📍Bao Bar @ 206 Chillingham Road, Newcastle A personal Chef to a Saudi Arabian prince for 3 years. 🤴 A French-based Chef who's delved in the Mastery of Asian Cuisine. 🗼 A most unassuming bar at Chillingham Road. 🍸 Bao Bar's culinary experience blew me away. The owner and chef, Richard, has carefully curated the menu based on his past experiences in serving at different countries. Don't be deceived by the seemingly miniscule menu; these exact choice dishes have 'dished' a near perfect string of 5-star reviews in Google Reviews, and fourteen thousand Instagram followers. 🥙Tofu Katsu Bao Bun (Curried Mayo & Pickled White Cabbage) - The fluffiness of the 'Bao', the crisp of the Fried Tofu, the crunch of the White Cabbage; it's evident that the combination of textures and flavours were masterfully curated. The taste is incredible. Even the presentation of the dish is just beautiful - minimalistic and classy at the same time. 🍪Warm Miso Cookie - House Made Malt Ice Cream & Salted Caramel - I heard the rumblings of a machine as the dessert was being prepared. It turned out to be an Ice-Cream machine! Richard prepares the ice-cream FRESH. It's the ideal dessert. Try to imagine the culmination of different senses involved in a single mouthful of this - the warmth of the Miso Cookie with the cold freshly-made ice-cream, the sweetness intermingling with the salty caramel layer atop the cookie.. Only 2 dishes from the menu and I was already blown away. Mind you, should you attempt to come, it is safer to make a reservation. The cozy bar only fits a handful of people, and it often is fully booked.