Middlesbrough's Bedford Street and Baker Street pack cocktail bars and micropubs side by side. Stockton has a hidden bar or two of its own. This guide covers 16 bars. Cocktail bars come first, then the micropubs, by area, with our top ten and a map.
Last checked 14 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.
If you only have one night, start here.
More than 50 cocktails and British charcuterie.
Bedford Street, Baker Street and Albert RoadBold cocktails on Linthorpe Road.
Linthorpe RoadCosy and intimate in Stockton.
Stockton-on-TeesClassics, DJs and booths on Albert Road.
Bedford Street, Baker Street and Albert RoadLate cocktails on Linthorpe Road.
Linthorpe RoadGin and small plates.
Linthorpe RoadHidden and open until 3am.
Stockton-on-TeesStockton's original dive bar.
Stockton-on-TeesCocktails by the Georgian Theatre.
Stockton-on-TeesA cocktail bar on Albert Road.
Bedford Street, Baker Street and Albert RoadTap a pin for the bar. Numbers match the list.
Middlesbrough's independent quarter around Bedford Street and Baker Street, plus the late bars of Albert Road and Corporation Road.
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Cocktail and charcuterie bar
An independent cocktail and British charcuterie bar on Bedford Street, pouring since 2016, with more than 50 handmade cocktails and full table service. Open Thursday to Saturday.
📍 9 - 11 Bedford St, Middlesbrough TS1 2LL
Cocktail and music bar
A Prohibition-themed bar on Albert Road where the bartenders mix classics and modern twists, with DJs, live music and VIP booths.
📍 73-75 Albert Rd, Middlesbrough TS1 2RU
Cocktail bar
A cocktail bar on Albert Road.
📍 58 Albert Rd, Middlesbrough TS1 1QD
Caribbean restaurant and rum bar
Caribbean food and rum cocktails on Corporation Road.
📍 32 Corporation Rd, Middlesbrough TS1 2RX
Micropub
A micropub in a two-up two-down terraced house on Baker Street, open since 2014, with three cask ales, a good choice of bottles and cans, a real fire and an open mic night on Thursdays.
📍 11 to 13 Baker Street, Middlesbrough TS1 2LF
Micropub
A micropub on Grange Road named after Gladstone's description of Middlesbrough, open since 2015. It feels like walking into your own living room. It has been in the Good Beer Guide.
📍 84 Grange Road, Middlesbrough TS1 2LS
Micropub
A micropub for ale lovers next door to the Twisted Lip, with live sport on the TVs and pies and scotch eggs to soak it up.
📍 7 Baker Street, Middlesbrough TS1 2LH
The long bar and restaurant strip running south from the centre towards Linthorpe village.
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Cocktail bar and restaurant
A cocktail bar and restaurant on Linthorpe Road known for bold-flavoured cocktails.
📍 216 Linthorpe Rd, Middlesbrough TS1 3QW
Late bar and cocktail spot
A late bar and cocktail spot on Linthorpe Road with drinks packages for groups.
📍 208-210 Linthorpe Rd, Middlesbrough TS1 3QW
Gin bar and kitchen
A gin bar and kitchen on Linthorpe Road, pairing cocktails with small plates.
📍 117-119 Linthorpe Rd, Middlesbrough TS1 5DD
Cocktail bar
A neighbourhood cocktail bar on Roman Road in Linthorpe village.
📍 55-57 Roman Rd, Middlesbrough TS5 5PH
Ten minutes away, with a cluster of cocktail bars in Regency West Mall off Prince Regent Street and more by the Georgian Theatre.
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Cocktail bar
A cosy, intimate cocktail bar in Regency West Mall serving classics and signatures from a spicy margarita to a mai tai, with mocktails too.
📍 Unit 18 Prince Regent St, Stockton-on-Tees TS18 1EF
Cocktail and wine bar
A bar and restaurant in Silver Court by the Georgian Theatre, with handmade cocktails and wine.
📍 9, 10 Silver St, Stockton-on-Tees TS18 1SL
Cocktail bar
A cocktail bar in Regency West Mall.
📍 Prince Regent St, Stockton-on-Tees TS18 1EF
Dive bar
Stockton's original dive bar, open since 2017, with exposed pipes, reclaimed wood, Edison bulbs, DJs and alcohol-free drinks as well as cocktails.
📍 Prince Regent St, Stockton-on-Tees TS18 1EF
Two routes in walking order, with the time between each bar. See them all on a map.
6 bars · about 14 minutes on foot in total
5 bars · about 7 minutes on foot in total
Start with The Nuthatch on Bedford Street, which has more than 50 cocktails and table service. Macy Brown's and REBEL:REBEL on Linthorpe Road and The Prohibition Bar on Albert Road are also worth a visit.
Bedford Street, Baker Street and Albert Road in the town centre and Linthorpe Road to the south. Stockton-on-Tees has its own cluster of cocktail bars in Regency West Mall.
Yes. The Vault Hidden Bar in Stockton opens late on Friday and Saturday.
REBEL:REBEL and The Prohibition Bar in Middlesbrough and The Vault Hidden Bar in Stockton, which is open until 3am at the weekend. Hours change, so check before you go.
The Nuthatch and Bisou both have alcohol-free options. Most good bars will make you something without alcohol if you ask.
Around Baker Street and Grange Road, in the old solicitors' quarter just south of the shops: the Twisted Lip, Sherlock's and the Infant Hercules are all a few minutes' walk apart.
This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run Cocktail Week, the ten-day cocktail festival held town by town across the UK and Ireland. Since 2022 we have taken it to more than 20 towns and cities and worked with hundreds of bars. We love Teesside's bars, so we put this guide together from our own research and trusted local guides.
No bar paid to be included and nobody can buy a place. We check the guide regularly as bars open, change and close.
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