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 3am.

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.

The cocktail bar, nightclub and roof terrace is housed over three floors. Upstairs at The National conjures the glamour of a classic Victorian gentleman’s club, bringing upper levels of this Grade B+ listed former National Bank building back to their former glory.

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.

The Tipsy Bird is a quirky style bar in Belfast’s city centre with amazing cocktails and live music. The Tipsy Bird cocktails are made by their team of expert mixologists and there’s something on the menu to suit everyone.

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.

Established back in 1630, White’s is the oldest tavern in Belfast. Nowadays the cosy pub is a place to eat, socialise and enjoy live music.

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.