{"id":166,"date":"2026-08-09T12:25:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T11:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/?p=166"},"modified":"2026-08-10T14:29:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:29:43","slug":"missing-home-your-guide-to-indian-food-in-newcastle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/2026\/08\/09\/missing-home-your-guide-to-indian-food-in-newcastle\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing Home? Your Guide to Indian Food in Newcastle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For the city&#8217;s Indian students and families, comfort food is never far away.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/ameyaedvankar\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"linktr.ee\/ameyaedvankar\">Ameya Edvankar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ask anyone who has moved here from India what they miss most, and food is usually the answer. So I spent a few days going around Newcastle, asking restaurants and students where the city hides its taste of home. Here is what I found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In Newcastle: INDIAN FOOD | A Taste of Home - By Ameya Edvankar\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UAL0qNRdYDo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>VIDEO: Reporter Ameya Edvankar visits Indian restaurants across Newcastle in search of a taste of home.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moving to a new country changes almost everything, from the weather to the way people speak. For many, the hardest thing to leave behind is the food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Newcastle is home to more than 23,000 residents of Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi heritage, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/datasets\/TS021\/editions\/2021\/versions\/1\">2021 Census<\/a>, and the city has a food scene to match, running from Mumbai-style street food to South Indian dosas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this video, I set out across Newcastle to answer one simple question: if you are far from home and craving the tastes you grew up with, where do you go?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I stopped at some of the city&#8217;s popular Indian spots and asked each of them for one dish worth trying. I also spoke to Ishaan Raghav, a student from Chennai, about what a taste of home really means. He pointed me to Chit N Chaat, and that is where the trail ends, over a dosa and a cup of chai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;When I want a taste of home, I want a dosa. My top place for that is Chit N Chaat in Eldon Square.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>Ishaan Raghav<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260729142922-edited-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-184\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.499890996293874;width:325px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260729142922-edited-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260729142922-edited-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260729142922-edited-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260729142922-edited-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260729142922-edited-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260729142922-edited-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Ishaan Raghav, a student from Chennai, on what a taste of home means to him. (Original Picture: Ameya Edvankar<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Ishaan, the move to Newcastle came with an adjustment at the dinner table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The shift food-wise was bad, because my taste buds were used to Indian food.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>Ishaan Raghav<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over time he found his spots. When he wants to feel at home, he keeps it simple.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260731190327-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-169\" style=\"width:633px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260731190327-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260731190327-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260731190327-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260731190327-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260731190327-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A masala dosa at Chit N Chaat in Eldon Square, one of the stops on the trail. (Original Picture: Ameya Edvankar)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to find a taste of home in Newcastle<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260804172958-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-181\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.781843492095058;width:492px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260804172958-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260804172958-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260804172958-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260804172958-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260804172958-2048x1149.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A view over the Tyne and Newcastle&#8217;s Quayside, the city thousands of Indian students and families now call home. (Original Picture: Ameya Edvankar)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&amp;query=Chit%20N%20Chaat%20Newcastle&amp;query_place_id=ChIJcawCAgBxfkgRy0GSgFwnyIw\">Chit N Chaat<\/a>, Eldon Square \u2013 Mumbai-style street food and chaat in the city centre, known for its dosas, pav bhaji and biryani.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&amp;query=Rani%20Indian%20Restaurant%20Newcastle&amp;query_place_id=ChIJj5elcrdwfkgRb3f3aFTtMsY\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&amp;query=Rani%20Indian%20Restaurant%20Newcastle&amp;query_place_id=ChIJj5elcrdwfkgRb3f3aFTtMsY\">Rani Indian Restaurant<\/a>, Queen Street \u2013 North Indian cooking near the Quayside.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&amp;query=My%20Delhi%20Newcastle&amp;query_place_id=ChIJLT68EIpxfkgRlQ1G1MxpX9M\">My Delhi<\/a>, Clayton Street \u2013 Delhi street food, a multi-award winner known for its butter chicken.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&amp;query=Snackwallah%20Grainger%20Market%20Newcastle&amp;query_place_id=ChIJt4PVYaxxfkgRAsy6MYtwvXE\">Snackwallah<\/a>, Grainger Market \u2013 vegan Indian street food and chaat, known for its samosas masala chai.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&amp;query=Ury%20Restaurant%2027%20Queen%20Street%20Newcastle\">Urully Bell Restaurant<\/a>, Queen Street \u2013 Keralan South Indian cooking, known for its dosas. Recommended by Ishaan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&amp;query=Zaiqaa%20Punjabi%20Cuisine%20West%20Road%20Newcastle&amp;query_place_id=ChIJNTmDilJ3fkgR2cUrJsILUpE\">Zaiqaa<\/a>, West Road \u2013 Punjabi cooking out in the West End. Recommended by Ishaan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260804163039-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-182\" style=\"width:486px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260804163039-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260804163039-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260804163039-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260804163039-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/IMG20260804163039-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Customers sit down to eat at Snackwallah in Newcastle&#8217;s Grainger Market. (Original Picture: Ameya Edvankar)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is far from the full list. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.co.uk\/Restaurants-g186394-c24-Newcastle_upon_Tyne_Tyne_and_Wear_England.html\">TripAdvisor<\/a> lists dozens more Indian restaurants across Newcastle, ranked by diner reviews, if you want to keep exploring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One dish each: the places from the video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>My Delhi suggested their <strong>butter chicken with cauliflower manchurian<\/strong>. You can find them on Instagram at @mydelhieatery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Snackwallah suggested <strong>a plate of samosa chaat with masala chai<\/strong>. You can find them on Instagram at @snackwallah.