Eat:
ClunyKitchen, The Cluny, Lime Street.
Runner up in the Observer Food Magazine’s award for best quick eat in the North East, the ClunyKitchen menu has a wide range of good quality, home-cooked meals on offer and specials change on a daily basis. Ingredients are locally sourced and food is all freshly cooked. Kid’s portions are available.
w: www.headofsteam.co.uk/
La Gabbia Restaurant, 1 Boyd Street.
The Ouseburn’s first Italian restaurant - the perfect venue for lunch and evening meals, serving a selection of authentic dishes.
w: www.lagabbia.co.uk
Brasserie Black Door, The Biscuit Factory, Stoddart Street.
Ouseburn’s classiest restaurant – a 100 seat brasserie serving imaginative menus, using fresh local produce.
w: www.brasserieblackdoor.co.uk
Byker Vista Cafe, The Biscuit Factory, Stoddart Street
Situated on the first floor of the Biscuit Factory, this cafe serves substantial snacks with fantastic views across the Valley to Byker.
Clocktower Cafe
A new cafe with full meals and take-aways in the former Maling Ford B pottery clocktower in the middle of Hoults Yard (off Walker Road).
St Lawrence Cafe
Your traditional cafe close to Mushroom Works on St Lawrence Rd, nestling underneath the huge Spillers Mill.
Elsewhere:
The Quayside offers a variety of restaurants, both chain and independent. Gusto, the Pitcher & Piano, La Tasca, the Slug and Lettuce and Sabatini’s are all a short walk along the Quayside. Just off the Quayside you can find Café 21, Vujon Indian restaurant and many more. There is certainly something to suit all tastes and budgets.
Drink:
The Tyne Bar, Maling Street.
A warm and friendly bar offering real ales, tasty snacks, a unique beer garden and live music both inside and out.
w: www.thetyne.com
Free Trade Inn, St Lawrence Road.
Set high over the bend of the Tyne, the Free Trade boasts unparalleled city views, two beer gardens to enjoy them from, fine beer and a free jukebox.
The Tanners, 1 Byker Bridge.
Recently refurbished, this pub offers live music, DJs, pool and great Sunday lunches.
The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street.
Established in the 1850’s, the Cumberland Arms is a truly traditional real ale pub, with live music and folk sessions, storytelling and comedy nights, plus a fine selection of snacks to accompany your beer.
w: www.thecumberlandarms.co.uk
The Cluny, Lime Street.
Self-confessed real ale experts, The Cluny stocks a wide range of products, many from micro & family brewers. It also stocks specialist lagers & ciders. Variety is the key here, with 9 pumps in the main bar and many guest ales.
w: www.headofsteam.co.uk
The Ship Inn, Stepney Bank.
One of the first and oldest pubs in the Ouseburn Valley, The Ship Inn dates back to the early 1800’s. The pub offers good food and plenty of seating, with a small outside seating area that is very popular in summer.
Egypt Cottage, City Road.