Northern Monk, an independent brewery founded in 2013, announced it will be opening its brand new Leeds venue last month, taking over the former Assembly Underground in the city centre.
The new venue, called The Northern Market, will feature a food market, beer hall, and a range of frozen cocktails. There will also be a fully stocked bar pouring the freshest Northern Monk beers from 10 tap lines and on-site beer tanks, including Faith, the brewery’s flagship Hazy Pale Ale, as well as wines, and spirits.
Renovations are complete and it is opening its doors to the public tomorrow, November 3 at 11:45am.
Located on Great George’s Street, this is the brewery’s second venue in Leeds after The Old Flax Store on Marshall Street, which has been home to Northern Monk’s original brewery and Refectory taproom since 2014.
Co-founder of Northern Monk Russell Bisset said: “At Northern Monk, we’re on a mission to create incredible beer experiences. If we do our job right, hopefully some of the best in the world. We’ve long harboured dreams of more Northern Monk venues where we can do just that, but the pandemic sadly pushed those back.
“Our two current tap rooms are based in former textile mills where we’ve really celebrated their heritage and role in the North. The Northern Market sees us take on a 140-year-old Grade II listed building, directly opposite Leeds Town Hall in the heart of the city’s civic quarter. We can’t wait to give the building a new lease of life as the Northern Market, alongside our food vendors, while acknowledging its history and place in the city.”
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The Northern Market is the brewery’s second venue in Leeds after The Old Flax Store on Marshall Street. Photo: Bruce Rollinson
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The Northern Monk began with two people in a parent’s cellar in 2013 and now employs more a hundred people making it one of the North’s fastest growing drinks companies. Photo: Bruce Rollinson
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Russell Bisset, co-founder of Northern Monk, said: "We can’t wait to give the building a new lease of life as the Northern Market, alongside our food vendors, while acknowledging its history and place in the city." Photo: Bruce Rollinson
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Assembly Underground confirmed its closure last December after vendors including Slap and Pickle burgers and Vocation and Co announced their departure from the site. Photo: Bruce Rollinson
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Abdalla Gouda of the Falafel Guys, a vendor at the Northern Market, said: "When COVID pushed Assembly to close we felt that us and Leeds lost something special, and we wanted to make it our mission to bring the venue back to life. So, we partnered up with Northern Monk to proudly bring to Leeds the Northern Market." Photo: Bruce Rollinson
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Ahmed Gouda of the Falafel Guys said: “We have a few food surprises up our sleeve, but everyone can be sure we won’t disappoint and we will deliver one of best venues in Leeds.” Photo: Bruce Rollinson