African and Caribbean Food in Newcastle: Where to Eat and Shop

For Newcastle's African and Caribbean communities, food is a warm link to home. It is the African shop where you find the ingredient from home, the restaurant serving jollof or jerk chicken, the caterer who cooks for the family celebration, the flavours that carry Africa and the Caribbean to the north east. As these communities have made Newcastle home, they have brought their food with them, and sharing it is a way of building community and welcome in a new city.

Whether you have made Newcastle home or are discovering these cuisines for the first time, exploring the city's African and Caribbean food is a way to connect with community and culture. From a plate of curry goat to a bowl of egusi soup, from a Caribbean patty to a wrap of suya, the flavours of home are there to be found and shared. That warm, welcoming spirit is what African and Caribbean food in Newcastle is all about.

Newcastles african and caribbean food scene

Newcastle upon Tyne has a growing and increasingly lively African and Caribbean food scene, reflecting the diverse and friendly character of the city and the wider north east. Over recent decades Newcastle has become home to communities from across Africa and the Caribbean, including Nigerian, Ghanaian and other West and East African communities alongside Caribbean residents, and with them has come a lively food culture, with African food shops, Caribbean and African restaurants and takeaways, and caterers across the city.

For anyone in Newcastle, this makes the city a great place to explore African and Caribbean food, whether you are from these communities and looking for a taste of home, or simply keen to discover the cuisines. From African food shops to restaurants serving jollof rice, egusi soup, jerk chicken and more, there is a good and growing choice. If you are new to the food, our guides to Nigerian food and Caribbean food are a good place to start.

Where to eat and shop

Newcastle's African and Caribbean food is found across the city rather than in a single quarter, so the best way to find what is near you is to search the listings. For eating out, African and Caribbean restaurants and takeaways serve dishes such as jollof rice, egusi soup, pounded yam, suya, jerk chicken, curry goat and rice and peas, and the city's growing food scene offers a good choice. Browse African restaurants near you to find current, well-reviewed places close to you.

For ingredients, Newcastle has African food shops stocking yam, plantain, scotch bonnet, egusi, garri, palm oil, saltfish, ackee, spices and more, the ingredients the community buys to cook at home and a great resource for anyone wanting to cook African or Caribbean food. To find them near you, the Africanstores listings for African food stores in Newcastle show you which shops stock what, so you can find the closest place for whatever you need. You can also read our guide to African supermarkets in the UK for tips on what to look for.

A growing community

Newcastle's African and Caribbean communities are growing and lively, and food is a central part of community life, celebrations and cultural events. As the communities have grown, so has the range of African and Caribbean food available, from shops to restaurants and caterers, and the north east's welcoming character makes it a good place for these cuisines to thrive. Caterers cook African and Caribbean food for parties, weddings and events, ideal for a celebration, and you can find them through the listings for African caterers near you.

For anyone in Newcastle, this adds up to a city where a real taste of home, or a delicious discovery, is increasingly easy to find. Whether you want to eat out, order in for a celebration, or cook a feast at home, Newcastle has a growing choice of restaurants, takeaways, caterers and shops, and the Africanstores listings are the easiest way to find them near you.