An exciting new coffee shop looks like being a perfect destination for people to visit ahead of a gig at .
Konga Coffee has opened in The Merrion Centre, based in Leeds Arena Quarter, and has increased the independent offering at the shopping centre.
It has created four new jobs with the coffee house serving a distinctive Ethiopian brand of craft coffees in addition to an array of culinary delights from hot and cold sandwiches, pizzas and fresh juices. The new shop is located in Wade Lane.
Rita Seman, Konga Coffee owner, said: “We’re extremely excited to become part of Leeds Arena Quarter. The Merrion Centre offers a unique location in giving us direct access to an abundance of office workers, leisure visitors and the ever-increasing international student population.
“We can’t wait to introduce our traditional Ethiopian coffee heritage to the people of Leeds.”
Helen Green, Town Centre Securities associate director, owners of the Merrion Centre said: “Rita’s passion for coffee is evident in this new exciting concept, and we are thrilled to welcome Konga Coffee’s founding store to the Merrion Centre.
“We are confident that this new, specialist coffee house will be a fantastic addition to our existing eclectic mix of niche independent operators, and look forward to Konga Coffee bringing even more new customers to the region.”
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