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The Newcastle-based firms’ latest collaboration sees Greggs classics served with “a delicious range of contemporary and ‘in vogue’ condiments” alongside glasses of bubbly. (Image: RICHARD LEE) Diners can pair the bakes usually eaten from a paper bag with a selection of the finest, handpicked Champagnes served by the glass or bottle including one – the prestigious Louis Roederer Cristal – costing £75 a glass, or £425 per the bottle. The venue opened on Thursday (October 24) morning and has had 4,100 guests book in since it was announced last week .

It will be open until New Years Eve and seats 16 people at a time. The new bar at Fenwick, Newcastle. (Image: RICHARD LEE) It will be open until the end of the year.



(Image: RICHARD LEE) Guests can ring vintage, crystal bells for a top-up of their tipple. Meanwhile, the cocktail menu is based on the high street bakers’ sweet treats including a ‘Yum Yum Twist’, ‘Cream Éclair’, and ‘Pink Jammie Fizz’. A Fenwick spokesperson said: “The Champagne bar looks to be the hottest ticket in the Toon this Christmas.

” (Image: RICHARD LEE) Bosses say the bar, in the Northumberland Street department store, is based on the Belle Epoque era, a period in French history characterised by beauty and joy, with Art Nouveau details. (Image: RICHARD LEE) Recommended reading: Get more from The Northern Echo with a digital subscription. Get access for five months for just £5, or get 40% off an annual subscription with our .

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