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Date spot in Belfast

St George's Market

Graze your way round the stalls in the Victorian covered market, from local cheese and fresh fish to street food and baking, often with live music playing.

St George's Market's red-brick front on May Street, with a tall arched entrance and green iron gates

May Street, city centre

12-20 East Bridge Street, Belfast BT1 3NQ
  • Restaurant
  • Rain-proof ☔
  • Foodie

Why it's a good date: Each of you picks a stall and you share. It's at its liveliest on a weekend morning, so go hungry and take a bag for whatever you end up carrying home.

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  • Old painted brewery and stout signs on the whitewashed wall of the Duke of York, under a window box of red geraniums

    The Duke of York and Commercial Court

    Commercial Court, Cathedral Quarter

    7-11 Commercial Court, Belfast BT1 2NB
    • Bar
    • Big night

    Find the cobbled lane of Commercial Court in the Cathedral Quarter and settle into the Duke of York, a pub crammed with old whiskey mirrors and signs, with live music on many nights.

    Why it's a good date: It's the warmest welcome in the Cathedral Quarter, and there are a few more good bars within a minute's walk when you're ready to move on.

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    Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0 (resized)

  • Kelly's Cellars, a low whitewashed pub with black awnings and hanging signs, on a street corner in the city centre

    Kelly's Cellars

    Bank Street, city centre

    30-32 Bank Street, Belfast BT1 1HL
    • Bar
    • Rain-proof ☔
    • Cosy

    Duck into one of Belfast's oldest pubs, low-beamed and whitewashed, for a pint and a session of traditional music.

    Why it's a good date: Get a seat near the musicians and let the evening drift. Sessions don't run every night, so check what's on before you go.

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  • The Grand Opera House's red-brick Victorian front with onion domes and ornate windows, beside its modern glass extension

    Grand Opera House

    Great Victoria Street, city centre

    2-4 Great Victoria Street, Belfast BT2 7HR
    • Event
    • Rain-proof ☔
    • Big night
    • Culture

    See a musical, a play or the Christmas panto in the red and gold Victorian theatre on Great Victoria Street.

    Why it's a good date: The auditorium is a show in itself, all gilt and plasterwork. Make a night of it with a drink in the Crown across the road before curtain up.

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    Photo: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0 (resized)

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