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Newcastle Loves 2022 finalists revealed and you can vote for your winners

After two weeks of voting and close to 10,000 nominations, we can now reveal the finalists for the return of Newcastle Loves and now the shortlisted venues need your votes!

When ChronicleLive first launched the Newcastle Loves awards back in 2019, it was the view to it being an annual event to celebrate everything that makes our wonderful city so great. Covid threw a huge spanner in the works of our plans for 2020 and 2021, but, now we feel it's more important than ever to bring them back to acknowledge and celebrate the hard work done by hospitality and leisure venues and business owners to survive and thrive during the pandemic.

There are 12 categories in Newcastle Loves this year, from Best Bar to Best Restaurant and Best Live Entertainment Venue to Best Club Night. There are a few new categories for 2022, including one to recognise the efforts of the industry over an incredibly tough few years - Covid Success Story and Best LGBTQ+ Venue, in recognition of Newcastle's vibrant gay scene and the fact the city is hosting UK Pride this year.

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Commenting on Newcastle Loves' comeback, Helen Dalby, Audience & Content Director, Reach North East & Yorkshire said: "We had such a terrific night at our first Newcastle Loves event - it really did show off everything that's fantastic about this great city.

"Our second ever competition has been flooded with thousands of votes, and that shows us just how much Newcastle's venues have been missed and are loved.

"After the challenges of covid, it has never, ever been more important for us, as citizens of Newcastle, to get behind these businesses and show them our support.

"It has been incredible to see not only the resilience of our hospitality venues, but also the creativity that has shone through in the industry’s unwavering determination not just to survive, but to thrive."

The shortlists for watch category are below and you can vote for them by filling in the form at the bottom of the article or by heading HERE. There are five in each, apart from Casual Dining which has six as two venues were tied.

The final results will be revealed at an awards ceremony at The Lofts in Newcastle on Wednesday, August 10. Finalists will be contacted over the next week about claiming their free tickets, before any remaining ones are made available to the public.

Best Bar:

Banyan

Livello

Mother Mercy

No.28

YOLO Townhouse

Best Pub:

Bridge Tavern

Lady Grey's

The Old George

The Town Wall

Tyne Bar

Late Night Venue

Livello

Mother Mercy

No.28

Rusty's

The Lofts

Club Night

Block Party

Jungle

Platform 47

Odyssey

Rise

Cocktail Haunt

Horticulture

Jalou

Mother Mercy

The Alchemist

YOLO Townhouse


LGBTQ+ Venue

Bobby's

Powerhouse

Rusty's

Switch

The Yard

Outdoor Space

Bar Luga terrace

Burds

By The River Brew

Central Park

Stack

Sunday Dinner

Babucho

Pleased To Meet You

The Goose

The Tanners Arms

Träkol

Live Entertainment Venue

O2 City Hall Newcastle

Central Park

Stack

The Cluny

The Stand

Best Restaurant

Aveika

Chaophraya

Dojo

Horticulture

The Muddler

Best Casual Dining

Burds

Brack Burger

Fat Hippo

Local

Meat:Stack

Pizza Punks

Covid success story

Above

Brack Burger

Horticulture

Local

Stack

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