visit-belfast.com Quick Bites to Fine Dining Amazing Markets Perfect Picnics Local Produce Contents Meet some of our very own home- 18 grown heroes Cool cafés for those in need of 63 a caffeine fix 04 Discover the best of Belfast’s 24 Great recipes vibrant food scene with to inspire your 05 something for every budget 36 cooking at home Belfast has hidden Beautiful scenery and gems from delis to good friends, now all you 71 cookery schools 50 need is the perfect picnic 2 | Eat Belfast USING THIS GUIDE Find the restaurant that’s just right for you in Belfast, the symbols under each listing will help guide you on price and services available. C5 Map location (if applicable) £ £ £ £ £ On a budget £ £ £ £ £ Average £ £ £ £ £ Splash out! Taste for Children’s menu available Private Dining available success Bring Your Own bottle Food, food, glorious food, and it’s here in RESTAURANTS 5 Belfast by the spadeful! Belfast has all the GASTRO PUBS 47 right ingredients for coffee, lunch, dinner CAFÉS 63 or even a city gourmet break. FOOD & SHOPPING 71 The City’s appetite for great food isn’t surprising, with our restaurants making the most of the abundant fresh produce on HOTEL DINING 75 their doorsteps – you’ll get to taste the best of local and the best INDEX & MAP 83 of seasonal wherever and whenever you go. Belfast boasts an amazing choice of venues for eating out and is home to some of the most talented chefs who have gained experience world-wide. Our local restaurants are often listed within the best UK’s restaurants, and our chefs are awarded for their tasty fare – whether it’s for their fine dining or an Ulster Fry! Hungry yet? Book that table Enjoy! and enjoy the best of Belfast hospitality – bon appetit! visit-belfast.com | 3 Baked Oysters with Chorizo and Peppers This amazing dish can Serves 4 Get Cooking be prepared ahead of Preparation time In a little oil, sweat off shallots over a time or earlier in the 15 minutes medium heat for 1 minute, no colour. day and finished in a Add chorizo and cook for 2 minutes, hot oven before serving. Shopping List then add peppers, parsley and tabasco Recipe taken from Mourne 6 oysters, shucked and remove from heat. Seafood Bar’s new book, 1 shallot, diced Turn your oven up to max. on sale in the Visit Belfast 30g chorizo, small diced On a baking sheet, scrunch up a sheet Welcome Centre. 30g roast red pepper, of tin foil, place oysters on the foil, this small diced will stop them from rolling around. 1tsp. chopped parsley Top each oyster with pepper and chorizo mix, pop into the oven for Great ½ tbsp. chipotle tabasco 5 minutes. sauce Recipe Serve immediately with a lemon 1 lemon cut into wedges wedge. 4 | Eat Belfast RESTAURANTS Restaurants Belfast is perfect for foodies, with an abundance of restaurants to suit any taste. visit-belfast.com | 5 21 Social C4 Modern Cuisine 21 Social is a luxe bar, restaurant 21 Social and nightclub located in the heart 1 Hill Street of Cathedral Quarter, Belfast. Now Belfast BT1 2LA well established for its delectable 028 9024 1415 food, premium drinks and a variety of Open Mon-Sat 12-3pm, entertainment from live acoustic sets to 5-9pm, Sun 1-7pm. funky DJs. £ £ £ £ £ 21social.co.uk 4th Wall C3 Modern Cuisine 4th Wall, a cultured brasserie located in 4th Wall the beautiful Cathedral Quarter, offering St Anne’s Square fresh and locally sourced fare. The Belfast BT1 2LR ambience is stylish, comfortable and 028 9027 8707 intimate. Open from 11am through to Food served Tues- post theatre bites until midnight, come Wed 12-9pm, Thurs and sample their food and eclectic wine 12-9.30pm, Fri-Sat list. 12-10pm, Sun 1-8pm. £ £ £ £ £ 4thwallbelfast.com Academy Restaurant C3 Modern Cuisine The Academy Restaurant is situated Academy Restaurant with a wonderful glass wall view onto University of Ulster St Anne’s Cathedral and Buoy Park. The York Street, Belfast training college provides students with BT15 1ED an exceptional level of culinary expertise 028 9026 7238 and offers excellent local food produce. 028 9026 7332 Service within the restaurant incorporates Lunch: Mon-Fri 12.30- modern trends with the traditional skills 2.30pm. Dinner: Tues of silver service, flambé and gueridon. and Thurs 7pm. Open during semesters. £ £ £ £ £ [email protected] 6 | Eat Belfast Apartment C5 Modern Cuisine This style bar has brought sophistication Apartment and class to the bar and restaurant 2 Donegall Square West scene in the city. From early morning Belfast BT1 6JA coffee & breakfast, through lunch and 028 9050 9777 early evening dining, Apartment simply Open from 7.30am RESTAURANTS has something for everyone. Famous for daily until late every cocktails, mixed drinks, quality dining night. and of course the best view in Belfast. £ £ £ £ £ apartmentbelfast.com arc Brasserie D5 Modern Cuisine