Plans hint at luxury cocktail bar opening in Durham city

Mother Mercy, a Newcastle-based cocktail bar, has received planning permission to install signage at 19 Silver Street, the former Carphone Warehouse in Durham city centre.

It would be the company’s first venue in County Durham, after opening sites in Newcastle on the Cloth Market and Grey Street, Heaton, and inside the Fenwick department store.

One of Mother Mercy’s luxury cocktails served at Fenwick in Newcastle. (Image: MOTHER MERCY)

Ranked among the UK’s Top 50 Cocktail Bars, it is celebrated for ‘creative’ drinks, expert mixologists, and ‘unforgettable atmosphere’.

Planning documents show signage with the Mother Mercy brand name on the Silver Street location.

They also show the frontage will be painted red with a hand-painted logo above the windows, a new door and a retractable awning installed.

Plans show what the outside of the store could look like. (Image: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING PORTAL)

Established in 2019, the brand is renowned for its innovative cocktails, exceptional service, and elegant venues serving drinks made with high-end spirits and ingredients.

Signature drinks on its menu include the Saffron & Pomelo Margarita at £30, the Truffle Honey Old Fashioned at £35, and the Praline Champagne Cocktail at £40, made with Rémy Martin XO Cognac, Diplomático Matuano Rum, hazelnut, dark chocolate, gold, and Telmont Réserve Brut Champagne.

Other options include the £40 Champagne Moscow Mule and the £30 Rum & Chocolate Toronto.

Mother Mercy was contacted for details.