GEEK Retreat is the newest café to open in Sunderland offering a place for gamers to go. Laura Green and Stewart Brass are the owners behind this newly built café on John Street. It is one of the first gaming café’s in Sunderland, and is part of an independent chain. […]
MOTHER and daughter team, Sam and Millie Johnson are bringing Taiwanese-inspired teas to their hometown of Sunderland with the cities first shop to offer bubble teas. The owner, Sam Johnson, 49, previously worked as a health and safety engineer at Nissan, and first discovered bubble tea from her 19-year-old daughter. […]
LOCKDOWN in England is potentially set to ease from March 8, with reports that people can meet for an outdoor ‘coffee and picnic’ with their household or one other person on a one-to-one basis. According to the Telegraph, a senior Government source has confirmed these changes, although it has not […]
The fact that ‘#foodie’ has over 135 million tagged posts on Instagram is enough to make your stomach rumble and mouth water just at a quick peak. Judging by the most popular posts, presentation is definitely key; the crazier the better. If you’re in the market to up your insta-game and […]
SR news has spotted one of Sunderland’s hidden gems: a location for remarkable celebrations of Greek culture, in a local bistro you have probably overlooked. Olive Affaire is a small bistro located in Sunderland city centre, local to the Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens. The family-run bistro has been open […]
Former health café Bojangles located on Sea Road, Fulwell is to re-open as Sunderland’s first Micro Bar. Although some objections, the plans were set and accepted by the council on March 27. A Micro Bar is defined as a ‘small free house which serves cask ales, promotes conversation, and shuns […]
SR News has visited the eight best spots for afternoon tea in the North East, each selected based on customer reviews and one-to-one interviews with business owners, chefs and managers. Afternoon tea is typically viewed as an ideal treat for families, couples, friends or even for party celebrations such as […]
A Sunderland coffee shop is branching out with two new community cafés in the city. Miss Tina’s, which already has two venues in Southwick and Washington, will be opening up premises in Roker and Houghton-Le-Spring. The first site, on Dock Street in Roker, will be named Miss Tina’s at Springtide […]
Flavours and Fables in Sunderland has closed its doors after only being open for a few months. The social enterprise café based on St Thomas Street did have a crowd funding project running to help them with providing for the community, but they had to remove it. Susan Ross, the manager […]