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The 6 best breakfast spots in Newcastle
Olive and Bean
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Located directly in Newcastle’s city centre, not far from Grey’s Monument, is Olive and Bean. The café spans over 2 floors with ample seating in a light, airy and pleasant environment. They offer lots of freshly baked cakes at the counter each day and have a menu filled with lunch and breakfast options. Of course, there are lots of the classic breakfast options, but they also offer breakfast burritos and bagels and have a delicious fresh fruit smoothie menu. If, you’re vegetarian they also have plenty of meat free options. A highlight of their lunch menu is the tasting planks, all priced at £8.95 with options ranging from Spanish tapas to Greek Mezze, to Italian Antipasto.
Quay Ingredient
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Based on the quayside, this tiny independently ran café offers up great breakfasts. Be sure to get there early as it’s very popular and there are often queues due to there being so few tables, however it’s definitely worth visiting. Their breakfasts are served until 11:30am on weekdays and all day on weekends. The tradition full English is very affordable, and they also offer dishes like cinnamon pancakes, smoked salmon with scrambled eggs and grilled Craster kipper with lemon parsley.
Mardi Gras No. 58 have made the ‘Doner Delish’ a permanent addition to their toastie menu.
This mouth-watering meal has been unveiled by a food stall at Tynemouth Market, where it “went down a storm” with customers on its debut weekend at the end of last month. So much so, the husband and wife duo Nicki Thompson and Dean Thompson, have made it a permanent addition to their Tynemouth Market food stall.
The couple set up their Mardi Gras No.58 food stall at the popular market in October last year, specialising in sourdough toasties “with a twist”.
The stall strives to serve up “quirky and modern” toasties like the customer favourite Popeye Pesto, a toastie filled with pesto-coated chicken, spinach and cheese. Or for those who like a kick, there’s also the Buffalo Badboy, made of spicy beef mince with jalapenos and fresh chillies.
Mardi Gras has already taken inspiration from other popular takeaway dishes, with their Pizza Pepperoni toastie sandwiching pizza toppings between two sourdough slices.
Packed with doner meat, crispy red onion, gooey melted cheese, and finished off with garlic and chilli sauce, Nicki and Dean urged people via their Facebook page: “Don’t knock it until you try it!”.
The couple have hinted at toastie fans to “watch this space” for more indulgent inventions from Mardi Gras No. 58 coming soon!
What takeaway delight would you like to see in toastie form next? We’d love to try a take on the Teesside parmo!
Would you try the ‘Doner Delish’?
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See Northumberlandia ‘Lady of the North’ like never before with this incredible drone footage
See Northumberlandia ‘Lady of the North’ like never before with this incredible drone footage that shows the true scale of the artwork.
Learn all about the artwork and its history with our video.
Northumberlandia is a unique piece of public art set in a 46 acre community park with free public access and 4 miles of footpaths on and around the landform.
The centerpiece of the park is Northumberlandia, a stunning human landform sculpture of a reclining lady. Made of 1.5 million tonnes of rock, clay and soil, she is 100 feet high and a quarter of a mile long.
Far from being a rigid manicured art form Northumberlandia is a living part of the countryside that will mature over time and change with the seasons. What you see when you visit is only the start of something that will evolve through generations.
Do you want to see more footage across the North East, let us know if so in the comments below as well as what else you would like us to feature!
Credit: Brian Priest Ariel photos
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