Spent Grain

About Spent Grain

Spent Grain is an independent restaurant at 67 John Street, in the Sunniside part of the city centre. Its own description is a place to eat, drink and relax, and the menus run from brunch through lunch to evening meals, with separate brunch, lunch and dinner menus published on its website.

The restaurant opens from Wednesday to Sunday. Daytime service runs from mid-morning until mid-afternoon, with evening dinner service added on Fridays and Saturdays and a shorter Sunday session. That makes it more of a daytime and weekend venue than a late-night one, and a useful stop for brunch on a city-centre visit. John Street is lined with Georgian terraces and sits a few minutes' walk from Sunderland station and Fawcett Street. Spent Grain also took part in Sunderland Restaurant Week in September 2026. Bookings and enquiries can be made by phone or email through the details on its website.

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