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Restaurants in Gateshead

• Eslington Villa Hotel

  Eslington Villa Hotel, a proud-looking red-brick mansion, is set in two acres of landscaped grounds overlooking the Team Valley. Built around 1880 for local business tycoon it originally comprised two villas, and those wanting to eat can choose between the dining room in the original building and the new conservatory in a glassed-in veranda.

  8 Station Road, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Modern British

Restaurants in Hartlepool

• Krimo's Restaurant

  It all started for Krimo and Karen Bouabda when they opened a little restaurant in 1985 in the seaside resort of Seaton Carew.

  The Marina, Hartlepool, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Mediterranean

Restaurants in Littlehaven

• The Little Haven Hotel

  Situated at the 'Gateway of the River Tyne', this stylish purpose-built hotel boasts extensive views of the busy waterway and Little Haven beach, but is only 15 minutes drive from Newcastle and Sunderland city centres.

  River Drive, Littlehaven, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine:

Restaurants in Middlesbrough

• Tavistock Italia

  Situated within the small, but elegant Highfield Hotel (less than a mile from Middlesbrough town centre), there is now a new restaurant called Tavistock Italia which has been refurbished with a modern contemporary look.

  The Highfield Hotel, Middlesbrough, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Italian

Restaurants in Newcastle upon Tyne

• Big Mussel

  The founder member of a mini-chain offering mussels every-which-way and authentic Belgian food backed up by a range of Belgian beers traditionally served with their own exclusive glass.

  15 The Side, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Seafood

• Cafe 21

  After almost 20 years at 21 Queen Street, Terence Laybourne has moved his famed Newcastle trailblazer Cafe 21, to larger premises a stone's throw away in Trinity Gardens.

  Trinity Gardens, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Modern European

• Café 21 at Fenwick

  Newcastle food hero Terry Laybourne is the latest restaurateur to be lured by the possibilities of opening an outlet in a high-end fashion store.

  First Floor, Fenwick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Eclectic

• Caffè Vivo

  Newcastle restaurant supremo Terry Laybourne goes Italian with this new venture on the trendy Quayside. This is the new-name, new-look Café Live, moved just up the street from its original site.

  29 Broad Chare, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Italian

• David Kennedy's Food Social

  Food Social is the new restaurant concept by David Kennedy formerly of Black Door fame, this grown-up brasserie is housed in Newcastle's famous Biscuit Factory - Britain's largest art store/gallery.

  Biscuit Factory, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Modern British

• Barn Asia

  Newcastle veteran Mark Lagun is well-known around the North-East for his punningly titled 'Barn' restaurants. This new outlet is just off St James' Boulevard, next to Dance City, and aims to bring a taste of vibrant Pan Asian cuisine to the city.

  Waterloo Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Pan Asian

• Blackfriars Restaurant

  Dominican 'blackfriars' did indeed once use this historic building as a refectory. Built in 1239 as an adjunct to the priory, it lays claim to being the oldest surviving dining room in the UK.

  Friars Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Traditional British

• Caledonian Hotel, Billabong Bar and Bistro

  The koala bear logo is about as near to Oz as you are likely to get in this elegant contemporary venue housed in one of Jesmond's top hotels close to the Metro station.

  Osborne Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Modern European

• Copthorne Hotel Newcastle, Le Rivage

  Built of light sandstone on the banks of the Tyne, this prestigious modern hotel is famed for its river views, high-class accommodation and leisure facilities.

  The Close, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: International

• Hanahana

  One of the very few Japanese restaurants in Newcastle, this entertaining venue on the fringes of Chinatown pulls in the crowds with its theatrical displays of teppan-yaki.

  45 Bath Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Japanese

• Jesmond Dene House Hotel & Restaurant

  Jesmond Dene House Hotel & Restaurant was first put on the culinary map in Newcastle by renowned chef Terry Laybourne, but he has since sold his stake in the business in order to focus on his 21 Hospitality Group.

  Jesmond Dene Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Modern European

• Landmark Oriental Restaurant & Bar

  Close to the recently erected Chinatown Gate on Stowell Street, this glamorous restaurant and bar offers sophisticated Chinese food in relaxed, funky surroundings.

  20 Stowell Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Chinese

• Malmaison

  A strikingly renovated old riverside warehouse on the city's trendy Quayside is the setting for this contemporary brasserie in the Malmaison Hotel.

  Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Modern European

• Mandalay

  Innovative Pan Asian cooking comes to the North East in the shape of this enterprising new restaurant in Jesmond, a stone's throw from Northumberland Cricket Club.

  1 Holly Avenue, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Pan Asian

• Mandarin Restaurant

  Newcastle's Mandarin Restaurant is easy to spot from the street, being colourfully fronted with greens, reds and gold in traditional Chinese style.

  14 - 18 Stowell Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Chinese

• Newcastle Marriott Hotel

  Set in its own grounds on the outskirts of the city, with easy access from the A1, this modern hotel overlooking Gosforth Park is also handy for the racecourse and the airport.

  High Gosforth Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Anglo French

• Pani's Café

  The mother of all Italian coffee bars in Newcastle city centre (just round the corner from the Opera House), Pani's is the kind of place where the waiters converse in Italian and the espresso is like taking a undiluted shot of Neapolitan energy.

