For a culinary city break, Belfast has plenty for the hungry traveller to discover. Wander through the pretty Cathedral Quarter, with its numerous restaurants, cute cafés and packed pubs, and you’ll find chefs getting inventive with the produce on the city’s doorstep, including fine seafood. Then cross the river to the Titanic Quarter to see its shipbuilding past.
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Banging bread at a Victorian market
Every kind of soda bread imaginable is available at St George's Market in Belfast
Saturday lunchtime and ready to eat? Head to St George’s Market. Inside this historic redbrick building, which opened in 1896, you’ll find sizzling street food and stalls piled high with local ingredients and delicacies. Try every version of soda bread or tuck into fresh oysters at £1 a pop. There’s also live music to soundtrack your browsing.
A world of gin at a blossom-filled bar
Floral maximalism is all the rage at House Belfast
At House Belfast, near the city’s Botanic Gardens, the talking point is the flamboyant ground-floor gin bar and, in particular, the indoor cherry blossom tree that towers over it. This is a drinking spot that’s crying out for its place on your Instagram feed. The maximalist decor and creative dining menu also make it a buzzy place for Sunday lunch.
