Bars and pubs in Newcastle upon Tyne

294 bars, pubs, wine bars and breweries in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first. Showing the top 40 of 294.

DrinkPub
Bridge Tavern
A great craft brewpub: reasonably priced and always busy, serves food. 10+ taps on the bar which change regularly.
Mon-Thu noon-midnight, Fri Sat noon-1AM, Sun noon-11PMLimited wheelchair access · Brews its own beer · Outdoor seating
DrinkPub
Tyne Bar
Beneath Walker St bridge where Ouseburn flows into the Tyne, this has a good selection of real ales and a beer garden. Live music at weekends, and bands in the garden during summer.
Daily noon-9PMVegan options · Wi-Fi · Outdoor seating
DrinkPub
The Free Trade Inn
A cosy trad pub by the Tyne, with an excellent selection of beers. A free jukebox supplies the music. Limited food, but there's deli sandwiches, and a pizza van visits.
Daily noon-10PMWi-Fi · Outdoor seating
DrinkPub
Bacchus
Ocean liner decor redolent of Tyneside's shipbuilding days. A long drink list includes wines, cask ales and microbrews.
Mon-Sat 11AM-midnight, Sun noon-10:30PMWi-Fi
DrinkPub
Centurion
An impressively designed bar and restaurant in the restored Victorian lounge of the Central Station, the Centurion is a favourite stop for commuters. Live sports on a drop-down big screen. Choose from the bustling main bar or the more intimate cafe-deli.
Daily 8AM-11PMOutdoor seating
DrinkBar
City Vaults
Idols
This spacious club features three bars, different music in different rooms, and big screens for showing football on match days. Topless dancers and scantily clad bar staff abound. As if all that wasn't enough, they serve food, including sandwiches, burgers, salads, and curries.
Thu-Sun 8PM-3AMLimited wheelchair access
DrinkPub
Crown Posada
Beautifully preserved 1880s long-room pub, with stained glass windows and wood-panel ceiling. A gramophone in back cranks out vintage tunes, and it's a great place to try real ales from local breweries.
Daily 11AM-midnightLimited wheelchair access
DrinkPub
Cumberland Arms
Atmospheric 1860s pub with real ales, a roaring fire and live music, large outside seating area with heaters.
Mon 5PM-10PM, Tue-Fri 2PM-10PM, Sat Sun noon-10PMOutdoor seating
DrinkPub
The Telegraph
Handy for station, charming interior and roof terrace. They often have DJs or live bands.
Mon-Thu 3PM-11PM, Fri Sat noon-2AM, Sun noon-midnightOutdoor seating
DrinkPub
Bar Blanc
Relaxing place with a mixture of locals and hotel guests, shiny decor and a large outside seating area.
Mon-Sat 11AM-11PM, Sun noon-10:30PMB&B double £50 · Outdoor seating
DrinkPub
Forth Hotel
Cosy pub with a great selection of real ales, imported beers and wine, serves food. It doesn't have accommodation.
Sun-Thu noon-11PM, Fri Sat noon-1AM
DrinkPub
Osbornes
This spacious bar shows live sports on wide-screen TVs and has an outdoor beer garden.
Sun-Thu noon-11PM, Fri Sat noon-11PM
DrinkPub
The Bodega
A beautiful Victorian pub with ornate stained glass domes, friendly bar staff and a great selection of real ales and premium lagers.
Sun-Thu noon-11PM, Fri Sat noon-midnight
DrinkPub
The Dog And Parrot
Rock n' roll themed bar with good live music and cheap drinks.
Daily 11AM-1AM
DrinkPub
The Strawberry
A shrine to next-door Newcastle United, displaying a huge amount of club memorabilia from down the years, and packed around home games. It has real ales and bar meals, big screen TVs, a jukebox, pool table and a roof terrace.
Daily 11AM-11PM
DrinkPub
The Trent House
Friendly pub with a great selection of real ales, beers and spirits, but most famous for their free jukebox playing soul, rock and 1970s music. It's heaving when Newcastle Utd are playing at home.
