Ai Fiori is a vibrant, contemporary Italian restaurant located on the cusp of Jesmond and Sandyford (occupying the striking, glass-fronted venue on Sandyford Road previously known as Geisha). Brought to life by the culinary team behind the highly successful Fuochi pizzeria on Westgate Road, including co-owner Piercarlo Deriu, the restaurant was designed to bring a slice of the Mediterranean straight to Tyneside.

True to its name—which translates from Italian to “among the flowers”—the restaurant features an immersive, holiday-like aesthetic packed with lush greenery, vibrant floral arrangements, an eye-catching indoor bridge, and a distinctive mezzanine seating area underneath a dramatic triangular window