Pattymelts

You'll find yourself ducking into one of those atmospheric arches along Stepney Bank—the kind of converted industrial space that makes Newcastle's riverside actually worth exploring. Pattymelts does the fundamentals brilliantly: beef that tastes like beef, cheese that melts into the meat rather than sliding off, and buns that haven't been squashed into submission. It's unpretentious stuff, the sort of place where you're not paying for Instagram credentials, just proper food cooked with a bit of care. The arch setting gives it character without trying too hard.