Sharing is good...

...so I share with you a bar recommendation - Tokyo's in Newcastle - is veeeerrrrrrrrry nice. Small and cosy. It's like being on a set for Phantom of the Opera! (I think so anyway) Lovely wooden staircase with patterned wrought iron rails and tealights on every stair (very pretty - I get excited by small things) then when you get upstairs you go into the bar and there's a bit outside but it doesn't feel like you're outside because of the adjacent buildings. It's like a small open top 'cavern' tucked between the buildings. There are heat lamps to keep you warm and it's that really nice kind of heat - like a 'real' fire - a comforting kind of warmth. There's a good buzz of conversation but you can actually hear each other (which is obviously good, and unusual in the bars of Newcastle!) And it's even better when you have good company too :0)