Looking for somewhere in particular? If it’s not on this list, it hasn’t yet been featured on this site. Sorry. But if you’ve got a cracking suggestion that I need to know about, please do share and I’ll do my best.
Disclaimer: some of this is absolutely garbage (see: posts from 2011 when I didn’t have a clue), but much like The Beatles, some of the most recent stuff is a bit better 😉.
- 1910 Steak & Seafood
- 40 Kola
- 7 Bridges Festival
- Acropolis
- Anarchy Brewery & Taproom
- As You Like It
- Albaik / The Bake
- Backyard Bike Shop
- Barrio Comida
- Bilash Tandoori
- Birria Bella
- Blackbird Ponteland
- Blackfriars
- Blagdon Farm Shop
- Blog North Awards
- Boquerones
- Brinkburn St. Brewery
- Cafe Spice (formerly Bombay Grill House)
- Ramblings during Coronavirus
- Boiler Shop Steamer
- The Botanist
- Bouchon Bistrot
- Breadpoint
- Bridge Tavern
- The Broad Chare
- Burger Drop
- 21 / Café 21
- Café 21 at Fenwick
- Central Oven & Shaker
- Chaophraya
- Chefs of Instagram
- Chucho’s Tacos
- Cleveland Tontine
- Coarse
- Colman’s / Colman’s Seafood Temple
- Copthorne Hotel
- Dabbawal
- DatBar
- Deli Fina
- Delicious Festival
- Deliveroo Newcastle
- Dobson & Parnell
- Doddington Dairy
- Doppio Malto
- Dosa Kitchen
- Dot Bagels
- Dreamworld Cakes
- The Earl of Pitt Street
- EAT! NewcastleGateshead
- Eat4Less
- FAB Bakery
- The Fat Hippo Underground
- The Feathers Inn
- FEDs Fried Chicken
- Fenwick Food Hall
- Five Guys
- Flint Pizza
- Foghorn Requiem
- Foodies Festival Newcastle
- The Forge
- Frankie & Tony’s
- Fratellos
- The French Quarter
- Full Circle Brewery
- Gingerbread House Challenge
- Gingerino’s Kitchen
- Good Food Guide
- Gorman’s
- Great British Cupcakery
- Greggs Bistro
- Hen & Hops
- The Herb Garden
- High Bridge Street Quarter
- Hjem
- Hotel du Vin
- House of Tides
- The Hudson
- I Scream for Pizza
- Jam Jar
- Jamie’s Italian
- Jesmond Dene House
- Kaltur
- Kate Humble & John Whaite at Vallum Farm
- Khai Khai
- Kiln
- Kimchi Planet
- Knitsley Farm Shop
- KORK Wine & Deli
- Lane7
- The Lakes Distillery
- Lambton Worm
- Las Iguanas
- Lauden Chocolate at Mason & Rye
- Laundrette
- Leave Me Alone, Lisa
- Liberty Brown (rebranded)
- Live Below the Line Challenge
- The Living Room: Dining in the Dark
- The Little Fishy
- Longsands Fish Kitchen
- Lord Crewe Arms
- Lovage
- Malmaison Newcastle
- Mantra Thai
- Marco Pierre White Steakhouse
- Marco Polo
- Meat:Stack
- McColls Brewery
- My Delhi
- Nest
- Newcastle College Chef’s Academy
- Newcastle Coffee Festival
- Newcastle Restaurant Week
- Northumberland Cheese Company
- Northern Powerhouse Collection
- Nudo
- Oktoberfest
- Olive & Bean
- Pablo Eggs-Go-Bao
- Pani’s Cafe
- Pasqualinos (under new ownership)
- Peace & Loaf
- The Patricia
- Pinocchio
- Pizza Hut (yes, really)
- Pizza by the Slice
- Pizzeria Italia (new management)
- Pleased to Meet You
- Porterhouse
- Portofino
- Pots and Pancakes
- Quay Ingredient
- The Raby Hunt
- Raval
- Recipes
- Red Meze
- Redheads Mac & Cheese
- The Redhouse
- Reds True BBQ
- Riley’s Fish Shack
- The Running Fox
- Sachins
- Seaham Hall
- Semibreve Supperclub
- Shapes
- Shijo
- SIX at the Baltic
- Smashburger
- Smoke & Sear
- Sobremesa
- Square
- Staiths Food Market
- Starks Kitchen
- StreetSpice
- St. Mary’s Inn
- Sugar Down Bakery
- Sunderland Restaurant Week
- Thai House Cafe
- Thai Restaurants in Newcastle
- The Staith House
- The Teashed
- Tortilla
- Tynemouth Food Festival
- Tyneside Bar Cafe
- Urban Night Feast
- Vicolo
- Wagamama
- Waitrose World Cup Burger
- Wildfire Pizza
- The Wood Oven
- Wylam Brewery
- Wynyard Hall
- Yo Sushi!
- Zaap Thai
- Zapatista Burrito Bar
- Zucchini Pasta Bar
Restaurants which are now closed
The restaurant business has been tough for a long time now, and many do not make it past 12 or 24 months. Here’s the ones which I keep on the site for prosperity anyway. If you’re interested in the history of these, or more of the same, check out my page on Newcastle’s closed restaurants.
- Al Volo, Newcastle
- Angeethi, Gateshead
- artisan, Ouseburn
- Barburrito, Metrocentre
- Bierrex, Newcastle
- Big Apple Hot Dogs, Heaton
- Bistro 46, Jesmond
- Bonbar, Newcastle
- Burger, The Gate
- Burger Stop, Quayside
- Browns, Newcastle
- Byron Burger, Newcastle
- Cabana Brasilian Barbecue, Newcastle
- Cal’s Own, Jesmond
- Caffè Vivo, Quayside
- Carluccios, Newcastle
- Close House, Northumberland
- Coop Chicken House, Newcastle
- D’Acqua, Sunderland
- David Kennedy’s River Cafe, North Shields
- David Kennedy’s Food Social, Ouseburn
- Electric East/Barn Asia, Newcastle
- Fisherman’s Lodge, Jesmond
- Fourteen Drops, Newcastle
- Flavours Indian Buffet, The Gate
- Garden Kitchen, Eldon Square
- Garden Shed, Eldon Square
- Hop and Cleaver, Quayside
- Hops & Dots Brew Co, Durham
- Irvins, North Shields
- Jai Ho, South Shields
- Kracklin’, Newcastle
- Longhorns BBQ, Newcastle
- Manny’s Pizza Deli, Newcastle
- The New Exchange & Brasserie, North Shields
- La Gabbia, Ouseburn
- La Tasca, Newcastle
- La Yuan, Newcastle
- MeatSauceFries, Jesmond
- Meet & Treat, Newcastle
- Mr. Petit, Newcastle
- Oldfields, Durham
- Prezzo, Newcastle
- Pizzastorm (closed)
- Patisserie Valerie, Newcastle
- Rossopomodoro, Eldon Square
- Saucy Burger, Sunderland
- Salsa Cafe, Newcastle
- Sausage Emporium, Newcastle
- Southbank Grill, Quayside
- Time Banhmi, Newcastle
- NOVA Seafood Grill, Newcastle
- O de V, Quayside
- Tapas Revolution, Eldon Square
- Trakol, Quayside
- Route, Quayside
- Vujon, Quayside
- Waiting Rooms, Newcastle
- The Waterline, Quayside
Is your restaurant/business missing from this list?
My “to do” list is probably even longer than this one, but I’m trying to publish something on all of my favourites places. If you’d like to discuss accelerating that, get in touch here or view this on working with me.