The Café at The Citadel

The Citadel's café area was refurbished in a £300,000 makeover and sits on the ground floor of this 1883 Gillygate building, with pavement-level entry and wheelchair access. Groups meet here and a refugee-led pop-up restaurant has run from it, backed by the venue's commercial-grade kitchen and Yahala Mataam, its own refugee-led catering enterprise. It is a relaxed, sociable room ten minutes from York station.

The Citadel is a recently renovated Grade II-listed event and community venue on Gillygate in central York. The former Salvation Army building pairs heritage architecture with flexible spaces, a dedicated hospitality team, high-spec technology and a commercial-grade kitchen. It suits conferences, concerts, feasts, fundraisers, exhibitions and community gatherings, with capacity up to 500 across Booth Hall and an upstairs gallery. Step-free access, hearing loop, accessible toilets.