This restaurant boasts an entirely arc Brasserie original design, offering excellent cuisine 2 Lanyon Place founded on quality, choice and value Belfast BT1 3WH for money. Open 10am-4.30pm for tea, 028 9024 4966 coffee and freshly baked snacks. Lunch: Mon-Fri A la carte dinner menu available on 12-2.30pm. Event event nights. evenings 5pm until 30 minutes before curtain up. £ £ £ £ £ waterfront.co.uk The Bar + Grill at James Street South C5 Modern Cuisine The Bar + Grill at James Street South The Bar+Grill at Restaurant is an exciting addition to James Street South Belfast’s restaurant scene. The Bar + 21 James Street South Grill is set in an old linen mill and draws Belfast BT2 7GA its inspiration from the great steak 028 9560 0700 houses of New York and French inspired Open 12-9.30pm daily. brasseries. It offers you a friendly and relaxed dining experience. £ £ £ £ £ belfastbargrill.co.uk visit-belfast.com | 7 The Barking Dog B8 Modern Cuisine The Barking Dog is known for its rustic The Barking Dog home cooking and vintage décor on 33 Malone Road South Belfast’s Malone Road. With a Belfast BT9 6RU candlelit area upstairs, bar/dining area 028 9066 1885 and front garden, The Barking Dog is a Food served Mon-Thurs popular choice for families, couples and 12-3pm, 5.30-10pm larger parties. (11pm Fri-Sat), Sun 12-9pm. £ £ £ £ £ barkingdogbelfast.com Beatrice Kennedy Restaurant B7 Modern Cuisine Located in the heart of Queen’s Quarter, Beatrice Kennedy this award-winning restaurant promotes Restaurant locally sourced and seasonal produce. 44 University Road A must for the theatre, cinema or concert Belfast BT7 1NJ goer is the Express menu which offers 028 9020 2290 great value for excellent quality, served Open Tues-Sun Tue-Sun 5-7pm. Express, A la carte, evenings from 5pm vegetarian, Carte Blanche and Sunday and Sunday lunch from lunch menus all available. 12:30pm. £ £ £ £ £ beatricekennedy.co.uk Belfast Castle - Cellar Restaurant Modern Cuisine This intimate and quaint eatery is open Belfast Castle 7 days a week and offers a wide selection Antrim Road of menus, as well as special offers and Belfast BT15 5GR seasonal deals. The cellar area has been 028 9077 6925 cleverly transformed, enticing you to step Lunch: Mon-Sun back in time and experience Victorian- 12.30-2.30pm. style narrow, paved streets, shop fronts Dinner: Tues-Sat and gas lights. Morning coffee and 5-9.30pm. afternoon tea also available. £ £ £ £ £ belfastcastle.co.uk 8 | Eat Belfast Bert’s Bar C5 Modern Cuisine As part of the Merchant Hotel, Bert’s Bert’s Bar Bar encapsulates the sleek elegance of 16 Skipper Street the art-deco era complemented by the Belfast BT1 2ZY very best in live jazz, fabulous cocktails 028 9026 2713 and mouth-watering food. Find yourself Mon-Thu 5pm-late, RESTAURANTS instantly transported back to the chic, Sat 12pm-late, intimate jazz bars of 1930s New York as Sun 12pm-midnight. you enjoy delicious, bistro style cuisine inspired by the French classics. £ £ £ £ £ themerchanthotel.com Birdcage Belfast B8 Modern Cuisine Addictive chicken with a difference, sides Birdcage Belfast & sauces, mix & share, ice creams with 92 Stranmillis Road a twist, a fabulous outdoor eating area Belfast BT9 5AE and fully licensed - Birdcage Belfast has 028 9066 3101 it all at great value under one roof! Just Mon-Fri 12pm-11pm, a stone’s throw from The Ulster Museum Sat-Sun 10am-11pm. and the fabulous Botanic Gardens, and a bus ride from the city centre. Pre-order party menus available for tables of 10 or more. £ £ £ £ £ birdcagebelfast.com Bistro Este Modern Cuisine Situated in Ballyhackamore, East Belfast, Bistro Este Bistro Este serves classic bistro food 221 Upper with a modern twist, using the most Newtownards Road local, freshest ingredients. The bistro is Belfast BT4 3JD known for using unusual cuts of meat 028 9065 6976 and fish incorporating flavours from Food served Tues around the world. 5-9.30pm, Wed-Sat 12-3pm, 5-9.30pm, Sun 1-4pm. £ £ £ £ £ facebook.com/bistroeste221 visit-belfast.com | 9 10 | Eat Belfast Brights Restaurant C4 Modern Cuisine Located in the city centre of Belfast, Brights Restaurant Brights Restaurant is one of those 23/25 High Street restaurants that you cannot afford to Belfast BT1 1GH miss! Skilled chefs can be seen at 028 9024 5688 work in the open-plan kitchen where Open Mon-Sat RESTAURANTS the freshest ingredients are cooked to 9am-5.30pm. ensure every meal is perfect. £ £ £ £ £ brightsrestaurantbelfast.co.uk Café Conor B8 Modern Cuisine Located across from the Ulster Museum Café Conor and near Queen’s University, Café Conor 11a Stranmillis Road is the former studio of renowned local Belfast BT9 5AF artist William Conor, and features a 028 9066 3266 beautiful high lantern ceiling brightening Food served: Mon- the room with natural light.