The Gate

You're walking up Newgate Street and The Gate announces itself with proper presence—a sprawling converted warehouse that's somehow become Newcastle's go-to for a proper night out. The space sprawls across multiple levels, each with its own personality, so you can be intimate in a corner booth or right in the thick of it at the bar. It's the kind of place where you can rock up for an early evening cocktail and somehow it's midnight, where the crowd's a genuine mix of after-workers, couples and groups of mates all getting on with it.