we managed:jcnporter wrote:Waterbagel wrote:jcnporter wrote:I'm assuming you'll be driving to Belfast from either Dingle or Donegal? Will you be staying in Belfast?
sort of! Dingle -> Dublin to drop the rental car off, then bus Dublin -> Belfast. we'll have one night in Belfast! we'll be in the cathedral quarter area july 23rd
I was going to say, the Cathedral Quarter is the place to stay/go out in the town. Loads of really nice restaurants and good bars.
For bars, the best in the Quarter are The Spaniard, The Duke of York and The John Hewitt, (or all of them!, they're all just within minutes of each other), then a wee bit further away, The Deer's Head has a good rep, and then on the other side of Royal Avenue are White's Tavern, Kelly's Cellars and The Sunflower. The Ulster Sports Club is the main young folk/hipster music venue in the area as well, if you fancy that.
For food, I haven't been everywhere in the area (and I'm not in town as much as I'd like, so not totally up to date!) but can definitely recommend - for fine dining, The Muddler's Club with a Michelin Star (but book well in advance). Cheaper but decent are The Waterman, Six by Nico or Taylor and Clay in The Bullitt Hotel, or the Mourne Seafood bar by Kelly's Cellars. Again, try and book in advance, but you could be OK mid-week. There's also Common Market for cheaper eating (it's an indoor seating area surrounded by food and drink stalls) and a lot of the bars will do good food as well.
There's plenty more further afield, round the town, but if you don't want to taxi it, a short walking distance in the Cathedral Quarter will get you to all of the above and more, which is more than enough for one night - have a great time!
- sunflower + some pizza from out back
- madden’s (recc from someone we had a couple pints with in Donegal town)
- kelly’s cellar
- ended at Duke of York, the lady got to hear a couple of her favorite Pogues songs live, so really i think that nailed it
thanks again for the reccs!! i can tell we have a lot more to see of Belfast
off to Glasgow (for only one night unfortunately), a couple nights in Mallaig via the west highland line, then 3 nights in Edinburgh
we’ve been delighted by absolutely everything - the places, the people, the sights to see, the food and drink, just.. everything really! had me looking at visa/residency requirements late one night hahaha
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