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77 Grey Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 6EF
0191 261 2621
www.harrysbarnewcastle.com
Daily Noon – 2am
I was sure I was going to hate this place. For a start, there’s the name.
For me, Harry’s Bar means Ernest Hemingway, carpaccio and Bellinis. One of the world’s great names, founded in 1931 by Giuseppe Cipriani, it was Venice’s ultimate celebrity haunt. They invented the Bellini – simple white peaches and Prosecco, and then in 1950 they created beef carpaccio.
There have been many copycat Harrys over the years, including the private club in London where they serve North Italian food but make gentlemen wear a dark suit and tie, which rules out membership for this Secret Diner.
By contrast, Newcastle’s Harry’s Bar has a pink lipstick logo. Their website has the naffest home video of dancing staff blowing kisses and wearing shirts saying Beautiful, Intelligent, Talented, Cute and Harry’s, (with each first letter highlighted).
