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Welcome to Il Forno - home of authentic Italian cuisine

Winner of News Guardian Restaurant of the Year, Il Forno Restaurant and Open Fire Pizzeria, is a friendly, family run restaurant, creating authentic Italian cuisine in the heart of Tynemouth.

Our food is cooked with the finest, fresh ingredients - our pasta is handmade on the premises daily, and our pizza’s cooked to order in our authentic open fire pizza oven. Our seafood dishes, with ingredients sourced locally from North Shields fish quay, are second to none, and our extensive wine list contains some of the most superior Italian wines ever produced.

We cater for all occasions - whether it's a Light Lunch, or Happy Hour pizza after work, Sunday lunch with the children, a birthday, buffet or wedding - our menu has something for everyone!

To reserve a table or arrange your special event telephone 0191 258 3200.