NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week: 11 Must-Try Newbies
Check out our round-up of whose new to Restaurant Week this January
NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week returns from 12th to 18th January and if you're new to this fantastic celebration of the city's dining scene, then you're in good company.
This January, we’re lucky enough to have some amazing restaurants taking part for the first time that you'll definitely want to try out.
From Asian-inspired small plates to bottomless pizza, we've rounded up all our Restaurant Week newbies' offers to make booking a breeze. Read on and get booked up!
SOKU at Assemble, Old Eldon Square
Foodies may have heard about SOKU – the acclaimed pop-up kitchen that’s been making the rounds in Newcastle lately – and thanks to its latest residency at Old Eldon Square’s Assemble, it’s making its Restaurant Week debut this January. With £20 and £25 deals – the first offering a snack and two small plates and the second, a dessert for an extra fiver – Restaurant Week is the ideal time to try SOKU’s seasonal Asian-inspired small plates.
Hotel Gotham, Pilgrim Street
The glamorous Hotel Gotham opened its doors on Pilgrim Street in late 2025 and we're happy to report that its equally luxurious Siren Restaurant is taking part in this January’s Restaurant Week. Its debut menu offers two tempting £25 offers: two courses at lunch or dinner or a two-course Sunday lunch. With starters like Craster smoked fish terrine, mains including butter roasted chicken and desserts like sticky broon ale and date pudding - Hotel Gotham's Restaurant Week debut is bound to delight.
The Green Room, Market Street
If you fancy making a night of it this Restaurant Week, then why not book up for a show at Newcastle Theatre Royal and a table at its new restaurant-bar The Green Room? Offering two courses for £20 or three for £25 for their Restaurant Week debut, you can dine on dishes like truffled woodland mushrooms on toasted brioche, seared sea bass with sauteed potatoes, chorizo and crispy kale and brown ale sticky toffee pudding.
Ori Caffe, John Lewis, Eldon Square
If you’re hitting the January sales at John Lewis this Restaurant Week, why not fuel up at Ori Caffe? It’s called the department store home since 2020, but is making its Restaurant Week debut this winter with a delicious £15 deal that includes a freshly made artisan sandwich, side of fries and a cake – perfect for a lovely lunch in between shopping ‘til you drop!
Davey’s, Market Street
Fellow Market Street newcomer and Restaurant Week newbie Davey’s has lovers of brunch and burgers covered with mouth-watering £15 and £20 deals this January. From 9am to 11:45am it’s their breakfast offer, where you can enjoy one of their breakfast mains and indulgent pancake stacks for only £15. Then, from 12pm to 9pm, dig into two courses for £15, or three for £20 including fried chicken wings to start, burgers and tacos to follow and desserts so delicious they’re almost sinful – sticky Biscoff pudding and caramel custard apple crumble completed!
The Golden Flake Tavern, Fenwick
Last year, Fenwick once again teamed up with fellow iconic local brand Greggs to bring us all The Golden Flake Tavern – a traditional pub take on the bakery’s favourite foodstuffs! For just £15, dine on a main and dessert or two-course Sunday carvery and dishes like chicken bake parmo, steak beak with all the Sunday lunch trimmings and pink jammie trifle can be in your belly for a steal!
Pigalo’s at Louie’s Liquor Store, Bigg Market
After establishing itself as one of North Shields’ favourite eateries, Pigalo’s teamed up with Bigg Market spot Louie’s Liquor Store to bring their legendary American fare to the Toon – and lucky for us, they’re taking part in Restaurant Week for the first time this January. Dine on two courses for £15 or three for £20 and try dishes like BBQ chicken wings, juicy burgers or hearty pizzas, and cookie dough desserts.
Sanco, Forth Banks
Ingenious Italian cuisine is the name of the game at Sanco, the recently opened Forth Banks pizzeria. There’s no menu here, but rather a rotating choice of bottomless pizza – keep the light on, and the slices will keep coming. Feeling full? Just turn the light off to have a break or grab the bill. During their Restaurant Week debut, their £20 deal gets you bottomless pizza plus a dessert, so don’t miss it!
Lubber Kitchen, Blandford Street
Residing within Newcastle’s brilliant indie music venue The Lubber Fiend, Lubber Kitchen specialises in seasonal fare and has two fantastic Restaurant Week offers to enjoy this January. Go for lunch and enjoy two courses for £15 or three for £20 with dishes like Provencal fish stew and twice-baked chocolate and olive oil cake or head there for dinner served family sharing-style for £25 a head and hearty fare including BBQ ox heart and salt-baked beetroot.
KISS, The Gate
Recently opened in The Gate, we’re sure that KISS – one of a healthy handful of Indian restaurants taking part this January – is going to gain a few new fans during its Restaurant Week debut. Their duo of Restaurant Week deals offer a starter, main and side at lunch for £15 or a starter, main, side and dessert for £20 - with dishes like chicken lollipop, royal paneer butter masala and gulab jamun to feast on.
The Prince, Pudding Chare
Inspired by après-ski-style bars, The Prince is making its Restaurant Week debut with a £15 offer that gets guests two hearty pies dished up with some tasty mashed potatoes. Choose from pie options including Guinness short rib and cauliflower cheese and leek – delicious or what?
NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week is the ideal time to try a recent addition to Newcastle’s dining scene and we’re certainly tempted by the tasty fare these newcomers are cooking up. So, will you venture somewhere new this Restaurant Week? Let us know how it goes if you do!
NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week, in association with Tyne and Wear Metro, takes place from Monday 12th January 2026 to Sunday 18th January 2026. For more information visit: www.getintonewcastle.co.uk/ne1-events/restaurant-week.
Main image: SOKU at Assemble
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