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Fabulous food
Newcastle is a melting pot of world cuisines. Its food is creative, delicious and exciting.
From cheap eats to meals for special occasions, lunch-on-the-go to late-night snacks, here’s how to take a bite out of our city’s food scene.
Low-cost options
It’s easy to eat well on a student budget in Newcastle.
Home cooking
Get basic supplies at local supermarkets, including our Co-Op store on campus. Pick up fresh food and veg from stalls on Northumberland Street.
Mouth-watering markets
Stock up on the delicious artisan produce on sale at the Sunday Quayside market. In Grainger Market find butchers, bakers and cheese makers, green grocers and delis offering top quality fresh ingredients.
International supermarkets
If you’re missing food from home, Newcastle has both international supermarkets and more specialist stores stocking foodstuffs from:
Europe
the Mediterranean
the Middle East
Caribbean
Asia
Chinatown is a great spot for authentic Chinese, Korean and Japanese ingredients.
Light bites
offee shops
, sandwich
shops
and patisseries across the city serve up brunches, lunches
, sweet and savoury
treats.
You can eat in or take away.
Budget eats
For something that’s filling, flavourful and fast, try Newcastle’s:
noodle bars
sushi stations
pizza places
burrito bars
burger joints
cookhouses
Watch out for student discounts and meal deals.
Takeaway treats
When you want food, fast and on the go, head for one of the city’s tasty takeaways.
Greggs the bakers
Born in Newcastle as a delivery service in 1939, turned into a Gosforth-based bakery and now a national chain.
It’s
a cultural experience
to sample the all-time best seller, the Greggs sausage roll
At Christmas time
it’s
the turn of the much-anticipated Greggs Festive Bake.
Other takeaways
From traditional fish and chips
to
fri
d chicken, kebabs, burgers,
pizza, noodles, curries and more.
ptions are endless and available
from
high street chains as well as independent kitchens.
Delivery apps
Almost every cuisine is available through your favourite delivery app. Cost-wise it can add up, but it does provide fast food from store to door.
Street food
Newcastle’s street food scene has exploded! Here’s just some of the places you can pick up the hottest dishes.
Markets
Grainger Market’s food stalls offer a mash-up of sensational global flavours.
A changing menu of independent traders at the Sunday Quayside market means there’s always something new to try.
Festive food and mulled wine is always on the menu at Newcastle’s Christmas market.
Street food hubs
Shipping container communities serve as street food and entertainment hubs in the city. In the shadow of Newcastle United’s football stadium, St James’ STACK is a food and fan zone space. Frate provides street food al fresco combined with a cultural community space.
Pop-ups and festivals
Where there’s a festival, there’s food. But Newcastle is also seeing the rise of dedicated food events. The most delicious and prestigious is the 2nd Bite annual charity fundraiser featuring the dishes of local Michelin star chefs.
Pub grub
Newcastle’s pub scene is warm, friendly and full of huge portion sizes. It’s comfort food heaven, so expect Sunday roasts, burgers, fish and chip suppers, pies, sharing platters, and loaded fries.
We have many student-friendly pubs around campus that offer student discounts and special offers. You can enjoy cosy vibes in winter and beer gardens in summer or opt to sit by the Tyne for good pub grub with a view.
Vegan and vegetarian choices
Prefer plant based? That’s not a problem.
Most mainstream eateries in the city now offer excellent vegan and vegetarian choices. They’ll also cater for other dietary requirements, including gluten-free dishes. Dedicated, plant-based places to eat at are on the rise, too. But still taking the top spot is Super Natural. It was the first vegetarian restaurant to open in the city in 1978.
International foods
Take your tastebuds on a trip around the world or savour the flavours from home.
World cuisine
Discover restaurants and kitchens serving food from:
India
Türkiye
Italy
Mexico
Greece
Brazil
Lebanon
Thailand
the Caribbean
and many more
Chinatown
Eat at some of the best Chinese restaurants in the city. Founded in 1978, Chinatown is centred around Stowell Street. Every Chinese New Year it plays host to a parade including traditional dragon and lion dancing.
Fine dining
For a special occasion, fancy date or indulgent night out, Newcastle has some impressive fine dining options.
Award winners
Two top city-centre restaurants hold prestigious Michelin stars. A further 10 restaurants in Newcastle and its suburbs are mentioned in the Michelin Guide.
Stylish locations
Choose from rooftop spots and country house vibes to restaurants in some of the city’s oldest and most beautiful buildings. Department store Fenwick’s has even turned its stylish food hall into a fine dining haven.
NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week
If you love eating out, but don’t love the prices, Newcastle’s Restaurant Week is the answer. Usually held in January and August, restaurants across the city create exclusive menus at reduced prices.
Why students love it:
try fancy places, unique dishes and popular spots for a fraction of the normal price
spend less with meals costing as little as £10
mix things up with a food tour, choosing three different restaurants for starters, mains and dessert
What to expect:
delicious deals from over 100 participating restaurants
early reservations, as places get booked up fast
fun and creative menus as restaurants show off their best dishes
Raising a glass
Newcastle is made for great nights out, whatever your vibe. Choose from:
traditional pubs
glitzy drinks lounges
fun-themed bars
Bigg Market
Newcastle’s Bigg Market has some of the city’s liveliest clubs and mainstream bars. Venues include a Bavarian bierkeller and a converted gentleman’s underground toilet that’s now a swanky space.
Grey Street
Grey Street’s cocktail lounges and smart modern bars sit inside historic buildings. Watch the sun go down and the city light up from rooftop terraces and outdoor seating areas.
Quayside
Bars and clubs along the Quayside make the most of their riverside location, especially when the Millennium bridge lights up with a rainbow of colours at the weekend.
Diamond Strip
Close to Newcastle’s Central Station is the ‘Diamond Strip’. Expect bars with stricter dress codes and discerning door staff, as well as some of the best DJs, dance floors and glitzy lounges.
Pink Triangle
Newcastle’s lively LGBTQIA+ scene is focused around a ‘Pink Triangle’ near the Utilita Arena. It includes the bars and dance-party venues around the Life centre and its Times Square events space.
Locally brewed
Newcastle’s microbreweries bring serious flavour and creativity to the city. Expect inventive beers and low-alcohol alternatives. Some offer tours, tastings, food and live events.
Highlights include:
Wylam Brewery
– a 30-barrel microbrewery based in the Palace of Arts in Exhibition Park
Brinkburn St Brewery
– community taphouse, restaurant and events space in Ouseburn
Anarchy Brew Co
– an award-winning small brewery in Walkergate
Themed bars
Turn a night out into an experience with Newcastle’s quirky themed bars. Play darts and carnival games or go retro and battle friends on vintage arcade machines and classic PlayStations.
Sip a fizzing, smoking, popping cocktail that looks like it’s been created in a science lab. Or visit a hidden 1920s-themed speakeasy and be transported back to the Prohibition era.
Zero culture
Newcastle’s non-alcoholic drinks scene caters for all tastes and occasions, including:
speciality tea and coffee
– some cafés have pavement seating so you can watch the world go by during the day. Others stay open late so you can enjoy an after-hours cuppa
bubble tea
– Newcastle has a range of cafés, shops and kiosks serving this popular Taiwanese drink
non-alcoholic beer
– available in most pubs, on tap, bottled or canned. Try locally brewed 0% craft beer options
mocktails
– most bars have mocktail menus, or ask for a non-alcoholic spin on your favourite cocktail
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