Newcastle Food Tour: Maryville, Tighes Hill & Islington

Explore Throsby: Maryville, Tighes Hill and Islington is an award-winning small-group walking food tour through three of Newcastle's most characterful inner-city neighbourhoods, led by a passionate local guide.

The tour includes: five local food and drink stops with generous serves; two alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks; meeting the owners, chefs and makers behind each venue; local history and stories; and a four-hour guided walk of around 2.5 kilometres at a relaxed pace.

Start with coffee and pastries at a community bakery tucked away in Maryville, known for its sustainable practices and delicious baked goods. Visit a heritage pub serving modern food from a renowned local chef, then drop into a local hidden gem with a cult-like following for its loaded cookies, cakes, slices and pastries. Then settle into what may be one of the last still-standing old-school Newcastle pubs, with all the charm of a country pub, just a tad more scrubbed up. Finish at a corner pub that has stood since 1890. It's still a noisy pub, just with a bit of French flair to the food.

Groups are small, from two to twelve guests, and all dietary requirements can be catered for.