NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week's Best Italian Bites
Restaurant Week is back this August with loads of great Italian dining deals
NE1 Restaurant Week returns this August 3rd to 9th, and if you’re a lover of Italian cuisine, then you’re in luck!
Loads of fantastic Italian restaurants in Newcastle are taking part this summer, and we’ve rounded them all up for you to say mamma mia to a mouthwatering Italian meal this Restaurant Week.
Sanco, Forth Banks
Ingenious Italian cuisine is the name of the game at Sanco, the recently opened Forth Banks pizzeria that's taking part in Restaurant Week for the second time this August. 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. Their £20 Restaurant Week deal gets you bottomless pizza plus a dessert, so don’t miss it!
I Scream for Pizza, Quayside
Fellow pizza hotspot I Scream for Pizza is a Restaurant Week must do for lovers of Italian food too. The vibey little joint offers a £15 deal that includes one of their signature 14” pizzas and a tasty sundae. A Parmageddon pizza followed by a Cookie Monster sundae? Sounds great to us!
Marco Polo, Dean Street
Long-running restaurant Marco Polo has been delighting local diners for more than fifty years, so you can rest assured you’re in for a delicious Italian meal at this Dean Street mainstay. Go for two courses at £20 or three for £25 and enjoy tempting fare like tuna carpaccio, a risotto of salmon, lemon, mascarpone and dill and passion fruit and pistachio panna cotta.
Babucho, Side
This Restaurant Week, Babucho – the popular New York Italian-style brasserie on Side – is showcasing a whole new side to its menu with a fantastic two courses for £20 and three for £25 deal. There’s lots of Italian treats to enjoy too with the likes of salami arancini, spicy chicken calzone and cappuccino panna cotta – delizioso!
Twenty Twenty, Bigg Market
Bigg Market pizza hotspot Twenty Twenty has a brilliant deal going on this Restaurant Week and it’s certainly making our mouths water! For just £15 per person, you can feast on delicious starters like mega mozzarella sticks, followed by one of their legendary pizzas – including the cheese fest that is the It Ain’t Easy Being Cheesy and Tex Mex Later topped with chicken, BBQ sauce, pancetta, red onion and basil - or other like chicken parmigiana and risotto verde. Fancy a dessert on-top of that? It’s just another fiver!
Gino D’Acampo Restaurant Quayside, Close
With a two courses for £20 or three for £25 deal and a gorgeous dining room overlooking the River Tyne, the Quayside branch of Gino D’Acampo is perfect for dining with a view this Restaurant Week. Choose from classic Italian starters like bruschetta, mouthwatering mains like the pizza piccante and desserts like gelato in a range of flavours including pistachio, vanilla and honeycomb.
Lui’s, King Street
You’ll be whisked away to the warmer climes of Italy in an instance with King Street restaurant Lui’s temping Restaurant Week menu. Get two courses for £20 or three for £25 and dine on the likes of traditional pork and beef meatballs, seabass salsa verde and a classic tiramisu.
Uno’s Trattoria, Sandhill
Warm and welcoming, Uno’s Trattoria is all about traditional Italian cuisine and they’ve been serving it from their Sandhill space since 1989 – which speaks pretty well of their food! This Restaurant Week, get two courses for £20 or three for £25 and enjoy mouthwatering mains like wild mushroom risotto, teamed with starters like steamed mussels with chorizo, or desserts like lemon posset with fresh raspberries.
Fuego, Fenwick, Northumberland Street
Fenwick favourite Fuego is giving lovers of Italian cuisine a great deal this Restaurant Week with a pizza and dessert deal for £15. Pizza options include the ‘Fuego’ (spicy Italian sausage, ‘nduja, chilli, rocket) and the ‘Vegetariana’ (olives, mushrooms, red onion, Padrón peppers, courgette ribbons, rosso sauce), while their desserts include burnt Basque cheesecake and Malaga ice cream – not that Italian, but still very tempting!
Zucchini Pasta Bar, 55 Degrees North, Pilgrim Street
As its name suggests, Zucchini Pasta Bar is heaven for pasta lovers. For Restaurant Week, they’re cooking up the likes of orecchiette ham hock, pappardelle ‘8 hour’ beef shin & pork shoulder ragu, and the vegan-friendly ‘Spaghetti Midnight’. With a two dishes for £15 or three for £20, you can throw some vegan garlic mushrooms and classic tiramisu into the mix too.
Central Oven + Shaker, Neville Street
If it’s pizza and pasta you’re craving and a wallet-friendly deal you’re on the look out for, then you can’t go wrong with a trip to Central Oven + Shaker this August. Their Restaurant Week menu offers two courses for only £15 or three for £20, and with dishes like diavola dolce pizza and courgette fritte, what's not to love?
Pizza Punks, Grey Street
And last but by no means least, why not get a slice of the Restaurant Week action at Pizza Punks with a starter, pizza and drink for only £20? Starters include the likes of mac ‘n’ cheese and chicken wings, followed by any of Pizza Punks’ classic or ‘create your own’ pizzas and you can wash it all down with a choice of beer, wine, a cocktail or soft drink too!
Zizzi, Grey Street
Say ciao to a delicious Italian meal at Grey Street restaurant Zizzi and an amazing Restaurant Week deal offering two courses for £15 or three for £20. Tuck into the likes of starters including classic bruschetta and garlic bread, mains like chorizo carbonara and rustica pepperoni pizza, plus desserts like tiramisu and gelato.
From pizza and pasta mains to classic starters and desserts, NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week is the perfect time to indulge in delicious Italian food. And, if you’re looking more even more global cuisines to try, check out our Dine Around the World with Newcastle Restaurant Week article!
NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week, in association with Tyne and Wear Metro, takes place from Monday 3rd August 2026 to Sunday 9th August 2026. For more information visit: www.getintonewcastle.co.uk/ne1-events/restaurant-week.
Main image: Sanco
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Square, Market Street
Newcastle favourite Square returns this summer with its Detroit-style pizza and a duo of great Restaurant Week deals. Its £15 offer gets diners two slices, a portion of waffles fries and two dips but for £25 you can throw a full pie into the mix - will it be the simple yet classic ‘Red Top’ or the double pepperoni-topped ‘Pep Talk’?
