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CURRY CAPITAL OF |
NEWCASTLE
Organised by :
The Federation of Specialist Restaurants
In association with :
P.O.Box 416,
Surbiton, Surrey
KT1 9BJ
Tel :
020 8399 4831
Proceeds to :
The Curry Tree Charitable Fund
(www.thecurrytree.com)
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POPULATION : 259,536 - 93.1% describe themselves as 'white' and 4.1% of the population are Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi. The city grew as an important centre for the wool trade and it later became a major coal mining area. The port developed in the 16th century and, along with the shipyards lower down the river, was amongst the world's largest shipbuilding and ship-repairing centres. These industries have since experienced severe decline and closure, and the city today is largely a business and cultural centre, with a particular reputation for nightlife. Newcastle has a reputation for being a fun-loving city with many bars, restaurants and nightclubs. More recently, Newcastle has become popular as a destination for Stag and Hen parties. Newcastle was in the top ten of the country's top night spots, and The Rough Guide to Britain placed Newcastle upon Tyne's nightlife as Great Britain's no. 1 tourist attraction. There are notable concentrations of pubs, bars and nightclubs around the Bigg Market, and the Quayside area of the city centre. The city has a wide variety of restaurants such as Italian, Indian, Persian, Japanese, Greek, Mexican, Spanish, American, Polish, Malaysian, French, Mongolian, Moroccan, Thai food , Vietnamese, and has a Chinese village with many Chinese restaurants on Stowell Street. There has also been a growth in premium restaurants in recent years with top chefs. The city has a proud history of theatre. largest, the Theatre Royal on Grey Street, first opened in 1837, designed by John and Benjamin Green TEAM TO REPRESENT NEWCASTLE : Four restaurants were chosen with the help of your votes to represent Newcastle for judging purposes. Voting for teams has now closed but you can still support your city :
Vote to win a year's supply of beer from Cobra or a year's supply of Patak sauces, chutneys and poppadoms in our email draw to coincide with the winning city announcement These are the restaurants voted to represent Newcastle 2011 :
Raval, Church Street, On Tyne Bridge, Gateshead
NE8 2AT Tel : 0191 477 1700 www.ravaluk.com Selected other Indian restaurants voted for in Newcastle : Jai Ho, Daraz, Rasa, Valley Junction, Tandoori Nights, The Raj, Simla, Sangreela, Rupali, Vujon, Indigo(South Tyneside), Zeera(South Tyneside). |
Voting is now closed(22/09)