A stylish new restaurant has opened in Newcastle city centre promising diners an authentic taste of Japan.
The new venue called Butakun has taken over a former barber shop and newsagents on Percy Street, serving up ramen, sushi, and rice bowls. Owners Charles Tang, Chin Teow, and Robert Lao, have spent around £600,000 transforming the premises - which sit next to The Hotspur pub - into a "high-end" eatery.
Butkaun is the third business Charles and Robert have opened in the city centre, as the pair already own popular restaurant, Chilli Padi, on Leazes Park Road and Japanese cafe, TSUJIRI, on St Andrew's Street, which opened earlier this year.
