A 19th-century corner pub on a steep lane above the burn, the headquarters of the Tyneside folk and traditional-music scene. Live music in the upstairs room most nights — folk, blues, country, occasional jazz — and a beer garden looking down the valley to the viaducts. The kitchen does pies, stews, and Sunday roasts.
Local enough that the regulars know the bands. A short steep walk down a lane from the Free Trade Inn; together they make the obvious Ouseburn drinking circuit.