The latest pizza restaurant heads to Newcastle's Grey Street with £400k investment

A new pizza restaurant and bar has announced it is to open its first English outlet in Newcastle, creating approximately 30 new jobs.

Pizza Punks - an artisan wood-fired pizza concept - will be coming to the city’s food and dining scene this September.

Renowned for its vast array of unusual toppings, Pizza Punks’ first two restaurants in Glasgow and Belfast have been popular, largely thanks to its unusual proposition and an increasing desire from customers to be able to customise dishes.

Born in the North East, owner and managing director, Brad Stevens, said: “Newcastle’s thriving food and drink scene made the city a natural choice for the restaurant’s first move into England and will pave the way for further outlets.

“Pizza Punks is essentially an experience; with the food, the drinks, the soundtrack and the atmosphere. Our menu allows people to have whatever they want for a flat fee - we don’t believe people should pay extra to satisfy their taste.”

Set in the heart of Newcastle and located in the former Café Rouge unit on Grey Street, Pizza Punk’s new restaurant will open next Thursday (September 6) from 4pm, following a £400k investment.

Diners will be able to select as many toppings as they like to add to Pizza Punk’s handmade sourdough pizza base - all for one set price.

Pizza Punks’ arrival in Newcastle has been supported by NE1, a company which works to improve business in the city centre.

NE1’s director of communications, Stephen Patterson, also commented: “We are thrilled that a popular restaurant like Pizza Punks has chosen to open its first English site on Grey Street.

“The abundance of new restaurants opening up in Newcastle shows the city is in great demand and is cementing its position as the North East’s number one destination for food and leisure.

“We hope that Pizza Punks distinctive offering will not only attract new generations of diners into the city, but also ‘punk up’ our current food and drink scene.”