Newcastle upon Tyne

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-midnight

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-10:30PM

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-10:30PM·B&B double £50

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-11PM

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-11PM

Charts

formerly Flynn's

Pleasant quayside place for a quiet drink and meal, with no tears shed for its rough predecessor.

Wed Thu 4PM-10PM, Fri Sat noon-midnight, Sun noon-7PM

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-3AM

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-midnight

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-10PM

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

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

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

Powerhouse

Newcastle's longest running and biggest gay dance club, with four floors of music from the 1990s to disco and more.

Nightly 11PM-4AM

Quilted Camel

Quirky cocktail bar with a range of 30 cocktails, with retro-chic interior.

Fri Sat 6PM-1AM

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

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

The Dog And Parrot

Rock n' roll themed bar with good live music and cheap drinks.

Daily 11AM-1AM

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-10PM

The Hancock

Next to both universities, so it has a student vibe with juke boxes, pool tables, big screen TVs and game machines, plus an array of DJs four nights a week.

Daily noon-midnight

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

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

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

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

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-midnight

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

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

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

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-9PM

World HQ

Great place to go clubbing for the night with cheap drinks and a crazy audience.

Sat-Thu 24 hrs

Bar 52

Chain sports pub, okay-ish food.

Daily noon-midnight