Edinburgh
Newcastle
The Storytelling Café
€
€€€
(Scottish Storytelling
Centre, 43-45 High Street, Old Town, EH1 +44 131 556
9579
) Excellent home-baking, and wholesome soup made
that morning make this bright, airy café on the Royal Mile
a good place to shirk the cold.
Whiski Rooms
€€€
€
(
4-7 North Bank Street, EH1, +44 131 225 7224
) A small
menu prepared the proper Scottish way is what the
Whiski Rooms is all about. Expect succulent cullen skink,
moist local haggis and well-hung Scottish beef. There’s
also, unsurprisingly, an excellent whisky selection.
Dragonfly Cocktail Bar
(
52 West Port, Old Town,
EH1 +44 131 228 4543
) Be ready for a few unexpected
ingredients in the drinks at this cute bar where when it
comes to cocktails, the staff don't muck around.
Limbo
Christmas frivolity comes in all kinds of mind-
bending shapes and forgotten mediums during this
outrageous cabaret show. It runs daily at the Paradiso
Spiegeltent in St Andrews Square. Chilling and thrilling.
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Dr Feelgood’s
€
€€€
(
Hylton Riverside, Sunderland,
SR5 +44 191 500 7120
) Don’t be alarmed by the stuffed fox
armed with a shotgun at this new Sunderland tapas bar
and terrace – it’s all part of its quirkiness. Enjoy low-cost
dishes with flavour influences from all over the world.
House of Smith
(
26 Collingwood Street, NE1 +44 191
261 8271
) Laidback saxophonists, DJs and burlesque
dancers all add to the rather naughty but glamorous
ambiance in this new central bar. Think 1950s-style
speakeasy with some extra lavish touches.
Benton Ale House
(
Front Street, Benton, NE7, +44 191
266 1512
) This homely, no-nonsense pub draws in a mixed
crowd with their large selection of ales. Take your time
sampling a few of the daily recommendations.
Established in 1882,
Fenwick
(
39 Northumberland
Street, NE99
) is Newcastle’s most famous department
store. The shop’s annual animatronic Christmas window
display attracts crowds all month long.
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fired up for Christmas
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