Belfast
Newcastle
Soul Food
€
€€€
(395 Ormeau Road, BT7, +44 289
064 6464)
This funky little restaurant on the bohemian
Ormeau Road is a fantastic spot for a cheap lunch –
almost everything is made and baked on the premises.
The Potted Hen
€€
€€
(
Edward Street, BT1, +44 289
023 4554
) Divine food in a divine setting (well, Belfast's
busy Cathedral Quarter). This restaurant serves up dishes
chock-full of flavour and colour. The saffron-marinated cod
with squid-ink pasta, gremolata (lemon, garlic and parsley
sauce) and spaghetti of vegetables gets extra praise.
The National Grande Café
(
62-68 High Street, BT1, +44
289 031 1130
) Housed in a former bank, this bar has been a
huge hit with the locals since opening last autumn. Chirpy
staff, fair prices and original cocktails make it a great place
to go before a big night out on the town.
Leafy
Stranmillise
is home to some of the most historic
buildings in the city. Admire them on a stroll, before
performing a circuit of some of the area's bars. Start at
Cutters Wharf on the river.
chris sherry
Blunos Sea Grill
€€€
€
(
Seaham Hall Hotel, Lord
Byrons Walk, County Durham, SR7, +44 191 516 1400
) Top
chef Martin Blunos is the force behind this new seafood
restaurant in Seaham's famous old hotel (a seaside village
half an hour from Newcastle). The lobster poached in
Spey whisky butter is so good it could leave even Byron
lost for words.
Library & Print Room Restaurant
€€€
€
(
Matfen Hall Hotel, Matfen, NE20, +44 1661 886 5007
)
Award-winning contemporary dishes are served in the
sumptuous and historic surroundings of this hotel's grand
library. Easily one of the finest dining experiences around.
Jam Jar
(
88 Osborne Road, Jesmond, NE2 +44 191 908
7158
) As its cocktails are served in jam jars, it's not hard to
see what inspired the name of this new venue in the busy
Osborne Road strip. A favourite with the young crowd.
Whatever the weather, head to
Tynemouth Longsands
Beach
, 15 minutes drive from the city, and you're bound to
find surfers. Why not join them?
michelle ord
The Potted Hen is high
on the pecking order
for food in Belfast
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