Night-time in Newcastle Gateshead
Restaurants
Newcastle Gateshead restaurants and cafes run the full gamut. Award-winning chef Terry Laybourne’s bistro-style Café 21 and Café Live to the array of Stowell Street’s Chinese restaurants; from the sumptuous seafood restaurant, Fisherman’s Lodge, to the funky, eclecticism of Barn @TheBiscuit. In between, there are fashionable Italian pizzerias, Indian dining rooms in railway carriages, soothing Thai restaurants, modern European brasseries and hot and sexy Spanish tapas bars.
Great value options include:
El Torero, Milburn House – Simple décor, fine service and excellent value, authentic tapas, definitely one to check out (Mon-Sat 12-11pm; Sun 12-10.30pm).
Caffe Bar Paradiso, 1 Market Lane - A stylish eatery favoured by the trendy types, excellent array of fish, pasta and meat dishes (Mon-Sat 11.30am-10.30pm; Sun 11am-10.30pm).
Or treat yourself at:
Café 21, 19-21 Queen’s Street – One of the best restaurants in the North East. This award-winning restaurant offers modern food in very comfortable surroundings (Mon-Sat 12noon-2.30 & 6pm-10.30pm).
Barn @TheBiscuit 16 Stoddart Street – With a wild-west theme, and a kitsch twist, the inspirational menu takes its cue from world cuisine (Mon-Sat 12-2pm & 6.45pm-9.45pm; Sun 12-2.45pm).
Apartment, 28-32 Collingwood Street – A luxe-bar and diner which scores big on the food front serving classical dishes given subtle twists (Mon-Sat 12-2am; Sun 12-12.30am).