Date spot in Belfast
Crumlin Road Gaol
Take a guided tour of the Victorian prison that held inmates for 150 years, through the wings and cells and down the tunnel that once led prisoners to the courthouse.
Crumlin Road, north Belfast
Address: 53-55 Crumlin Road, Belfast BT14 6ST- Culture
- Rain-proof ☔
- Mid-price
Why it's a good date: A bit different, a bit spooky, and full of stories to talk over on the way home. Book ahead, especially at weekends.
Photo: Olliebailie, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized)
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Queen's Film Theatre
University Square, Queen's Quarter
Address: 20 University Square, Belfast BT7 1PA- Activity
- Rain-proof ☔
- Cheap and cheerful
- Cosy
- Culture
Catch an independent, foreign-language or classic film at the city's arthouse cinema, tucked into a terrace by Queen's University.
Why it's a good date: A film you'd never find at the multiplex, then a drink at the bar to argue about it. Botanic Avenue's cafés and restaurants are round the corner for afterwards.
Photo: Transbedy, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)
Established Coffee
Hill Street, Cathedral Quarter
Address: 54 Hill Street, Belfast BT1 2LB- Café
- Rain-proof ☔
- Cheap and cheerful
- Foodie
Start the day with a flat white and a plate of brunch at a bright, minimal café in the Cathedral Quarter that takes its coffee seriously.
Why it's a good date: An easy, relaxed first date, or a slow weekend breakfast before a wander round the Cathedral Quarter's lanes.
OX
Oxford Street, by the river
Address: 1 Oxford Street, Belfast BT1 3LA- Restaurant
- Rain-proof ☔
- A treat
- Romantic
- Foodie
Book dinner at the Michelin-starred restaurant on the banks of the Lagan, with seasonal tasting menus built around produce from Northern Ireland's farms and coast.
Why it's a good date: The one to save for an anniversary: serious cooking in a calm, unfussy room. Book well ahead.
