1842 Cafe & Bistro

About 1842 Cafe & Bistro

1842 Cafe & Bistro opened in 2025 inside The Roker Hotel, the seafront hotel on Roker Terrace that looks across the road to Roker beach and the pier. It describes itself as a contemporary cafe and patisserie during the day and a coastal bistro in the evening, and it is open to non-residents as well as hotel guests.

The daytime menu covers sandwiches, wraps, focaccia, subs and lighter plates, with taco boards and quesadillas later on, and afternoon teas that need booking at least 24 hours ahead. It took part in Sunderland Restaurant Week in September 2026. The hotel's second venue, Poetic License Bar, sits alongside for drinks and pub-style food. The hotel is a few minutes' walk from Roker Park and the top of Marine Walk, and the E1 bus runs along Roker Terrace. Bookings and seasonal menus, including the hotel's Christmas programme, are on the hotel website.

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