours than the elegant Victoria Quarter. Home to some of the biggest names in fashion, including Vivienne Westwood and Karen Millen), the Victoria Quarter has become one of Leeds' main shopping attractions. If you can tear your eyes away from the colorful window displays, take a glance at the ceiling, which features the largest stained-glass window in the country. After a day of shopping, recharge your batteries in one of the Quarter's excellent cafes. It is open all seven days a week.

Dating back to 1875, the Leeds Kirkgate Marketis one of the oldest operational indoor markets in Leeds, and the largest in Europe. Trade in Leeds during the early later 19th Century flourished with the opening of the Leeds Kirkgate Market. A total of 800 stalls operate under one roof here. From eatables to clothing, jewelry and accessories, to even electronics, flowers and books, the stalls here stock them all. It was here where the first Marks & Spencer outlet was established. The market has become has integral part of Leeds' history.

Built-in 1863 by Cuthbert Brodrick, Leeds Corn Exchange is one of the finest and beautiful examples of the Victorian style of architecture. Built-in a circular shape the building is as beautiful inside as it is on the outside. It is now one of the prominent shopping centers of the city, you can find small shops with gift cards, vintage artifacts, items of clothing and a large variety of food to choose from.

Debenhams is one of the biggest department stores in the city center. In a bid to appeal to the more upmarket customer, the shop offers designer labels, such as Jasper Conran, alongside high street names. The store sells a broad range of goods, from accessories and fragrances to footwear and home furnishings. The Café Venue on the ground floor serves hot drinks and snacks, while the fourth-floor Night and Day Cafe serves a more substantial range. Those looking for style at a reasonable price are sure to love this store.

This is the most famous street in York and the only one to be listed in the Domesday book. It's quaint and very picturesque with its narrow cobbled streets known as "Snickelways" and the timbered shops leaning so close they nearly touch each other. The street probably gets its name from the low wide shelves called 'shammels' on which the butchers displayed their meat. Now it's a street of souvenir and coffee shops.