
San Churro Kotara
A popular chocolate dessert spot at Kotara in Newcastle with a 4.1 rating across more than 1,200 reviews.
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Why it's worth checking out
San Churro Kotara is a dedicated dessert stop on Northcott Drive, bringing together churros, chocolate, gelato, cakes, small sweet treats and drinks in one broad menu. The core offering is built around churros in several formats, from small, medium and large serves to churro fries, filled churros, churro pops and snack packs. There are also sharing options such as Churros Fruit, Triple Dipper, Churros Fiesta and the Dessert Lover’s Tapas, making the menu easy to scale from a quick individual treat to something for the table.
The signature hot chocolate is paired with a fresh hot churro, while the drinks menu also covers thick Spanish hot chocolate, coffee, tea, shakes, frappes, smoothies and iced drinks. The Spanish hot chocolate is available in classic, chilli-and-cinnamon and no-added-sugar versions, with options to add vanilla gelato, whipped cream, marshmallow drizzle or a toasted marshmallow. For a more substantial dessert, the menu includes churro nacho sundaes, gelato, chocolate and lava cakes, cheesecake, brownies, macarons and handmade truffles.
There is plenty of choice for different preferences, including vegan, dairy-free, vegetarian and vegan-option offerings marked across the menu. The menu also identifies some items as containing nuts or being low gluten, which gives diners useful information when choosing. Families are catered for with a kids menu and Kids Churros, while the sharing platters and grazing box suit groups looking to split a selection of sweets. For a solo visit, the smaller churro serves, gelato, coffee or a hot chocolate provide simpler options without needing to order a large platter.
San Churro Kotara also offers pick-up and delivery through food delivery partners. Group bookings can be arranged by contacting the local store, and the venue trades from morning into the evening, making it suitable for coffee and a sweet breakfast-style stop, an afternoon dessert break or a later chocolate fix. As the website notes that trading hours can change and may vary on public holidays, it is worth confirming before visiting.
Practical details
Opening hours
Open now- Monday
- 09:00 – 21:30
- TuesdayToday
- 09:00 – 21:30
- Wednesday
- 09:00 – 21:30
- Thursday
- 09:00 – 21:30
- Friday
- 09:00 – 22:00
- Saturday
- 09:00 – 22:00
- Sunday
- 09:00 – 21:30
Menu
View the latest menu directly from the venue.
Open menuSpot Score
- Reputation
- 64
- Popularity
- 94
- Information quality
- 30
- Category fit
- 70
- Freshness
- 30
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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