Blacks Corner at Culture House
Ground-floor restaurant and bar inside Culture House on Keel Square, focused on British cheese and charcuterie, serving breakfast, daytime food and evening dining.
About Blacks Corner at Culture House
Blacks Corner at Culture House is the ground-floor restaurant inside Sunderland's Culture House on Keel Square, which opened in September 2026. It comes from the team behind the Blacks Corner bistro and deli in East Boldon and The Tram Shelter at Seaburn, and it showcases a wide range of British cheeses and charcuterie. The space includes a bar, an interactive cheese counter and a dining room with an open studio kitchen.
Breakfast is served from 10am to 11.30am, followed by a daytime menu until 4.30pm. The restaurant opens 10am to 6pm Monday to Wednesday and on Sunday, until 10pm on Thursday, and until 11pm on Friday and Saturday. Menus are published on the Blacks Corner website, and the team also caters for events elsewhere in the building.
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