  61 - 65 High Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Italian

• Paradiso

  Located in an old print works down an alley, Paradiso is spread over three floors and remains one of Newcastle's best-loved destinations.

  1 Market Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Mediterranean

• Rasa Newcastle

  The first branch of the innovative Rasa chain outside the environs of London, this branch of the group is right on Newcastle's fashionable Quayside overlooking the River Tyne.

  27 Queen Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Indian

• Raval

  'A modern Indian that punches way above its weight,' was the Guardian's verdict on Raval, and others have described it as a 'Bollywood stunner' that's 'a trip for the senses'.

  Church Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Indian

• Ru

  For a genuine taste of Spain in the heart of Newcastle's Jesmond, El Castano tapas restaurant certainly fits the bill.

  44 Osborne Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine:

• Sachin's

  A veteran among Newcastle's Indian restaurants, Sachins is tucked away behind Central station, up the hill from the Copthorne Hotel.

  Forth Banks, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Indian

• Sky Apple Café

  A breath of fresh air for Newcastle's vegetarians and vegans (and others who simply enjoy inventive food and exotic flavours), the Sky Apple Café is a good humoured, easy-going place.

  182 Heaton Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Vegetarian

• Spice Cube

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  The Gate, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Indian

• Thai Siam Restaurant

  Located in Stowell Street, known locally as 'Newcastle's Chinatown', the Thai Siam Restaurant offers a true Siamese experience in the heart of Tyne and Wear.

  16 Stowell Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Thai

• The Broad Chare

  The Broad Chare is the latest venture from restaurateur Terry Laybourne's company, the 21 Hospitality Group, set on Newcastle's Quayside it has been developed in partnership with the adjoining Live Theatre complex where his Italian restaurant Caffè Vivo is located.

  25 Broad Chare, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Gastro pub

• The Grainger Rooms

  Named after Newcastle architect and philanthropist Sir William Grainger, this bright new light on the scene is ensconced in a beautiful Georgian residence that was Grainger's first commissioned building in the city.

  7 Higham Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Modern British

• The Ivy House

  A hot new arrival and already something of a celeb hangout, the Ivy House occupies a converted workshop in Jesmond's 'bohemian quarter', cheek-by-jowl with the neighbourhood's trendy cafés and boutiques.

  Back Brentwood Avenue, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Eclectic

• The King Neptune

  A long-serving stalwart founded in 1986, the King Neptune still rules in Newcastle Chinatown. Customers keep coming, the place is always busy and thankfully there's plenty of space in the traditional red and gold ground-floor room as well as the contemporary eating area upstairs.

  34-36 Stowell Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Chinese

• The Open Kitchen

  A tiny room on the third floor above Gosforth Squash Club is the unlikely setting for this self-styled 'local bistro with a worldwide conscience'.

  Moor Court Annexe, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Eclectic

• Valley Junction 397

  Having scored a hit with The Valley in the old station house at Corbridge, Daraz Aziz decided to follow up the railway theme with this second restaurant occupying a converted signal box and carriage (number 397) at Old Jesmond Station.

  Old Jesmond Station, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Indian

• Vermont Hotel

  'The whole Vermont experience is exceptional,' noted one UK Restaurant Guide reporter. Originally the old County Hall building, next to the Castle and close to the trendy Quayside, this high-class luxury hotel has been described by Condé Nast Traveller as 'an independently owned Manhattan-style 1930s tower with traditional and contemporary plush interiors'.

  Castle Garth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Modern European

• Vujon

  The Sanskrit word 'vujon' translates roughly as 'gourmet dinner', which gives some idea of what to expect at this ultra-plush Indian restaurant established in 1990 on Newcastle's thriving Quayside.

  29 Queen Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Indian

Restaurants in North Sheilds

• Café Black Door

  David Kennedy and the team behind the Brasserie Black Door in Newcastle and its sister venue in Morpeth have set up this casual bistro-style restaurant at the legendary Magnesia Bank - an award-winning venture that has established a worldwide reputation since setting out its stall in a converted Georgian bank high above North Shields.

  Magnesia Bank, North Sheilds, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Modern British

Restaurants in Sunderland

• Best Western Roker Hotel, Thai China

  Situated within the landmark Roker Hotel just outside Sunderland, Thai China is a smart restaurant serving authentic Asian food in relaxed, congenial surroundings.

  Roker Terrace, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Thai

• Throwingstones Restaurant

  The wittily named Throwingstones restaurant serves the needs of visitors to the National Glass Centre, a unique venture in an innovative contemporary building on the north bank of the River Wear.

  National Glass Centre, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: British

Restaurants in Tynemouth

• Brunos Ristorante Italiano

  For more than a decade this unprepossessing restaurant has been providing decent old-school trattoria food for the locals of Tynemouth and beyond.

  5 Victoria Crescent, Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Italian

Restaurants in Whitley Bay

• Bazil Brasserie at The Windsor Hotel

  The Bazil is making something of a splash in Whitley Bay: it's part of the grand Windsor Hotel on South Parade, but it's a world away from the clichés of provincial hotel restaurants.

  South Parade, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear - Cuisine: Global