All restaurant openings, reviews, and dining picks in Newcastle
Andy Grant's Piper's Pitch has operated in Craster Quarry Car Park for 19 years and has received council approval to expand into the village's disused tourist information centre, marking a significant expansion for this beloved Northumberland food vendor.
Pipers Pitch
Cafe · 4.9 ★
Re-launch of former Hula Co. with Hawaiian-inspired menu blending Asian, Latin, American and Portuguese influences. Offers ono beef strips, sticky pulled pork, set menus and bottomless brunch.
Moku
Fusion restaurant · 4.8 ★
Cantonese restaurant in the former Buddha Lounge space in Tynemouth’s old church, The Land of Green Ginger. Features vast a la carte menu and £26.95 four-course special; try honey chilli chicken and truffle black sesame broccoli.
The Hidden Tiger
Cantonese restaurant · 4.5 ★
Sanco has opened at The Forge on Forth Banks, offering unlimited wood-fired Neapolitan pizza for £21pp adults/£10.50 kids, plus margs and martinis in a swanky setting.
Sanco
Pizza restaurant · 4.6 ★
Popular burger spot Davey’s has opened on Newcastle’s Market Street, introducing eat-in table service alongside grab-and-go. Menu includes brekkie, pancakes, burgers, fries, shakes, and matchas with Circo Italian.
DAVEY'S | NEWCASTLE
Restaurant · 4.6 ★
The legendary Flat Iron steakhouse from London and Manchester opens in the former Co-op building on Grey Street in a 19th Century Grade II listed space. Features affordable Wagyu steaks from their own herd, small perfected menu, stripped-back interiors with original features.
Flat Iron Newcastle
Steak house
This terracotta coloured Persian kitchen on Park View in Whitley Bay opens on Thursday 12th March. It serves hot and cold mazeh, kabab, khoresht, marinated olives with walnuts and pomegranate, and beetroot and pomegranate mezzo with fresh herbs.
Saffron Whitley Bay
Restaurant
Dinithi, a cult favourite from Newcastle’s Grainger Market, has opened its first outpost on Osborne Road in Jesmond. It offers traditional Sri-Lankan food in a swanky setting, with an unlimited Sunday night feast menu at £24.95pp and a veggie option at £19.95pp. Must-try is the lamprais special rice wrapped in a banana leaf.
Dinithi Restaurant
Restaurant · 5 ★
Hickory's Smokehouse is set to open in Gateshead in spring 2026, taking over a former pub location. The American smokehouse chain brings its smoked meat offerings to the area.
Hickory's Smokehouse Thornaby
Barbecue restaurant · 4.5 ★
A famous North East pub is serving £110 Michelin-starred Mother's Day dinners following a takeover.
North Terrace
Pub · 4.4 ★ · $
Newcastle's well-known late-night McDonald's location is reopening after a makeover, confirming its re-opening date.
McDonald's
Fast food restaurant · 3.5 ★ · $
A popular restaurant in Northumberland will remain open as its current tenant prepares to move elsewhere, with the owner planning a new direction for the venue.
The Townhouse
Restaurant · 4.5 ★
Rice Kitchen officially opened in Newcastle on Saturday, right on cue for the city's Chinese New Year celebrations. Big queues formed as crowds lined up for the 'must have' item.
Rice Kitchen
Colmans Seafood Temple is a famous North East restaurant serving 'amazing fish and chips' with 'beautiful sea view' and 'unrivalled views', offering 'the finest coastal cuisine'.
Colmans Seafood Temple
Seafood restaurant · 4.6 ★ · $$
Colmans Fish and Chips has announced a permanent Newcastle home as it celebrates its 100-year anniversary. The news follows success that 'exceeded expectations'.
Colmans Fenwick Newcastle
Restaurant · 4.2 ★