CatPawCino Cat Cafe

You're sitting on the Quayside with a flat white in hand, but instead of staring at the Tyne, you're watching a tabby completely ignore you from a radiator shelf. CatPawCino does the cat cafe thing without pretension—it's casual, it works, and the coffee's actually decent (not an afterthought to the feline main event). The space feels relaxed rather than Instagram-desperate, which is refreshing. You'll genuinely enjoy the drinks and snacks whether or not you're a cat person, though if you're not, you might wonder why you're paying to be here. Fair point. But most people find the combination oddly therapeutic.