Inside Solstice in Newcastle (Image: Solstice)

Newcastle can now officially boast of having two of the best restaurants in the whole world, after their were named in La Liste 2026, a prestigious ranking that features the best 1,000 eateries from 200 different countries. And the two that are flying the flag for Tyneside are both owned by celebrated restaurateur Kenny Atkinson.

Now you might be sick of hearing this from ChronicleLive, but everyone in the North East should feel extremely fortunate, as we have a wealth of great places to go for top notch food and drink, whatever cuisine you're after. And, as well as many of them proving to be a big hit with locals and see plenty of recognition at a local level, it's always fantastic to see people from outside of the region also showing

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