NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week: Where to Eat Great Veggie & Vegan Food
Following a plant-based diet? Check out these veggie and vegan-friendly Restaurant Week offers
NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week is just around the corner, but don't be fooled into thinking that it's just for the meat eaters!
In fact, there are lots of great restaurants offering tasty vegan and vegetarian fare throughout the week.
From tapas and pizza to Asian and Caribbean cuisine, check out where people of the plant-based persuasion should head when NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week returns from 4th to 10th August.
Turtle Bay, Newgate Street
Be whisked away to warmer climes at Turtle Bay with their £20 Restaurant Week deal offering either a starter and main or main and dessert. There are lots of veggie and vegan Caribbean delights to choose from with Trini doubles (pictured above) and sweetcorn fritter starters, 24-hour marinated plant-based chicken and curry chickpea and callaloo mains and sweet treats like ginger pudding.
Fat Hippo, Shakespeare Street
A burger joint might not be the first place you’d think to head for veggie and vegan eats during Restaurant Week but Fat Hippo’s vegan menu is bound to have you drooling. For just £15, you can pick a starter - frickles or trash browns - and choose from two vegan-friendly burgers, the Harlem Fake and the Five Lies. The deal includes a side as well - fries, hand-cut chips or purple 'slaw - and they're all suitable for veggies and vegans too!
Super Natural, Grainger Street
Super Natural has been cooking up delicious vegan and vegetarian food in Newcastle since 1976 so rest assured you’re in for a fantastic plant-based feast there during Restaurant Week. Each and every dish on their Restaurant Week menu is suitable for both vegetarians and vegans and there’s plenty of tasty fare with their main and dessert for £15 offer – from burger, gyros and lasagne mains to sticky toffee pudding and strawberry cheesecake for dessert. They've got plenty of tasty food for gluten-free Restaurant Week diners too!
Umai Mi, Grey’s Quarter @ Eldon Square
Umai Mi have a fantastic two courses for £15 or three for £20 deal running during Restaurant Week with plenty of tasty fare to tempt vegans and vegetarians. Choose from small eats like stir-fried sweetheart cabbage and salt and pepper tofu, big eats including avocado and veg rolls or a sizzling vegan hotplate and desserts like deep-fried vanilla ice cream and lemon tart.
Cafe Andaluz, Grey Street
Grey Street institution Cafe Andaluz is one of the Toon's top tapas destinations and they've got plenty to delight veggie and vegan diners this Restaurant Week. Their £15 and £20 offers get guests three tapas at lunch or three tapas and dessert at dinner with treats like Padrón peppers, pan Catalan and vegan fruit sorbet to feast on.
Zizzi, Grey Street
Italian restaurant Zizzi is dishing up three courses for £20 this Restaurant Week and their menu boasts lots of vegan and vegetarian dishes. Kick off your meal with the likes of bruschetta or roasted aubergine ‘meatballs’, followed by mains of lentil ragu or the 'Super Zucca' (roasted butternut squash with mixed grains, peas, kale and red pepper-chilli hummus). Why not treat yourself to their Raspberry Collins Cheesecake or Zillionaire’s Fudge Cake for dessert? They're both veggie and vegan-friendly!
Sunshine Restaurant, Gallowgate
Specialising in Eritrean cuisine, Sunshine Restaurant has a wide selection of vegetarian and vegan dishes up for grabs and a great deal offering a starter, main and side for just £15. Dine on dishes like vegetarian samosas or salads to start, sides including rice and bread and don’t miss out on the beyanetu – a platter of vegan curries and vegetables served with enjera bread – for your main.
Wagamama, Old Eldon Square
Anyone who’s been to Wagamama knows they have amazing plant-based options so vegans and veggies alike will be happy to hear their Old Eldon Square branch is taking part in Restaurant Week for the first time this January. They’re offering three plant-based courses for £25 this Restaurant Week and with mains the 'Vegatsu' ( a classic Katsu curry with a vegan-twist), shareable dishes like vegetable gyoza and bang bang cauliflower and desserts like banana katsu, there’s plenty to tempt veggie and vegan fans of Asian food.
Pizza Punks, Grey Street
Craving pizza this Restaurant Week? Look no further than Pizza Punks and their £20 deal which gets guests a starter, pizza and a drink. Start with some garlic bread and then choose from any of their classic pizzas – including the vegan meatball marinara – or create your own from a range of plant-based and veggie toppings finished off with delicious vegan mozzarella.
There’s no lack of delicious vegan and vegetarian food to try during NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week and with fantastic £15, £20 and £25 deals, it won’t break the bank either! The only question left is – where are you booking a table at?
NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week, in association with Tyne and Wear Metro, takes place from Monday 4th August 2025 to Sunday 10th August 2025. For more information visit: www.getintonewcastle.co.uk/ne1-events/restaurant-week.
Main image: Turtle Bay’s Trini Doubles
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