A new restaurant is opening in Leeds city centre as part of an £18m project.
Opera North is behind new venture, Kino, which will open in New Briggate on Wednesday, July 6. The newly-renovated Grade II-listed Opera North space, Kino will offer food sourced from local producers with guest chefs lined up for menus.
Kino will seat up to 100 covers across 3 floors. The restaurant’s name and design takes inspiration from the history of the site and a nod to the building’s former use, with ‘kino’ meaning ‘cinema’ in many languages.
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Kino’s local suppliers and producers include Leeds’ George & Joseph, North Star Coffee Roasters, Latitude Wines and Northern Monk in addition to Darlington’s Acorn Dairy, Lishman’s of Ilkley and Bluebird Bakery. Opera North is a Leeds-based national opera company, and one of the UK’s leading arts organisations.
They are currently working through a £18m renovation project. Richard Mantle, Opera North’s general director, said: “Opening Kino is the final piece in the puzzle following our transformative £18 million redevelopment programme, Music Works. Located next to Leeds Grand Theatre, where Opera North is a resident company, and below the Howard Assembly Room, the most eclectic music venue in the north of England, Kino will be the perfect spot to enjoy drinks and a bite to eat before a performance, or as a destination in its own right. With Kino, we continue to do what we do best – entertaining through memorable experiences – adding seriously delicious food and drink to our repertoire.”
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