Several popular places in and around the city were in contention for the title and the Best Restaurant in Newcastle has been named at a prestigious awards ceremony in London this week. This year marked the sixth British Restaurant Awards, with nominees gathering at the Crown hotel in the capital on Wednesday night5, as organisers promised 'an evening of culinary celebration that would leave an indelible mark on the food industry.' As well as national accolades like the prestigious Restaurant of the Year - which one Newcastle venue was on the shortlist for, Best Chef and Best Luxury Restaurant, the BRAs also focus in on things at local level, with Restaurant titles up for grabs across a host of major cities.
And the one for Newcastle was taken home by Aveika and not for the first time either. READ MORE : Two wins for Sunderland and one for Newcastle at Asian Restaurant Awards Get all the latest TV and showbiz news and gossip from Chronicle Live with our free newsletter The Quayside haunt, loved by locals and famous faces for its Asian cuisine, thirst quenching cocktails and stunning decor, is now a four time winner at the Restaurant Awards and, this year, saw off competition from nine other Tyneside businesses to take home the trophy. The shortlist for Best in Newcastle also featured House of Tides, Solstice by Kenny Atkinson, Blackfriars Restaurant, Dobson and Parnell and The Broad Chare.
The contenders were rounded out by Peace and Loaf, Jesmond, The Patricia, Six Baltic and.