The Town Mouse, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Easy to miss cellar micro next to ‘Spoons Five Swans. A single room going back a little way in an L shape and furnished with tables and chairs plus stools at drinking shelves. Six pulls and eight keg taps with a fridge of bottles and cans. Friendly and knowledgeable owner.

As others have said it is easy to walk straight past this one but I was looking for it! There was a small queue waiting for the door to open at 12. Great little micro with a really varied beer choice. We enjoyed the Bampa Best bitter and Wylam Fleek pale ale. Very chatty and knowledgeable staff. Well worth a visit.

lovely small micro pub, actually hard to find despite being on the main road as its in the basement and well hidden. Great beer and friendly service.

Another neat and friendly micro pub almost next door to the Five Swans. It's quite well hidden by being down a flight of steps with only part of the window being viewable from the street. It's L shaped inside with a couple of bench seats in the main area and a couple of tables and chairs at the end of the L. Four handpumps on the bar and my pint of Rigg & Furrow Trickster was in good nick. Only a couple of people in the bar, but it started to fill up a bit later. It's a good micro and one we'll be visiting again.