A new street food venue is set to open its doors in North Tyneside after teaming up with a host of local food and drink operators.
The Salt Market Social opened last summer in the former Cosalt factory in Liddell Street, North Shields Fish Quay, packed with craft beers and spirits and kitchens for pop-up street food vendors.
The original Salt Market event space was the brainchild of founders Simon ‘Barney’ Miller, Jim Mawdsley and John Fairs, who first revealed their plans in early 2018 after buying the old factory a year before.
Now Mr Miller is now poised to open a new coffee and street food venue, The Loading Bay, beneath the Salt Market Social this Friday, to provide the perfect pit-stop for locals, walkers and cyclists.
The new space beside Tynemouth Select Cars is launching with Jungle Coffee, housed in a converted horsebox with a coffee machine and baristas, serving up drinks from Thursday to Sunday.
Also featuring at the venue will be Medhead, with a menu of Mediterranean street food including breakfast dishes, flatbreads, pizzas and loaded fries served up from its Vintage American Airstream.
Supporting local produce, Tynemouth Coffee Co has been chosen as the dedicated supplier and ice cream company Di Meos will have one of its carts on hand.
Co-founder Mr Miller said: “As a local lad it’s been brilliant seeing the resurgence of the Fish Quay over the last few years, with a quality range of restaurants, bars and venues opening their doors creating a great hospitality scene.
“We launched Salt Market Social to bring together the region’s best food and drinks in a venue with a buzzing atmosphere and saw an opportunity to add to the area’s daytime scene with this new venture, where great local coffee and street food collide.
“The Fish Quay is a popular route for walkers and over the last year our appreciation for getting out for a walk has grown, especially when you can get a coffee along the way.
“We’re all about supporting local so didn’t hesitate to ask Tynemouth Coffee Co to be our supplier, as well as Medhead which is a regular at Salt Market Social and serves up some fantastic food. “Whether people are calling in for lunch, grabbing a coffee on the go during a walk or cycle or popping in with their dog, there’s something for everyone.”
The Loading Bay will be open each week Thursday to Sunday from 10am until 5pm.