Mon-Sat 11AM-11PM, Sun noon-11PM
DrinkPub
Tilleys
Cosy pub with L-shaped bar, with a large selection of real ales, craft and premium lagers and ciders, serves decent food.
Wed Thu Sun noon-10PM, Fri Sat noon-11PM
DrinkBar
Tokyo
A stylish, modern venue with an elegant rooftop garden bar and a good selection of cocktails, spirits, wines and beers.
Sun-Fri 5PM-2AM, Sat 3PM-2AM
DrinkPub
Pitcher & Piano
An extensive list of beers, wines, shooters and cocktails. The glass fronted building has two floors and a rooftop terrace, nice views of the river and Millennium Bridge. DJs and occasional live music.
Daily 11AM-10PM
DrinkCocktail bar
Revolution
Spacious, ultra-modern vodka bar with cool architecture (pillars, high sculpted ceiling, stainless steel bar and huge windows) and great selection of flavoured vodkas and cocktails. Dress is "smart casual", which means no baseball caps or hoodies. Music ranges from pop to indie to R&B to house.
Mon-Thu noon-midnight, Fri-Sun noon-1AM
DrinkPub
The Lonsdale
Trad pub with a relaxed atmosphere. Quiz nights, digital juke box, and monthly live music.
Mon-Thu 11AM-11PM, Fri-Sun 10AM-11PM
DrinkPub
The Mile Castle
JD Wetherspoon pub with large 3-storey bar serving food, big enough to find a seat at the weekend.
Sun-Thu 8AM-1AM, Fri Sat 8AM-2AM
DrinkCocktail bar
Quilted Camel
Quirky cocktail bar with a range of 30 cocktails, with retro-chic interior.
Fri Sat 6PM-1AM
DrinkPub
Akenside Traders
Relaxing sports bar, decent food. There's a good view of the river and Guild Hall from the front, and a DJ provides the music.
Mon-Thu 11AM-midnight, Fri Sat 11AM-1AM, Sun 10AM-midnightLimited wheelchair access
DrinkPub
The Head of Steam
On the first floor, you'll find a wide selection of real ales, lagers, cider, wine and spirits in a comfortable atmosphere. The basement, which holds 50-some, is a live music venue showcasing up-and-coming bands.
Wed-Sun 5PM-2AM
DrinkPub
The Cluny
Primarily a music venue, with live bands most nights.
Mon-Sat noon-8PM, Sun noon-7PMWheelchair accessible · Vegetarian options
DrinkPub
Collingwood Arms
Old-style pub with great ales, dog-friendly.
Mon-Thu noon-11PM, Fri Sat noon-midnight, Sun 1PM-11PMLimited wheelchair access
DrinkBar
Bar 52
Chain sports pub, okay-ish food.
Daily noon-midnightOutdoor seating
DrinkBar
ChachaBuchi
formerly Floritas
Split-level cocktail bar with outdoor garden bar.
Sun-Thu 11AM-1AM, Fri Sat 11AM-3AM
DrinkPub
The Five Swans
JD Weatherspoons chain pub, good value for drinks and food.
Daily 8AM-midnight, Fri Sat 8AM-1AM
DrinkBar
Rusty's
formerly Baron and Baroness
Lively gay bar near the station.
Daily 8PM-3AMOutdoor seating
DrinkBar
Bar Loco
22 Leazes Park Road
Closed · opens 4 pmOutdoor seating · Wheelchair accessible
DrinkPub
Brinkburn Street Brewery
1A Ford Street
Closed · opens 11 amWi-Fi · Outdoor seating
DrinkBar
Colonel Porter's Emporium
Dean Street
Closed · opens noonOutdoor seating · Wheelchair accessible
DrinkBar
Livello
41-43 Dean Street
Closed · opens 5 pmOutdoor seating · Wheelchair accessible
DrinkPub
The Hotspur
103 Percy Street
Closed · opens 11 amOutdoor seating · Wheelchair accessible
DrinkBar
The Kiln
4 Hume Street
Closed · opens 10 amWi-Fi · Outdoor seating
DrinkPub
Tudor Rose
Collingwood Terrace, Dunston
Closed · opens noonWi-Fi · Outdoor seating
DrinkPub
The Percy Arms
83-85 Percy Street
Closed · opens 11 amLimited wheelchair access · Outdoor seating
DrinkBar
Alvinos
88 Pilgrim Street
Closed · opens 11 amOutdoor seating

Browse all 1,412 places in Newcastle upon Tyne

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Newcastle upon Tyne (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Place data from Overture Maps.