Michelin restaurants in Newcastle, Northumberland, Durham and North Yorkshire

THE FIRST MICHELIN STAR IN NORTHUMBERLAND… HJEM

Restaurant Hjem (pronounced “yem”) was Northumberland’s first Michelin starred restaurant. With its gorgeous Scandinavian menu and country inn setting, this eatery is well worth a visit. It only has 24 seats so make sure you make your reservation well in advance!

It’s part of  The Hadrian Hotel which is ideal so you can just head upstairs to your room after all of that delicious food and wine.

The team serves a tasting menu created from ingredients sourced from the surrounding farms and gardens of Northumberland. The menu is between 15-18 servings, some of which are small bites, others are larger dishes – offering a really unique dining experience. All of the food is cooked with Scandinavian precision and techniques.

Tasting Menu – £120pp

THE LATEST NEWCASTLE RESTAURANT TO BE AWARDED A STAR… SOLSTICE BY KENNY ATKINSON

Opened in 2022, Solstice is the newest fine dining restaurant in Newcastle by Kenny and Abbie Atkinson.

A small but perfectly formed restaurant, diners are served a tasting menu of around 15-18 individual servings from snacks to savoury meat and fish dishes before a sweet section of desserts and petit fours.

The atmosphere is intimate, with chefs presenting the plates to the guests themselves.

View a SOLSTICE BY KENNY ATKINSON sample tasting menu.

Lunch: £155pp

Dinner: £170pp (from 1st April 2023)

Wine pairing: £95

Non-alcoholic pairing: £55

IF YOU ENJOY NORTH YORKSHIRE CUISINE AND SEAFOOD… SHAUN RANKIN AT GRANTLEY HALL, RIPON

Located within the luxurious Grantley Hall Hotel, chef Shaun Rankin has created a delicious tasting menu that is served in decadent surroundings.

For more in-depth information, check out our interview with Shaun Rankin, where we spoke to him about how he created the menu.  

The 10-course tasting menu is created entirely from locally sourced produce (everything is sourced from within 20-miles) and includes dishes such as Bread, Butter, Dripping and Beef Tea, and Lanark Blue Cheese with a Harrogate Bun.

The restaurant was awarded a Michelin Star when the restaurant opened in January 2021 and has retained it again this year.

Check out a sample menu. 

Tasting Menu: £130pp

MICHELIN DINING FOR ALL OF THE FAMILY… THE ANGEL, HETTON

Situated within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, The Angel is an ancient stone inn with a two Michelin-starred chef renowned for his high-quality cooking. Michael Wignall has reimagined the pub’s offering and created a delicious new menu which earned the pub a Michelin Star rating from October 2019.

With a style that’s casual and contemporary, the new Angel is all about seasonal menus, great food and great hospitality. It aims to give people a relaxed experience with a range of menus – if you want to go with kids, it all offers an exciting menu for children, with the option to choose a four-course mini-gourmet menu for £42.00.

Check out a sample menu.

Tasting Menu: £80pp

TRÄKOL, NEWCASTLE

Träkol was awarded a Michelin Plate in recognition of its great cooking, while also being praised for its ideal spot on the Gateshead riverfront and the availability of outdoor seating.

This Gateshead Quayside haunt is a firm favourite of our Editor Laura, who really loves the Sunday Dinner and can also recommend the feasting options – particularly the 1/2 Pigs Head, Chop & Pork Belly, Black Pudding, Apple, Watercress, Sauerkraut & Fermented Honey – £70 to share. There is also a great range of small plates as well as larger dishes.

COOK HOUSE, OUSEBURN

This relaxed restaurant was set up by chef Anna Hedworth – originally as a supper club housed in two converted shipping containers. She’s now opened Cook House was she imagined as ‘the restaurant we’d all like to hang out.’ It offers casual, all-day dining, focused on food, but most of all a hospitable and convivial environment.

The new site has two floors, a dining terrace, shop and green kitchen garden. The kitchen is still at the heart of Cook House – sit in the upstairs dining room and you can see the team of chefs work their magic, serving a seasonal, regularly changing menu. A real favourite in the region – and a great spot for lunch sitting on the terrace.

HAVELI, PONTELAND

Kicking off the first of the Bib Gourmand restaurants, Haveli offers a large selection of top-quality Indian cuisine that is also a great value for money. Michelin has praised the experience provided by members of staff in the restaurant, who combine personality and professionalism to perfection. Great for a special occasion.

FERN DINING ROOM, JESMOND DENE HOUSE, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE

Fern Dining Room at Jesmond Dene House is a great place to relax and enjoy delicious food just outside of the city on Jesmond Dene Road – we love sitting in the garden room with views out over the garden.

With Executive head Chef Danny Parker (a finalist on MasterChef The Professionals) at the helm, the food is modern british, non-fussy and prepared with love. They offer relaxed, informal Geordie hospitality, and memorable dining experiences. The seasonal menus showcase Danny’s relationship with suppliers, and the incredible British larder, drawing on inspiration from memories and of course, embracing the sassy classics. This is a Bib Gourmand recommendation to try asap.