Restaurants in Newcastle upon Tyne

With exceptional food and drink served in often beautiful surroundings, you'll find cafés, bars and restaurants in Newcastle upon Tyne to satisfy even the most discerning appetites. They don't mess about with our food here. Zapatista may not be breaking new ground – San Francisco’s Mission District-style assembly line burrito bars are now commonplace in the UK – but it is a reminder of how welcome a development that is. A good burrito is about as much on-the-run, food fun as you can have for a fiver, and this is a very good burrito. Chef Simon Snowball’s cafe is pretty swish – Chesterfield sofas, clean white tiling, attractive counter-top cake displays – but it’s a place where there is no standing on ceremony. Tightly-packed tables give it a nice, cosy buzz; the welcome is warm and you can hear the radio competing with the sound of sizzling bacon in the open kitchen. Gems don’t come much more hidden than Cook House, two converted shipping containers tucked behind Hotel du Vin in Ouseburn. There, Anna Hedworth, aka the Grazer, hosts supperclubs and food-related events and, on weekdays, serves breakfast and lunch until 3.30pm. Considering the lush, open countryside and clear coastal waters just minutes from the city, it's no wonder we have such a wealth of fine local produce.