What is the best vegetarian restaurant in Newcastle?

Super Natural on Grainger Street. It has specialised in vegetarian and vegan food since 1976 and it is right in the middle of town, so there is no excuse not to try it.

Is there a fully vegan pub in Newcastle?

The Ship Inn on Stepney Bank in Ouseburn. The whole kitchen is vegan, including the Sunday lunch, and it is still a pub rather than a health cafe in disguise.

Where can I get a healthy lunch in Newcastle city centre?

Start with Super Natural on Grainger Street for a vegetarian or vegan lunch. The Tree Rooms is the plant-based choice when coffee and something baked will do the job, but I would still begin with a proper plate rather than cake.

Where can I find vegan food in Ouseburn?

The Ship Inn on Stepney Bank is the clear answer. It has a fully vegan kitchen inside a proper neighbourhood pub, with curries, comfort food and Sunday lunch rather than a token bowl of leaves.

Where can I find plant based Ethiopian food in Newcastle?

Sunshine Restaurant on Gallowgate. Eritrean and Ethiopian cooking leans on lentils, split peas and greens, and it is served on injera, so a good deal of it suits people avoiding wheat as well.

Where can vegans and meat eaters eat together in Newcastle?

Do not overcomplicate it. The Ship Inn serves pub food that happens to be vegan, and Sunshine Restaurant gives the whole table generous dishes of lentils, greens and injera to share. Nobody needs a separate consolation menu.

Do I need to be vegan to eat at these places?

No. Plant-forward, not plant-only. Some of these kitchens are entirely vegan, others simply cook vegetables with respect. Come as you are.

Does anyone pay to appear in this Newcastle guide?

Never. I pick each one myself on sourcing, freshness and what actually reaches the plate. The moment a listing could be bought, the guide would be worthless.

Newcastle · England

Healthy restaurants in Newcastle: where to eat well.

Written by Gillian McKeith

Newcastle has been quietly good at healthy food for far longer than the rest of the country gives it credit for, and I would like that corrected. The Super Natural name goes back to 1976, and its Grainger Street kitchen keeps vegetarian and vegan food in the middle of the city rather than banishing it to the margins.

For a healthy lunch in Newcastle city centre, Super Natural is the straightforward place to begin. The Tree Rooms is entirely plant based and handles the sweeter end of the day, proving that cake does not need a chemistry set attached to it.

Ouseburn has the pub option. The Ship Inn runs a fully vegan kitchen inside a proper pub, with curries and Sunday lunch, and it does not feel like a compromise. Near Gallowgate, Sunshine Restaurant cooks Eritrean and Ethiopian food built naturally on lentils, split peas and greens, served with injera. This is the sort of pulse-rich cooking people overlook while pretending a miserable salad is healthy.

My test does not soften for the north east: purity, wholesomeness, organic where the kitchen can manage it, plenty of fresh vegetables, pulses, grains and seeds. No listing here was bought and none is for sale.

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Eritrean and Ethiopian

Sunshine Restaurant.

Newcastle

Eritrean and Ethiopian

Sunshine Restaurant

Newcastle, England

Gallowgate restaurant serving Eritrean and Ethiopian food with extensive vegan and vegetarian dishes.

Best for: Eritrean and Ethiopian pulses, greens and injera near Gallowgate. Order several dishes and share them.

Vegetarian and vegan cafe bar

Super Natural Newcastle

Newcastle, England

Newcastle cafe bar dating back to 1976 specialising entirely in vegetarian and vegan food and drink.

Best for: A healthy lunch in Newcastle city centre with decades of vegetarian heritage behind it.

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The Ship Inn.

Newcastle

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The Ship Inn

Newcastle, England

Ouseburn pub with a fully vegan kitchen serving burgers, curries and a plant based Sunday lunch.

Best for: Vegan pub food in Ouseburn, especially when only a proper Sunday lunch will do.

Vegan bakery

The Tree Rooms

Newcastle, England

Vegan founded Newcastle bakery making 100 percent plant based brownies, cookies and cakes.

Best for: Plant-based baking and cake when you want something sweet without a list of peculiar ingredients.

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Eating well in Newcastle: your questions

What is the best vegetarian restaurant in Newcastle?: Super Natural on Grainger Street. It has specialised in vegetarian and vegan food since 1976 and it is right in the middle of town, so there is no excuse not to try it.
Is there a fully vegan pub in Newcastle?: The Ship Inn on Stepney Bank in Ouseburn. The whole kitchen is vegan, including the Sunday lunch, and it is still a pub rather than a health cafe in disguise.
Where can I get a healthy lunch in Newcastle city centre?: Start with Super Natural on Grainger Street for a vegetarian or vegan lunch. The Tree Rooms is the plant-based choice when coffee and something baked will do the job, but I would still begin with a proper plate rather than cake.
Where can I find vegan food in Ouseburn?: The Ship Inn on Stepney Bank is the clear answer. It has a fully vegan kitchen inside a proper neighbourhood pub, with curries, comfort food and Sunday lunch rather than a token bowl of leaves.
Where can I find plant based Ethiopian food in Newcastle?: Sunshine Restaurant on Gallowgate. Eritrean and Ethiopian cooking leans on lentils, split peas and greens, and it is served on injera, so a good deal of it suits people avoiding wheat as well.
Where can vegans and meat eaters eat together in Newcastle?: Do not overcomplicate it. The Ship Inn serves pub food that happens to be vegan, and Sunshine Restaurant gives the whole table generous dishes of lentils, greens and injera to share. Nobody needs a separate consolation menu.
Do I need to be vegan to eat at these places?: No. Plant-forward, not plant-only. Some of these kitchens are entirely vegan, others simply cook vegetables with respect. Come as you are.
Does anyone pay to appear in this Newcastle guide?: Never. I pick each one myself on sourcing, freshness and what actually reaches the plate. The moment a listing could be bought, the guide would be worthless.

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Written by Gillian McKeith

I'm Gillian McKeith: television presenter, creator of the global hit show You Are What You Eat, writer, nutritionist, and the editor behind this guide. Every Newcastle entry here is chosen and written by me. I judge kitchens on the things that actually matter: real ingredients, honest sourcing, vegetables cooked with care, and food you feel better for eating.

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