Raffaello Gosforth

Head up High Street in Gosforth and you'll find Raffaello tucked in among the usual high street suspects, but this is where the neighbourhood comes for actual Italian food. The room's got that understated elegance thing going on—nothing trying too hard, just good bones and the kind of atmosphere that makes you want to linger over dinner. You're looking at classic Italian dishes executed with real care: the sort of place where they take their risotto seriously and the pasta isn't a footnote to the menu.