Code and Coffee

Code and Coffee is a weekly informal gathering in Leeds city centre, held every Tuesday morning at 8am at La Bottega Milanese on Bond Court. There is no agenda, no talks and no structured activity. Attendees turn up, order a coffee, and get on with whatever they feel like — hacking on a side project, working through a tutorial, or just talking tech with whoever is there.

The format is deliberately loose. Some people bring a laptop and write code. Others are curious about what the person next to them is building. Some are there purely for the caffeine before the working day starts. The group is open to everyone: people learning to code for the first time sit alongside professional engineers. No prior experience is required and there is nothing to prepare.

Code and Coffee Leeds is hosted by Matt R. and runs every week without fail. It is one of the more consistent fixtures in the Leeds tech calendar — a low-friction way to meet other people in the local tech community without committing to a full evening event. The one-hour slot from 8am to 9am means most attendees can be at their desk by the time the working day begins. La Bottega Milanese is a well-regarded independent coffee shop in the city centre, which helps.

Why attend

If you work in tech in Leeds and want to meet other people who do the same, this is one of the easiest ways to do it. No registration required, no talk to sit through, no awkward networking format. You show up, get a coffee and talk to whoever is there.

It runs every Tuesday, so missing one week is not a problem. The 8am start means it fits before work rather than eating into your evening. Whether you are a student learning your first language or a senior engineer with a side project, the format works the same way for everyone.