On the Go

If you’re hungry on the hoof, there are bloody lovely take aways all over the shop.

Whatever your tastebuds are crying out for – be it sweet, savoury, meaty or vegan, they’ll never be too far from some top notch food in a carryable carton.

Here’s some of our favourites. Expect a boatload more to follow in the coming weeks. And don’t forget to tweet us your go-to spots for grub on the go.

 

Pink Lane Coffee

What is it? A café tucked neatly at the bottom of Pink Lane just a stone’s throw from Newcastle Central Station. A place for the coffee connoisseur, you can drink…

Café 1901

What is it? A very popular café/bistro at the heart of bustling Jesmond where drinks, meals and sweet and savoury snacks are served throughout the day. Coffee lovers will find…

Cake Stories

What is it? It’s a coffee house and cakery because that’s what it says on the sign; and if you can’t find ‘cakery’ in your dictionary (we couldn’t), then it…

Willi’s

What is it? A busy and popular café on one of Jesmond’s bijou shopping streets where breakfast and brunch – even lunch if you prefer – are served along with…

The Butterfly Cabinet

What is it? A vibrant café where you’re likely to see a queue outside when the door opens in the morning. It’s well known, you see, for its mouth-watering (and…

Flat Caps Coffee

What is it? A popular café tucked away from the city’s main drag which is roomy enough, should you so desire and we know you wouldn’t, to swing that proverbial…

Super Natural Café

What is it? Named in homage to the first dedicatedly veggie and vegan restaurant to grace the streets on Newcastle in the seventies, Super Natural Café can be found serving…

Dosa Kitchen

What is it? A South Indian canteen restaurant which is tucked away behind Osborne Road in Jesmond, Dosa Kitchen dishes out a melting pot of authentic gorgeousness which you will…

Dabbawal

What is it? Dabbawal now has two lively and brightly coloured restaurants in Newcastle promising authentic Indian street food, just as you’d be able to buy it in Mumbai from…

Cook House

What is it? One of the coolest restaurants in the UK, according to The Times (and we’re not arguing) and a Michelin Plate 2021 awardee to boot, the Cook House…

The Great British Cupcakery

What is it? A boutique bakehouse and all round delight of a place to take your mouth would be an accurate description of this nailed-on  temple of treats. The ‘Parlour’…

The Naked Deli

What is it? Well, according to their strapline, it’s ‘your place for clean and healthy eating’. But we like to think of our go-to eating out spot for tummy-pleasing food…

Les Petit Choux

What is it? A corking family-run coffee shop and top drawer patisserie which is presided over by a mother and her two daughters – baking masters all it seems. Everything…

Ernest

What is it? Ernest is an absolute belter of a cafe bar, which has charmed itself into the routines of anyone who regularly finds themselves at the top end of…

Heaton Perk

What is it? We’ll tell you what it is. It’s where all the cool cats of Heaton get their coffee, cake and cushion inspiration. A proper gem of an independent…

Pink Lane Bakery

What is it? After beginning its life as a little place with a big reputation among pretty much anyone who had ever had the pleasure of popping into its shop…

Pizza Slice Newcastle

What is it? The sign above this hugely popular stand in the Grainger Market promises Pizza By The Slice, and that is precisely what’s on offer. Be warned though, it…

Chucho’s

What is it? A genuine Mexican eatery hidden away amongst the good, the bad and the ugly at the top of Shields Road, Byker. Chucho’s started as a van but…

Dene’s Deli

What is it? An storming sandwich shop – which won the 2017 Sammies Gold Award for Independent Retailer – Dene’s Deli has been serving up a startling array of quality…