Restaurants in Newcastle Upon Tyne

House of Tides is Newcastle's most established fine-dining venue: a tasting-menu restaurant in a 16th-century quayside merchant's house, rated 4.7 across 569 Google reviews and ranked by La Liste. Kenny Atkinson's flagship suits special occasions and milestone dinners. Book three to four weeks ahead minimum — weekend slots fill fast and walk-ins are not an option.

Solstice by Kenny Atkinson is a 14-seat, no-choice tasting menu restaurant on Newcastle's Quayside, holding a Michelin star since 2024 and an 83-point La Liste ranking for 2026. At £175 per head with up to 19 courses built around traceable north-east ingredients — Lindisfarne oysters, Craster kipper, Northumberland honey — it is the most technically ambitious booking in the city. Book four to six weeks ahead minimum.