Guidebook for Newcastle upon Tyne
Entertainment & Activities
The Stand Comedy Club Newcastle
31 High BridgeComedy Club
Screens a wider range of films than the multiplexes meaning that you can catch some foreign films, oldies, cult films (mostly during off-peak times).
Also screens live Opera and Ballet and occasionally has director Q&As.
One of the only original News Theatres to still be a functioning cinema.
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Tyneside Cinema
10 Pilgrim StScreens a wider range of films than the multiplexes meaning that you can catch some foreign films, oldies, cult films (mostly during off-peak times).
Also screens live Opera and Ballet and occasionally has director Q&As.
One of the only original News Theatres to still be a functioning cinema.
Food Scene
Vegetarian/Vegan cafe open during the day times.
Extensive menu and decent prices!
Super Natural Vegitarian & Vegan Cafe
27 Grainger StVegetarian/Vegan cafe open during the day times.
Extensive menu and decent prices!
Chilled out tea house with an extensive tea menu.
All food items are vegan (limited but tasty lunch menu & lots of sweet treats)
Tea Sutra Teahouse
2 Leazes Park RdChilled out tea house with an extensive tea menu.
All food items are vegan (limited but tasty lunch menu & lots of sweet treats)
Great vegan curry rolls for less than £3.
I recommend the Chana wrap.
Samosas are vegan too and the guy can advice you on which sweets are vegan.
(Mint yogurt and garlic sauce are not vegan)
Ayesha Sweet House
284 Stanhope StGreat vegan curry rolls for less than £3.
I recommend the Chana wrap.
Samosas are vegan too and the guy can advice you on which sweets are vegan.
(Mint yogurt and garlic sauce are not vegan)
Longstanding budget Italian Restaurant with a full vegan menu alongside the usual one (ask for the 'green menu')
Fulfill your vegan pizza craving here!
Mamma Mia's
46 Pudding ChareLongstanding budget Italian Restaurant with a full vegan menu alongside the usual one (ask for the 'green menu')
Fulfill your vegan pizza craving here!
Vegan Restaurant serving Tex-mex and American classics.
Expensive, but nice.
(Main course around £10)
Junk it up - Vegan fast food bar
Pilgrim StreetVegan Restaurant serving Tex-mex and American classics.
Expensive, but nice.
(Main course around £10)
Lovely little vegan restaurant serving creative dishes made from seasonal produce.
Only open early evenings, best to book via their online booking system.
Painted Elephant
Grainger StreetLovely little vegan restaurant serving creative dishes made from seasonal produce.
Only open early evenings, best to book via their online booking system.
Pani's Cafe
61-65 High BridgeDelicious Sardininan food.
Chilled out veggie-vegan Cafe with full menu including breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
Decent prices too.
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Sky Apple Cafe
182 Heaton RdChilled out veggie-vegan Cafe with full menu including breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
Decent prices too.
St Sushi
89-93 Westgate RdSushi! (Some vegan options too - ask the staff)
Pink Lane Coffee
1 Pink LnNice coffee and don't charge extra for almond milk!
People come across town for this restaurant. The food really is delicious!
I recommend the Vegetarian Thali. It can be veganised too - just ask.
Excellent ratings on Trip Advisor.
Kamal Restaurant
279 Stanhope StPeople come across town for this restaurant. The food really is delicious!
I recommend the Vegetarian Thali. It can be veganised too - just ask.
Excellent ratings on Trip Advisor.
Solomon's Dhaba
3-4 Studley TerraceDelicious Indian food in a nice setting. Excellent ratings on trip advisor.
Lovely Syrian, Turkish and Lebanese food, friendly staff and good prices - we go here all the time!
Lots of stuff on the menu is vegan.
Very Good/Excellent rating on Trip Advisor.
Shawarma Fattoush
411 Westgate RdLovely Syrian, Turkish and Lebanese food, friendly staff and good prices - we go here all the time!
Lots of stuff on the menu is vegan.
Very Good/Excellent rating on Trip Advisor.
Number 1 restaurant in Newcastle according to Trip Advisor! Serves excellent Persian/Iranian food alongside English Breakfast 'at silly prices'. Open until 19.00.
Moulin Rouge Cafe & Grill
233 Westgate RdNumber 1 restaurant in Newcastle according to Trip Advisor! Serves excellent Persian/Iranian food alongside English Breakfast 'at silly prices'. Open until 19.00.
Shopping
Indoor Market selling anything and everything...
Grocers, butchers, fishmongers, bakeries, pet stores, clothes stores, plant stores, shoe shops, cafes, restaurants, coffee shops.... worth a visit.
Grainger Street
Grainger StreetIndoor Market selling anything and everything...
Grocers, butchers, fishmongers, bakeries, pet stores, clothes stores, plant stores, shoe shops, cafes, restaurants, coffee shops.... worth a visit.
Tynemouth Market is held every Saturday and Sunday, 9am-4pm, inside Tynemouth Metro Station, a Victorian-era station.
You will find everything here, and every Third Saturday of the Month there is also a farmer's market.
Great on Rainy days as it is covered, and on Sunny days, you are a short walk from the beach and Tynemouth Village.
http://www.tynemouthmarkets.com/market-info/
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Tynemouth Market
Station TerraceTynemouth Market is held every Saturday and Sunday, 9am-4pm, inside Tynemouth Metro Station, a Victorian-era station.
You will find everything here, and every Third Saturday of the Month there is also a farmer's market.
