Newcastle is among the northern cities leading the UK's hospitality 'bounce back' from Covid as it welcomes a number of new restaurants, bars and food chains.
Over the last two years, hospitality businesses across the country have taken a battering after being hit with the impacts of pandemic lockdowns and restrictions. But despite these unprecedented challenges, Newcastle has been named as one of the cities with the biggest increase in new hospitality openings, according to data from CGA, the industry-leading food and drink data insights company.
The findings, compiled by the north’s hospitality trade exhibition, Northern Restaurant & Bar (NRB), have revealed that Newcastle had a 2.3% growth in new restaurants, bars, and pubs between September 2021 and December 2021 - ranking fifth for growth in the UK. A number of major restaurants and food chains opened their doors in Newcastle city centre in that period last year, including tapas bar Cafe Andaluz which opened on Grey Street in October, Scream For Pizza which launched a 'grab and go' unit on the Quayside in September and Rio Steakhouse which also opened on the Quayside in November.
