Coffee and Chimney Cakes

Coffee and Chimney Cakes on Compton Road in Burmantofts is a specialist in Hungarian chimney cakes — kürtoskalács — a tall, spiral-shaped pastry cooked over hot coals and filled with cream, Nutella, ice cream or fruit toppings. A distinctive and comparatively rare product in Leeds, chimney cakes have a cult following in European street food culture and Coffee and Chimney Cakes brings the format to east Leeds. Coffee and sweet drinks accompany the cakes, making it a café and dessert destination in an area better known for Indian and Chinese takeaways.