May 2026. Bradford.
We’ve been stalking the Southworths on their 2026 UK (well, mainly Yorkshire) Tour, which inevitably reached Bradford last Sunday.
I’m sure Dave really comes for the marvellous street art, recently enhanced by the addition of Greggs wrappers,
but in truth it’s the curry that brings the boys to the door.
Mrs RM joined me on an overnighter, even cheaper than usual on Sundays, and we took a look at the culture before the curry.
That’s the Waterstones, surely the UK’s most gorgeous bookshop unless WH Smiths TG Jones have a better example.
The town centre trade was concentrated in the Broadway Centre, but quiet elsewhere,
and the bran’ new Darley Street Market (soundtrack – “Walk of Life”) only had the food court open, but that looked great.
Despite the nods to history,
Bradford moves forward, and nowhere is the transformation more obvious than North Parade,
where the Record Cafe continues to have the sort of beer range (I know, I know) most cities would dream of.
The Brass Castle and North Riding were astonishingly good, cool and rich and chewy,
but it’s the deli with its cheese, ham and tinned fish we’re here for.
Served with sourdough, the tuna is worthy but dull, those sardines astonishing. Honestly, you could imagine you were in Fuggles in Tunbridge Wells.
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The whole leg of jamon was a rather surprising thing on offer there, and the cheeses, more fancy London deli than side Street Bradford. Gets a bit too busy, along with the Exchange in town, when ~citeh~ Bradford City are at home, but good none the less.
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Never been in Daunt’s bookshop in London?
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Has Daunts got a GBG craft bar (Exchange) in its basement, though ?
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Probably got a few cases of Barclay Perkins hidden away in a corner.
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