Bundobust

Emerging from Leeds' street food and craft beer boom of early 20-teens, Bundobust started as a collaboration between Leeds restaurateur Mayur Patel and Marko Husak of craft beer outlet The Sparrow in Bradford,^[8], who merged their expertise in Indian cooking (from Patel's family's restaurant, Prashad) and beer, after a tweet from Patel to Husak, proposing collaboration.^[8]

The name Bundobust comes from an Anglo-Indian word meaning "binding" or "coming together".^[8]

Bundo grew from a supper club to a street food stall at local beer, music, and food festivals. The first permanent Bundobust opened in Leeds in 2014,^[8] followed by a restaurant in Piccadilly, Manchester in 2016,^[8] a branch in Liverpool in 2019, and Bundobust Brewery in Manchester in 2021.

A Birmingham branch closed in 2024, having opened the previous year.^[9]

In September 2021, Bundobust launched the Bundobust Brewery inside the Grade II-listed St James Building on Oxford Street, Manchester. Previously a car mechanics, many of the old buildings designs can be found on the walls.

The brewery produces a core range of beers designed to complement Bundobust's food, including PYTHON Premium Lager and PEELA Hazy Pale Ale, alongside limited-edition beers throughout the year, brewed with seasonal flavours - available only at Bundobust venues. The brewery has also released beers in collaboration with breweries including Northern Monk, Deya, and Sureshot Brewery.^[10][11]

The site functions both as a restaurant and a 150-seat taproom, housing a 10-hectolitre brewery capable of producing up to 20,000 pints per month.^[12] The brewery is headed by Dan Hocking, formerly of Uiltje Brewery in the Netherlands.^[13]

Each venue has a line-up of taps featuring Bundobust Brewery beers, alongside local keg and cask beers, as well as a selection of cans and bottles.