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Nightlife in Belfast

12 clubs, live music venues and late-night spots in Belfast.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Nightlife in Belfast

  1. Drink

    Duke of York

    The main Duke of York bar is a classic mirrored beer hall, Harp Bar is a trad saloon with live music, The New Orpheus is its swish extension, The Friend at Hand is the whiskey collection, and The Dark Horse is their events venue.

    Mon-Sat 11:30AM-midnight, Sun 1-8PM

  2. Drink

    Hatfield House

    Buzzing southside pub in 1850s trad building, often has live music and Gaelic sport on TV.

    Daily noon-1AM

  3. Drink

    Limelight

    Katy Daly's

    Standard pub early evening, then late night there are four music and club areas: Katy's the main bar, Limelight 1 and 2, and the rooftop Rock Garden.

    Mon Wed Thu 10PM-2AM, Fri Sat 5PM-2AM

  4. Drink

    Out Of Office Brewing

    Situated at the top floor of Ulster Sports Club. This brewpub usually has a range of 4-8 of their own beers pouring.

    Thu-Sat 3PM-midnight

  5. Drink

    Ryan's Bar & Restaurant

    The ground floor has a family-friendly grill restaurant and there's a late night bar.

    Mon-Thu 11:30AM-11PM, Fri-Sun 12:30PM-1AM

  6. Drink

    Union Street Bar

    LGBTQ-friendly pub and wine bar with Med food. Shoe Factory is the late club next door.

    Tue-Thu 5PM-1AM, Fri-Sun noon-1AM

  7. Drink

    Whites Tavern

    Founded in 1630 and probably Belfast's oldest pub. Cosy bar with live music on Friday nights, the Oyster Rooms are the bistro.

    Sun-Thu 11:30AM-1AM, Fri Sat 11:30AM-2AM

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    The Botanic Inn

    The Bot

    This bar near QUB is popular with students. Downstairs is a large bar with live sport, upstairs has a night club. Good food and drink.

    Mon-Thu noon-midnight, Fri-Sun noon-midnight

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    The Northern Whig

    The Northern Whigs were the United Irishmen who plotted the 1798 rebellion. The site of their seditious club became the offices of the newspaper Northern Whig, a liberal-unionist daily published 1832-1963. That in turn became a bar circa 1997, refurbished in Victorian style in 2016. It gets good reviews for drink and food.

    Mon-Wed noon-11PM, Thu-Sat noon-1AM, Sun 1PM-midnight

  10. Drink

    Kremlin

    Soviet-themed gay dance club.

    Nightly 10PM-3AM

  11. Eat

    Muddlers Club

    Michelin-starred restaurant, reservations essential.

    Wed Thu 5-9:30PM, Fri Sat 12:30-1PM, 5-9:30PM

  12. Drink

    The Points

    Classic Irish pub with a whiskey selection and live music.

    Mon-Thu 4PM-1AM, Fri-Sun 1PM-1AM

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Belfast (CC BY-SA 4.0).