Guidebook for Tyne and Wear
Food Scene
Great for freshly baked pastries & bread - all made by the owner Antoine. Excellent choice for a continental style breakfast, light lunch or afternoon tea.
Batch
14 Clayton RoadGreat for freshly baked pastries & bread - all made by the owner Antoine. Excellent choice for a continental style breakfast, light lunch or afternoon tea.
Great for cooked breakfast & lunch. Lots of choice & home made soups. Rod, the owner is always very friendly!
Willi's Cafe Jesmond.
23-25 Clayton RoadGreat for cooked breakfast & lunch. Lots of choice & home made soups. Rod, the owner is always very friendly!
Excellent local Italian. Great atmosphere, lots of choice & great value. Lunch last orders @ 1430, re-opens at 1700. Last orders are around 9 / 9.30. You may have to queue at busy times. Very popular!
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Pizzeria Francesca
134-136 Manor House RdExcellent local Italian. Great atmosphere, lots of choice & great value. Lunch last orders @ 1430, re-opens at 1700. Last orders are around 9 / 9.30. You may have to queue at busy times. Very popular!
Fantastic gastro pub. Home made pub favourites. Very popular so best to book. Nice spot if you want to visit the Quayside.
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Broad Chare
Broad ChareFantastic gastro pub. Home made pub favourites. Very popular so best to book. Nice spot if you want to visit the Quayside.
My favourite local Indian. Staff are fantastic, the restaurant is lovely built into an old railway carriage on the spot that was once the Jesmond stop on the main rail network. Nearby are The Carriage pub & As You Like It - great for drinks before or after. Booking recommended.
The Valley Junction 397
My favourite local Indian. Staff are fantastic, the restaurant is lovely built into an old railway carriage on the spot that was once the Jesmond stop on the main rail network. Nearby are The Carriage pub & As You Like It - great for drinks before or after. Booking recommended.
Runwell Chop Suey House
33 Doncaster RoadTake Away Chinese - will deliver free of charge
Italian Restaurant. Great high quality Italian food in great surroundings. Best to book on Friday or Saturday evenings as it gets quite busy.
Antico Restaurant
13-15 Osborne RdItalian Restaurant. Great high quality Italian food in great surroundings. Best to book on Friday or Saturday evenings as it gets quite busy.
Great authentic Chinese Restaurant (no frills) on Stowell St which is Newcastle's China Town. Popular with locals & the Chinese community. Huge Dim Sum menu & pretty much everything else. Good value.
Sky Chinese Cuisine
20 Stowell StGreat authentic Chinese Restaurant (no frills) on Stowell St which is Newcastle's China Town. Popular with locals & the Chinese community. Huge Dim Sum menu & pretty much everything else. Good value.
Restaurant upstairs & bar / nightclub downstairs. Very lively at the weekend when there is often live music. Great for Sunday lunch when there is more of a child friendly chilled out atmosphere.
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As You Like It
Restaurant upstairs & bar / nightclub downstairs. Very lively at the weekend when there is often live music. Great for Sunday lunch when there is more of a child friendly chilled out atmosphere.
Parks & Nature
Exhibition Park
Claremont RoadPlayground, Lake & Cafe - just at the top of the street
River, Waterfall, Pets Corner (fantastic for children), Playground & Cafe. Once a month there is a food market at weekends on the bridge.
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Friends of Jesmond Dene
Red WalkRiver, Waterfall, Pets Corner (fantastic for children), Playground & Cafe. Once a month there is a food market at weekends on the bridge.
Essentials
Little Waitrose & Partners
87-89 Osborne Rd Open 11-5 on Sundays.
Tesco Metro
1a Acorn RdOpen 10-4 on Sundays
Small corner shop stocks groceries, essentials, wine, newspapers. Open til 7 weekdays. Shuts at 1 on Sundays.
Londis
2 Clayton RdSmall corner shop stocks groceries, essentials, wine, newspapers. Open til 7 weekdays. Shuts at 1 on Sundays.
Groom & Co
10a Clayton Rd Dry Cleaning, Laundry, House Keeping Service