Träkol
Gateshead, Tyne & Wear
Part of a self-proclaimed ‘creative container settlement’ that also includes a microbrewery and tap room, street-food market and a ‘backyard’ bike shop/coffee hangout, Träkol is all about fire-pit cooking (the name means ‘charcoal’ in Swedish) – with the emphasis on seasonality, preserving techniques, dry-ageing and home-grown produce (including micro-greens and mushrooms). The setting – a seriously weathered shipping unit beneath the Tyne Bridge – is trendily sparse, with a protective glass wall separating diners from the kitchen. Watch as prime cuts of British rare-breed meat and sustainable fish are cooked over the coals – perhaps grilled hogget and salt-baked tomatoes on toast, a hefty slab of aged sirloin on the bone (served with roast bone marrow and fried fermented potatoes) or grilled mackerel accompanied by a pickled mussel and sea vegetable salad. Alternatively, round up some friends and get stuck into a porcine snout-to-tail feast. So-called ‘snacks and small plates’ are geared to big appetites, from hispi ‘sauerkraut’ with roasted yeast and sourdough to baked Lindisfarne oysters with Montgomery’s Cheddar and beef ‘garum’. For afters, how about some citrus doughnuts or a toasted hay parfait with raspberries and honeycomb? Craft ales from the resident By The River Brew Co. (and others) are in plentiful supply, or you could pick from a short list of cocktails and global wines.
Dining Information:
Separate bar, Wheelchair access, Family friendly
Hillgate Quays, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear NE8 2FD
0191 737 1120
