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Newcastle & North East Dining

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Secco Ristorante Salentino

Secco Ristorante Salentino is a real gem of a place. The restaurant received a Hardens Remy Award for best New Restaurant Opening in 2005, one of only 10 restaurants in the UK to achieve such an accolade. It's inspired by the food of Salento in Pugli...
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Unlicensed To Thrill

All things considered, it may be a disadvantage for a restaurant not to be licensed, especially in the UK where alcohol consumption -- particularly wine -- appears to be relatively recession-proof. But there are advantages too. Unlicensed -- or bring...
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Prickly Pear At The Quayside

Many will lament the relocation of Treacle Moon to its new Ambleside setting on Lake Windermere, as it had a great reputation and was an elegant fixture of the Newcastle dining scene. Fear not though as it has been replaced by a burgeoning little ent...
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Gourmet Hotels In The North East

If you’re staying in new territory, it’s good to know where to find not only a comfortable hotel, but one with a quality restaurant on the premises. It can provide a real boon and make all the difference to your stay. Even if you’re a local, some hot...
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Landmark

For those who like a little style with their Chinese, there really is only one place to go and that’s the Landmark on Newcastle’s Stowell Street. It’s appropriately named as it’s so close to the newly erected Chinatown Gate which is done in the highl...
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The Best Of French

If you’re in search of a sophisticated meal out, then French cuisine is what’s required. These days it may well be served up under the guise of ‘modern British’ or ‘ modern European’ but don’t be fooled, the Gallic influence is plain to see. Right up...
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Brasserie At The Sage

There can be no other dining venue housed in quite as striking a building as Gateshead’s Sage Centre. Designed by Sir Norman Foster and opened in 2004, the Sage is home to some of the world’s best performers and musicians. But within its bellowing, c...
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The Best Of Newcastle’s Chinatown

Never mind waiting for the Chinese New Year to experience the rich taste of the Orient. Chinese food is rich, tasty, fast and nutritious and on Newcastle’s Stowell Street – right next to the Great Wall (or at least old city wall) – you have plenty of...
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The Spice Cube

If we said that the cuisine for this particular restaurant was Indian, you might well be forgiven for conjuring up images of ornate lamps, red upholstered furnishings and carpets, carved wooden chairs, sitars, flock wallpaper and the like. Well Read This Article

Newcastle’s Arts Dining Scene

Newcastle, as everybody knows who lives here, is getting a fine reputation for encouraging the arts. The city was nominated onto the shortlist of cities for 'City Of Culture 2008' and it’s hardly surprising when you see what’s being built, especially...
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