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rani Indian Restaurant suggested with <strong>dhaaba murg pilau rice<\/strong>. You can find them on Instagram at @ranisncl.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1020\" data-id=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-4.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-4.webp 750w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-4-221x300.webp 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-5-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-5-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-5-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-5-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-5.webp 1360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1020\" data-id=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-3-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-3-1.webp 765w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-3-1-225x300.webp 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\"><em>Left &#8211; Food served at My Delhi on Clayton Street. Centre &#8211; Food served at Snackwallah in the Grainger Market. Right &#8211; Food served at Rani on Queen Street. (Image Courtesy: Google Maps Reviews)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hidden gems: two more spots on Westgate Road<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-2-1-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-2-1-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-2-1-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-2-1-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-2-1.webp 1360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-1-2-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-1-2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-1-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-1-2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-1-2.webp 1360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-3-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-3-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-3-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-3-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/unnamed-3.webp 1360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\"><em>Left &#8211; House of Aroma on Westgate Road. Centre &#8211; a chicken biryani as served at one of these spots. Right &#8211; inside Wingrove Cafe. (Image Courtesy: Google Maps)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&amp;query=House%20of%20Aroma%20Westgate%20Road%20Newcastle&amp;query_place_id=ChIJC-3Um9Z3fkgRI3msIw1fMVw\">House of Aroma<\/a>, 432 Westgate Road \u2013 a spot for a range of Indian chicken and meat dishes as well as South Indian options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&amp;query=Wingrove%20Cafe%20Westgate%20Road%20Fenham%20Newcastle&amp;query_place_id=ChIJG-mW1Bh3fkgRi_JuvHqyUEE\">Wingrove Cafe<\/a>, The Beacon, Westgate Road, Fenham \u2013 known for its South Indian cooking, including dosas and biryani. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The bigger picture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Newcastle is not alone. Indian food has been part of British high streets for decades, and London&#8217;s Drummond Street, near Euston, is where much of it began. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/travel\/article\/20210907-londons-most-authentic-indian-food\">BBC Travel<\/a> reported, the street pre-dates better known South Asian hubs such as Southall and Wembley&#8217;s Ealing Road, and it was here in 1958 that L G Pathak opened the grocery shop that grew into the household name Patak&#8217;s. Some of its restaurants have been serving the same crowds since the 1980s.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/p09ttsw8-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-180\" style=\"width:482px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/p09ttsw8-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/p09ttsw8-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/p09ttsw8-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/p09ttsw8-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/p09ttsw8.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Diwana Bhel Poori House on Drummond Street, one of the best known names on London&#8217;s oldest South Asian food street. (Image Courtesy: Jansos \/ Alamy via BBC)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across the UK, Indian food is a fixture of the high street. Industry figures have long put the number of Indian and Bangladeshi restaurants and takeaways in the thousands, together employing more than 100,000 people, though many traditional curry houses have closed in recent years. Against that national picture, Newcastle&#8217;s scene has kept growing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Newcastle&#8217;s Indian food scene is always shifting. In July 2026, ChronicleLive reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chroniclelive.co.uk\/whats-on\/food-drink-news\/famous-indian-restaurant-newcastle-loved-34265823\">The Last Days of the Raj<\/a>, a much-loved restaurant known for its quality curries, had closed after 11 years in Dinnington, having first made its name over in Low Fell. On the way out, its owners thanked the customers and villagers who had made them so welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finding your own taste of home<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether it is a dosa in Eldon Square or a biryani out on Westgate Road, Newcastle gives its Indian students and families plenty of ways to find a taste of home. You might be a long way from where you grew up. The food, it turns out, does not have to be.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1040\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-09-at-12.09.02-PM-edited-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7766027759418375;width:499px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-09-at-12.09.02-PM-edited-3.jpeg 1040w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-09-at-12.09.02-PM-edited-3-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-09-at-12.09.02-PM-edited-3-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25205\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-09-at-12.09.02-PM-edited-3-768x433.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Reporter Ameya Edvankar ends the trail with a cup of chai at Chit N Chaat in Eldon Square<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The trail ended where Ishaan said it would, over a cup of chai. Yours might end somewhere else entirely, and that is the point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About the author<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ameya Edvankar is a multimedia journalism student at Newcastle University, reporting on the city and the people. <a href=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/about-me\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/about-me\/\">Read more about him here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow more of his work on Instagram at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ameyaedvankar\/?hl=en\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ameyaedvankar\/?hl=en\">@ameyaedvankar<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ameya_frontrow\/?hl=en\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ameya_frontrow\/?hl=en\">@ameya_frontrow<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/disclaimer\/https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ameya-edvankar\/disclaimer\/\"><strong>DISCLAIMER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the city&#8217;s Indian students and families, comfort food is never far away. By Ameya Edvankar Ask anyone who has moved here from India what they miss most, and food is usually the answer. So I spent a few days going around Newcastle, asking restaurants and students where the city hides its taste of home. 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