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boutiques nearby. If
you are on a budget,
the pre-theatremenu
is also excellent.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
The
Morning Star
(17–19
Pottingers Entry, tel:
02890235986)
SituatedbetweenAnne
Street andHighStreet,
this historic bar iswell
worth checking out.
It is one of the oldest
bars in the city and
they serve ameanpint
of Guinness.The food
is excellent value and
extremely tasty.
LIVE MUSIC
AuntieAnnie’s
(44
Dublin Road, tel: 028
9050 1660)Aswell as
being a bit of a student
hangout, this venue
is a home fromhome
for some of the best
bands in the city. It has
a great bar downstairs
and fantastic live
music upstairs. It tends
to attract a lot of indie
bands but expect to
hear any type of music.
LATE & LIVELY
The Menagerie Bar
(130University St,
tel: 028 9023 5678)
Although it doesn’t
look likemuch from
outside,TheMenagerie
is one of the best late-
night venues in town.
Over the years, it has
played host to some
of themost interesting
musical happenings
inBelfast.
THIS MONTH
SHOP
Miss
Moran’s, a specialist
tobacconist shop, is
well worth visiting
Belfast
UK
on the edge of the
Cathedral Quarter
is a real find.Actress
Natalie Portman called
in for a drink while
she was filming in
town a year or so ago.
It’s a great spot for
breakfast, lunch or an
early evening dinner.
Try the Eggs Benedict.
UP TO €50
Mourne
Seafood Bar
(34–36
Bank Street, tel: 028
9024 8544) Tucked
away in a quiet street,
this terrific seafood
restaurant is amust
for anyone who is
serious about fish.The
restaurant has a bistro
feel to it and the food
is second to none.
EXCLUSIVE
Shu
(253 Lisburn Road,
tel: 028 9038 1655)
Consistently voted
one of the best places
to eat in Ireland, never
mindBelfast, thiswell-
established restaurant
is situated on the
affluent Lisburn Road
so there are lots of art
galleries and trendy
DIALLING CODE
+44
CURRENCY
£
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Barcelona, Bristol,
Edinburgh, Faro,
Geneva,Glasgow, Ibiza,
Krakow, Liverpool,
London (LGW, LTN,
STN, SEN),Málaga,
Malta,Manchester,
Newcastle,Majorca,
Nice, Paris (CDG)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs £25.
Translink run a
service to the
centre.Tickets: £7
single; £10 return.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €15
Villa
Italia
(37 University
Road, tel: 028 9032
8356) If you are in the
mood for some no-
nonsense, good-value
Italian food, this place
is hard to beat. It tends
to be busymost nights
of the week, so you
may have to queue.
UP TO €30
Muriel’s
(12 Church
Lane, tel: 028 9033
2445) This quirky bar
even if you aren’t a
smoker. She sells
everything and
anything to do with
smoking and tobacco
(6 Church Lane).
SEE
The fantastic
Cathedral Quarter
Arts Festival, runs
from3–13May. Now
in its 13th year, this
year’s highlights
include John Cale,
FieldMusic andAlexei
Sayle.All of the events
take place in and
around the Cathedral
Quarter and are priced
at under £10.
GO
The Titanic sank
one hundred years
ago this year, so now
is a good time to visit
the historic shipyards.
While you’re in the
area, check out the
recently opened,
£90millionTitanic
Belfast Visitor Centre
as well as the dry
dock where the ship
was built.
ESCAPE
Londonderry,
Northern Ireland’s
second city, is around
a 90-minute drive
fromBelfast and great
for a day trip. It has a
laidback atmosphere
and the locals are very
friendly.Take a stroll
along the new Peace
Bridge and a visit to
the recently restored
Guildhall.
NOWAY!
There aremore pubs
and restaurants per
head of population in
Belfast than there are
in the whole of Finland.
Chris Sherry/
Ulster Tatler
TAXI
Berlin
Germany
DIALLING CODE
+49
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Agadir,
Amsterdam,Athens,
Barcelona, Basel-
Mulhouse, Bristol,
Brussels, Budapest,
Cagliari,Copenhagen,
Corfu,Crete
(Heraklion),Dubrovnik,
Geneva,Glasgow, Ibiza,
Lisbon, Liverpool,
London (LGW, LTN),
Lyon,Madrid,Majorca,
Málaga,Manchester,
Milan (MXP),Mykonos,
Naples,Nice,Olbia,
Paris (ORY), Pisa,
Rhodes, Rome,
Split,Tenerife,
Thessaloniki,Venice
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €35.
Express route
SXF1 runs to
Berlin Südkreuz.
Tickets: €6.
Catch the S-Bahn
or theAirport
Express.Tickets: €3.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €15
Primo Maggio
(10
Graefestrasse, tel:
030 6165 0861)
Excellent little Italian
café named after
Berlin’s famous May
Day demonstrations.
It serves homemade
focaccia and all sorts
of pasta, plus some
really great coffees.
UP TO €30
Tipica
(19 Rosenstrasse,
tel: 030 2509 9440)
The past few years
have seen a wave of
“authentic”Mexican
snack bars and
restaurants open up.
Tipica is one of the
more upscale ones,
but – despite its
designer vibe – the
tacos are verymuch
the real deal.
UP TO €50
HBC
Restaurant
(9 Karl-
Liebknecht-Strasse,
tel: 030 2434 2920)
Situated in the HBC
nightlife cultural space,
this trendy restaurant
isn’t very visible from
the street.Walk up the
wide concrete stairs,
through the smoky bar
into a cosy-modern
eatery that serves
modern continental-
French cuisine and
some great wines.
EXCLUSIVE
Reinstoff
(26C
Schlegelstrasse, tel:
030 3088 1214) The
namemeans“pure
material”and that’s
what you get here:
multi-coursemenus of
ultra-aesthetic, avant-
garde cuisine largely
sourced from local,
organic ingredients.
Michelin just awarded
the restaurant its
second star.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Freischwimmer
(2Vor
demSchlesischen
TAXI
Enjoy spacious
rooms and bold
décor of limes and
mustards, in a hotel
located opposite
the Opera House.
From€83, book at
hotels.easyJet.com.
HOTEL
FITZWILLIAM
★★★★
★
THE MOST FAMOUS
IRISH PUB IN BERLIN