The economic engine and capital of Northern Ireland, Belfast is a thriving centre for the arts, higher education, business, and law. Having undergone considerable expansion and regeneration in recent years, the city centre is popular with leisure and business travellers alike, offering world-famous attractions, popular shopping destinations, a fantastic nightlife, and unrivalled leisure and entertainment complexes. With the fastest-growing economy of the thirty largest cities in the UK over the past decade, Belfast remains a booming centre of industry, commerce, and business.
Casual Dining
Fratelli Belfast
17-45 Great Victoria St, Belfast, BT2
www.fratellibelfast.com
Fine Dining
James Street South
James St S, Belfast, BT2 8DN
www.jamesstreetsouth.co.uk
Cheap Eats
The National Grand Café
62 High St, Belfast, County Antrim, BT1 2BE
www.thenationalbelfast.com
Take Away
Little Caesar
7 Distillery St, Belfast, BT12 5BJ
www.little-caesar.co.uk
Coffee & Lunch on the Go
The Dock
2K Queen’s Road, Belfast, BT3 9DT
www.the-dock.org
Breakfast & Brunch
Made In Belfast
Talbot St, Belfast, BT1 2QH
www.madeinbelfastni.com
Pub
The Crown Liquor Saloon
46 Great Victoria St, Belfast, County Antrim, BT2 7BA
www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk/restaurants/scotlandandnorthernireland/thecrownliquorsaloonbelfast
Cocktail Bar
Cuckoo
149 Lisburn Rd, Belfast, County Antrim, BT9 7AJ
028 9066 7776
After Work Drinks
Printers Café Bar
33 Donegall St, Belfast, County Antrim, BT1 2FG
Upmarket
The Merchant Hotel
16 Skipper St, Belfast, County Antrim, BT1 2DZ
www.themerchanthotel.com
Something a Bit Different
The Filthy Quarter
45 Dublin Rd, Belfast BT2 7HD
www.thefilthyquarter.com
Nightclubs
AUX @ Aether & Echo
1-3 Lower Garfield St, Belfast City Centre, Belfast BT1 1FP
www.itsaux.com
Shine
1 Bankmore Square, Belfast, BT7 1DH
www.shine.net
Live Music
The Belfast Empire Music Hall
42 Botanic Ave, Belfast, County Antrim BT7 1JQ
www.thebelfastempire.com
Theatre
Various locations
For listings, visit www.theatresonline.com/theatres/belfast-theatres/belfast-theatres
Comedy
Queen’s Comedy Club
Queen’s University Belfast Students’ Union, University Road, Belfast, BT7 1NF
www.queenscomedyclub.com
High Street
Victoria Square Shopping Centre
1 Victoria Square, Belfast BT1 4QG
www.victoriasqaure.com
Indoor Shopping Centre
CastleCourt
Royal Ave, Belfast, BT1 1DD
www.castlecourt-uk.com
Designer
Lisburn Road
Belfast, County Antrim, BT9 7GS
www.discovernorthernireland.com/Lisburn-Road-Retailers-Belfast-P18461
Vintage
The Rusty Zip
28 Botanic Ave, Belfast, County Antrim, BT7 1JQ
028 9024 9700
Market
St. George's Market
Oxford St, Belfast, Antrim BT1 3LA
www.belfastcity.gov.uk/tourism-venues/stgeorgesmarket/stgeorgesmarket-index.aspx
Tourist Attractions
Ulster Museum
Botanic Gardens, Belfast, County Antrim, BT9 5AB
www.nmni.com/um
Belfast Castle
Antrim Rd, Belfast, BT15 5GR
www.belfastcity.gov.uk/tourism-venues/belfastcastle
St. Anne’s Cathedral
Donegall St, Belfast, BT12 2HB
www.belfastcathedral.org
Outdoors
Botanic Gardens
College Park, Botanic Ave, Belfast, BT7 1LP
www.belfastcity.gov.uk/leisure/parks-openspaces/Park-6614.aspx
Hidden Gem
Beacon of Hope - Sculpture by Andy Scott
Thanksgiving Square, Belfast, BT2 7BB
Travel Information
www.translink.co.uk
www.trafficwatchni.com
Leisure Facilities
www.belfastcity.gov.uk/leisure/Leisure
Tourist Information
www.visitbelfast.com
Useful Apps
Belfast Music
Restaurants.ie
GoExplore NI
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