Travel facts
Divisa: £ GBP.
Visas:
Generally tourists from Europe, USA and the Commonwealth do not require Visas for UK holidays. Check out: www.ukvisas.gov.uk
Getting there:
Flights into Belfast are serviced by the Airport Express 300 bus taking you into the centre of Belfast every 10 minutes.
Getting around:
Belfast Metro, Save yourself money, buy an all day pass
Tipping:
10-15% is normal in cabs and
restaurants (where a service
charge is usually included in your
bill).
Restaurants
Cayenne. Cayenne Rail Staition: Central Belfast 7 Ascot House Shaftesbury Square Belfast BT2 7DB TV chef Paul Rankin has helped to revolutionize Irish cooking and Cayenne is his latest restaurant experiment. The first recipient of the Michelin star in the city, Rankin has simplified things this time round, creating a light hearted and relaxed ambience in this most contemporary of restaurants on the Golden Mile. |
Restaurant Michael Deane. Restaurant Michael Deane Rail Staition: Central Belfast 38-40 Howard St 1st Floor Belfast BT1 6PF Prepare yourself for such gastronomic delights as peppered venison with creamed artichoke, shiitake mushrooms and Jus of lemongrass; crisped salmon with couscous, ratatouille and fried leeks or canon of lamb with roast scallops, celeriac mash, Pomme Aana and curry oil - the menu changes regularly. |
Fat Buddha Asian Kitchen Fat Buddha Asian Kitchen 92-94 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 6AG Welcome to Fat Buddha, Belfasts newest Asian Fusion restaurant. Developed with the traditional Japanese Robata Grill as its centre-piece, Fat Buddhas design, food, drinks, and service sets it firmly apart from all other traditional Asian-based restaurants in the city. |
No 27 No 27 27 Talbot Street, Belfast, BT1 2LD No 27 Talbot offers an extensive menu of wholesome dishes with a focus on fresh local produce all served up in a modern contemporary space. This new restaurant in the Cathedral quarter has been opened by well known Belfast chefs Alan Higginson and Jason More in partnership with Adrian Lowry previously of Nicks Warehouse. |
Bars
Laverys Laverys Bar 12 Bradbury Place, Belfast, County Antrim, BT7 1RS Lavery`s is Belfast`s oldest family run bar and has just undergone extensive renovations to bring it up to modern standards including beer garden / smoking area for the enforced smoking ban. Great care has been taken to preserve the traditional character which has made Lavery`s world famous whilst introducing modern comforts and amenities to enhance costumer satisfaction. |
Fibber Magees Fibber Magees 38-42 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, BT2 7BA, Fibber Magees is truly a step back in time. The peat is crackling as it burns in the huge fireplace and there`s music! It`s uilleann pipes, fiddle and whistle played with flamboyant precision. Traditional musicians entertain night after night to a throng of people and the craic is always good. You can join us for a pint and live the past at Fibbers. |
The Deer`s Head The Deer`s Head 1-3 Lower Garfield Street, BELFAST BT1 1FB Established in 1885 on the corner of North Street and Garfield Street this is one of the few remaining Victorian bars in Belfast city centre. It is popular with both locals and tourists and is renowned for the quality of its draught beers. |
Crown Liquor Saloon
Crown Liquor Saloon 46 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, BT2 7BA This is the pub that will make you swear never to visit an Irish-themed bar in other parts of the world ever again. This Belfast pub, built in 1826, is the real deal. The High Gothic interior, lit in the evening by old-fashioned gas lamps is utterly irresistible and a recent makeover has erased years of tobacco residue, repainted with a ruby red tinge to the walls. Snag one of the wooden-doored booths that line the right hand side of the bar and gaze in wonder as your quick lunchtime pint of stout becomes a four-hour session with new friends. And you never know whom you might be sharing your booth with. James Nesbitt and Brad Pitt have both supped in here while working in the citys theatre over the road. |