Ttonic
City-centre bar and cocktail bar on Vine Place, open since 2003, with sport during the day, live music, a beer garden and late opening.
About Ttonic
Ttonic is a bar and cocktail bar on Vine Place, a short walk from the Park Lane Interchange and Holmeside. It opened in 2003 in a building that was formerly a Maxwell's DIY shop, and it marked its twentieth birthday in 2023 with a twelve-hour party, which makes it one of the longer-running bars in the city centre.
The venue spreads over two floors and has a beer garden. During the day it is a place to watch live sport, and in the evenings it shifts towards cocktails and live music, staying open late at weekends. Vine Place is one of the main streets of Sunderland's evening economy, with several other bars and restaurants close by, and Green Terrace, Stockton Road and Park Lane are all within a couple of minutes' walk. Check the bar's social media channels for current opening times and events before visiting.
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