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Belfast

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.

Where to eat... Where to drink... Where to go out... Where to shop... Where to visit... Useful Apps & Webistes...

Where to eat...

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

Where to drink...

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

Where to go out...

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

Where to shop...

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

Where to visit...

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

Useful Apps & Webistes...

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
Uber