Burger and breakfast restaurant bites into a new city location

Meat:Stack, an independent American cheeseburger and breakfast restaurant, is to open at 34 Boar Lane in the centre of Leeds.

The restaurant group, which was founded in Newcastle in 2016 as a pop-up, is taking the final 1,681 sq ft of quality retail space at the prominent building.

Kinrise, the owner of 34 Boar Lane, has recently completed a transformation of the property, which features high quality office and retail space.

The Meat:Stack deal means all the retail space on the ground floor of the building is now let, with the adjacent occupiers being street food specialists Mowgli and café-bar The Collective.

Three floors of office space, each comprising 10,000 sq ft, remain available for lease in the building.

Meat:Stack is planning to open early in 2022. Recruiting is now underway for all positions, with a total of up to 15 jobs to be created.

The latest tenancy deal was brokered by the Leeds office of global property firm Knight Frank on behalf of Kinrise.

Tom Westman, partner and director of Meat:Stack, said: “We love Leeds. It is one of the finest cities in the world and we felt it was the ideal place to open our second restaurant.

“We wanted to be central and close to the station, so when we heard about the availability of the unit at 34 Boar Lane, it fitted the bill perfectly, not just with its location, but also with its modern, friendly, inclusive and community-orientated ethos.

“We know Leeds is big on community – and that’s crucial for us. We will be using local suppliers for the majority of our food and we want to build strong and long-standing relationships with these suppliers and, of course, with our customers. If all goes well, we are hoping to open a second branch in the city.”

George Aberdeen, co-founder of Kinrise, added: “We are delighted that all three retail units at 34 Boar Lane are now let to innovative and imaginative companies.

“They are all the perfect fit for our very special building, where we are creating a collaborative environment that offers our occupiers high-quality office floors, small studios or co-working desks all with top technology as well as our exciting range of independent restaurants and events.

“Our aim is to turn iconic but un-loved buildings into creative work, retail and community spaces. It means the city’s heritage and soul lives on for the future and real cultural capital remains in the centre rather than being pushed further out of cities.

The existing Meat:Stack restaurant in Newcastle’s Bigg Market

“The Meat:Stack letting is an excellent example of turning this aim into reality.”

Eamon Fox, partner and head of department at Knight Frank in Leeds, said: “We are choosing our occupiers very carefully, as the spirit and ethos of 34 Boar Lane is crucial.

“Meat:Stack have already established a fantastic reputation in Newcastle and we are thrilled they are now coming to Leeds.

“We worked with Kinrise for over three years to find the correct property in Leeds and our ambitious vision has now become a reality.

“The lettings announced so far are a resounding endorsement of what Kinrise has achieved here. The successful letting of the three retail units to successful independent businesses is a tremendous boost for those working at 34 Boar Lane.”