Leaf + Bean shopfront on Emmerson Terrace with the cafe sign and glass front doors
After hours

Supper clubs, workshops and private hire

The cafe does not switch off at 3pm. Evenings and quiet mornings are for long tables, guest chefs, playgroups and whatever you would like to host.

Supper clubs

Evening sittings around shared tables, candles lit, a set menu cooked by our kitchen.

Guest chef evenings

We hand the pass to visiting chefs, including a Taste of Trinidad night with Ryan McVay, as seen on The Great British Menu.

Workshops

Creative and floral workshops in the cafe, coffee and cake included.

Playgroups

Relaxed daytime sessions for little ones and the grown-ups who need a flat white.

Private hire

Take the whole cafe for birthdays, christenings, wakes, meetings or team days.

With MVMNT Culture

The run club that finishes with breakfast

We team up with MVMNT Culture, a small group personal training gym at 23 Eddison Road, Washington, NE38 8JH, on a community run club. The cafe is the finish point, so the last stretch always ends with coffee, breakfast and a proper catch up.

It is a relaxed thing by design. Easy pace, no pressure and no egos. It started in January 2026 and has been going regularly ever since.

A large group of run club runners waving outside the Leaf + Bean shopfront on Emmerson Terrace, with a small dog on a lead beside them

Run club with MVMNT Culture. Photography and video by @delstevyn.

Dates move around, so follow MVMNT Culture on Instagram for the next one, or ask the team in the cafe and we will tell you when it is happening.

A takeaway tray of iced matcha, iced coffee and a slice of red velvet cake from Leaf + Bean

Hire the whole cafe

We can seat your group across the room, build a menu around what you fancy, and cater for gluten free, vegan and veggie guests without any fuss. Dogs are welcome at events too.

  • Set menus, grazing boards or full brunch service
  • Bespoke flowers from our in-house florist to dress the room
  • Homemade cakes and celebration bakes to order
  • Free street parking right outside on Emmerson Terrace
Slices of coffee cake and carrot cake balanced on takeaway drinks from Leaf + Bean

Event enquiry

Tell us what you have in mind and we will take it from there.

Planning something? Let's talk it through

Ring the cafe or drop in and we will talk dates, menus and numbers over a coffee.

3 Emmerson Terrace, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 7LN

Tuesday to Saturday 9am – 3pm. Sunday 10am – 2pm. Closed Monday.