Belfast Nightlife

This stylish underground bar serves creative cocktails and a carefully curated range of spirts, beers, wines. Margot is open seven days a week, with locals DJs playing Thursday to Sunday and the ‘Late Late Club’ on Friday and Saturday to 2am.

Santeria is a lively bodega by night complete with irresistible rhythms, funk, soul and great drinks! It attracts musicians, artists and some of the city’s most colourful characters. Find it on Fountain Lane, one of Belfast’s most evolving districts.

Offering a taste of the Caribbean in Belfast, Revolución de Cuba is all about celebrating the vibrant Cuban rhythm. With live music, salsa classes and samba girls, there is always a fiesta to be had – plus delicious rum cocktails and Latin-inspired food.

Babel is a chic rooftop bar, garden and kitchen complete with panoramic city views across Belfast. Stay inside for tasty small plates and DJs, or venture to the heated outdoor area for live music and BBQs in the summer.

Located on the fifth floor of the historic Linenhouse Building, the Perch features a beautiful central bar, generously adorned with birdcages and all things avian. Enjoy DJs and live music on Friday and Saturday nights.

Full of rustic charm reminiscent of your granny’s house, Granny Annies is a lively bar and restaurant offering quirky cocktails, shots paddles and a wide range of gin serves. Renowned for its live music, there’s traditional and modern sessions seven nights a week.

Henrys is on the site of what has been a pub for over 100 years and is named after historic Belfast figure and United Irish man Henry Joy McCracken. Catch live music seven nights a week with a full line up of Irish traditional sessions.

This traditional Belfast bar crammed with original mirrors and memorabilia, boasting cold beer, great Guinness and the largest selection of Irish whiskeys in Ireland. Nestled on a cobbled alleyway in Cathedral Quarter it’s also one of the city’s favourite Instagrammable spots.

Housed in one of Belfast’s oldest buildings, McHughs has a homely feel with open fires and comfortable seating. The basement bar hosts live bands during the week, offering a taste of Irish trad and the local rock scene.

Described as a “hidden gem that oozes old traditional values” Kelly’s Cellars was built in 1720 and very little has changed since, from the whitewashed walls to the uneven concrete floor. Expect live Irish trad, pints of Guinness and a local clientele.

The John Hewitt has firmly established its name as a venue for various styles of live music, including trad, jazz, Ulster Scots folk or Cajun. Expect a warm and friendly atmosphere served with a range of local and world beers.

One of Belfast’s oldest and biggest bars, Robinsons hosts five venues under one roof. In the ground floor Saloon established in 1895, you’ll find a traditional interior and original memorabilia from Titanic. Or go to Fibber Magee’s, which is steeped in Irish tradition with live music seven nights a week.