Name: Infusion
Item: Infusion
Author: Eat Local

The Story

Infusion is one of Newcastle’s most intriguing Chinese restaurants — a compact, popular spot tucked away on Strawberry Place near St James’ Park that takes traditional regional Chinese cooking seriously. While the menu features plenty of familiar fare — spring rolls, soups, dumplings and the like — this is a restaurant where diners can get really adventurous and authentic with dishes like sizzling bullfrog leg, spicy pig trotters and stir-fried gizzards. For those who want to eat the way regulars of a good regional Chinese kitchen eat, Infusion is the closest thing Newcastle has.

What To Order

The restaurant has built a strong local following over the years, and the open kitchen adds an energy to the room that makes the meal feel lively rather than functional. It’s particularly well suited to groups willing to share several dishes across the table, ordering broadly and letting the kitchen’s range speak for itself. Multiple reviewers describe it as probably the best Chinese in Newcastle in terms of authenticity — high praise in a city with genuine competition.

Good To Know

A 4.5-star average across 326 reviews makes Infusion one of the best-reviewed Chinese restaurants in this guide.

Signature Dish

Chinese Cuisine

Dining Style

Strawberry Place

Infusion

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