Great on Rainy days as it is covered, and on Sunny days, you are a short walk from the beach and Tynemouth Village.
http://www.tynemouthmarkets.com/market-info/
Essentials
Cheap for dry goods; oils, spices, pulses, rice etc. Sells everything though and has an in-store halal butchers.
Najeb Continental Supermarket
405 Westgate RdCheap for dry goods; oils, spices, pulses, rice etc. Sells everything though and has an in-store halal butchers.
Hutchinsons
282 Stanhope StCheap wholesale fruit and veg, lovely staff.
Iceland Foods
253 Stanhope StFrozen foods, bread, milk etc
National supermarket owned by Walmart.
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Asda Benwell Mill Lane Supermarket
National supermarket owned by Walmart.
Brighton Food Store
14-18 Brighton GroveMini supermarket with decent prices.
Hiyou Supermarket Newcastle
108 Newgate StChinese Supermarket
Drinks & Nightlife
Chilled out bar in an old terraced house with regular live music of different kinds and a good menu including a couple of vegan options.
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Bar B
22 Leazes Park RdChilled out bar in an old terraced house with regular live music of different kinds and a good menu including a couple of vegan options.
The Cluny
36 Lime StBar and music venue in the Ouseburn Valley
Bar with live music events by the mouth of the Ouse. Great on sunny afternoons and evenings.
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The Tyne Bar
1 Maling StBar with live music events by the mouth of the Ouse. Great on sunny afternoons and evenings.
Local ales, local music, cosy bar and nice terrace overlooking the Ouseburn valley.
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The Suggestibles at The Cumberland Arms
James Place StreetLocal ales, local music, cosy bar and nice terrace overlooking the Ouseburn valley.
Ernest Cafe Bar
1 Boyd StBar with nice food and a nice vibe.
Cafe by day, bar/music venue by night.
A great little bar with musicians from near and far. Sometimes free, sometimes a small entry fee - check programme: http://www.newcastle-arts-centre.co.uk/jazz_cafe_programme.htm
Jazz Cafe
69 Westgate RdCafe by day, bar/music venue by night.
A great little bar with musicians from near and far. Sometimes free, sometimes a small entry fee - check programme: http://www.newcastle-arts-centre.co.uk/jazz_cafe_programme.htm
Arts & Culture
Has a permanent collection (free to view) and also temporary touring exhibitions (sometimes free, sometimes not).
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Laing Art Gallery
New Bridge Street WestHas a permanent collection (free to view) and also temporary touring exhibitions (sometimes free, sometimes not).
Contemporary Art Gallery with temporary exhibits.
Great Views from the top!
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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
South Shore RoadContemporary Art Gallery with temporary exhibits.
Great Views from the top!
Free entry. Covers various periods of history and houses the Egyptian mummy Bakt-hor-Nekht, if you like that sort of thing.
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Great North Museum
Barras BridgeFree entry. Covers various periods of history and houses the Egyptian mummy Bakt-hor-Nekht, if you like that sort of thing.
A cluster of buildings housing a craft shop, frame shop, art supplies shop, the Black Swan bar and music venue, exhibtion space, conference venue... they also hold courses.
Newcastle Arts Centre
67 Westgate RdA cluster of buildings housing a craft shop, frame shop, art supplies shop, the Black Swan bar and music venue, exhibtion space, conference venue... they also hold courses.
A bookshop/social space within Newbridge Studios that sells independent and/or self-publsihed artist books, zines, art writing and design magazines.
They also hold discussions, performances, talks...
http://thenewbridgeproject.com/spaces/newbridge-book-shop/
NewBridge Books
12 New Bridge St WA bookshop/social space within Newbridge Studios that sells independent and/or self-publsihed artist books, zines, art writing and design magazines.
They also hold discussions, performances, talks...
http://thenewbridgeproject.com/spaces/newbridge-book-shop/
9-storey building housing artist studios, exhibition spaces, and a social space/bar/nightclub on the ground floor, open to public and ran by ¡VAMOS! (a Spanish and Latin American Festival that runs events throughout the year as a spin-off from its annual festival).
Breeze Creatives
Muscott Grove9-storey building housing artist studios, exhibition spaces, and a social space/bar/nightclub on the ground floor, open to public and ran by ¡VAMOS! (a Spanish and Latin American Festival that runs events throughout the year as a spin-off from its annual festival).
Sightseeing
A nice activity on a sunny day/evening is to walk from Monument down to the Quayside via Grey Street (voted best street in the UK a couple of years ago), Dean Street and The Side, then along the river. There a bars almost everywhere on this route if you get thirsty. You can also easily detour to see the castle and St Nicholas' Cathedral.
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Quayside
A nice activity on a sunny day/evening is to walk from Monument down to the Quayside via Grey Street (voted best street in the UK a couple of years ago), Dean Street and The Side, then along the river. There a bars almost everywhere on this route if you get thirsty. You can also easily detour to see the castle and St Nicholas' Cathedral.
Its a huge second hand book shop in an old railway station with cosy fires and comfy reading chairs, a cafe. They don't seem to mind if you just go and read there for the day either!
Get the train, and then a bus from the station (quicker), or a direct bus from Haymarket (cheaper).
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Barter Books
Its a huge second hand book shop in an old railway station with cosy fires and comfy reading chairs, a cafe. They don't seem to mind if you just go and read there for the day either!
Get the train, and then a bus from the station (quicker), or a direct bus from Haymarket (cheaper).