Faru
Fine-dining restaurant near the cathedral quarter offering five- and ten-course tasting menus of local and British produce from an open kitchen.
About Faru
Faru sits on Silver Street, a short walk from the Market Place and the cathedral quarter. It trades on a tasting-menu format, with a longer ten-course menu and a shorter five-course option, both available at lunch and dinner, and matched wines offered with the full menu.
The kitchen is open to the room and the focus is squarely on local and British seasonal produce, plated in the contemporary fine-dining idiom. The more compact lunch menu makes for a gentler introduction to the style. Given the format and the size of the space, booking ahead is advisable.
Featured in These Guides
Blog posts and guides that feature Faru.
More Food & Drink in Durham
Biedronka
Polish-British tasting-menu restaurant in the farmhouse at South Causey Inn near Stanley, from former Restaurant Hjem head chef Marek Dziedzic.
Coarse
Independent Durham restaurant serving a six-course tasting menu of modern British small plates using local, seasonal produce, changing every few weeks.
The Cellar Door
Modern European restaurant on Saddler Street with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the River Wear and a rear garden used to grow some produce.
Never miss what’s on
Join the weekly Durhamcity.live digest — the best events, news and local tips, straight to your inbox. Free, one email a week.
What's On
Durham Jazz Festival 2026
See booking, performance times vary · Venues across Durham city centre, including the Gala Theatre, Millennium Place, Durham, DH1 1WA
John Lydon: I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right
7:30 PM · Gala Theatre, Millennium Place, Durham, DH1 1WA
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club presents The Ronnie Scott's Soho Songbook
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM · Redhills, Durham Miners' Hall, Flass Street, Durham, DH1 4BE