A list of the top 50 gastropubs in the UK has been announced, with two North East pubs making it onto the list.
The annual Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs awards took place in Manchester on Monday January 24, with The Rat Inn in Anick and The Broad Chare on Newcastle Quayside having both made it into the top 20 gastropubs in the UK.
Neither pub is a stranger to winning awards, with The Rat named the best pub in Northumberland at the 2018 National Pub and Bar Awards and its chef Kevin MacLean winning Parliamentary Pub Chef of the year in February 2018; while the Broad Chare has also won a clutch of food and drink awards.