Status : Burn/The washington/The rusty saddle 21 Howard St, Belfast BT1 6NB The Washington is named in memory of George Washington, the six foot six inches tall 1st President of the United States, whose ancestors originally came from Mount Vernon near Fortwilliam in Belfast, after which name he called his own residence in Williamsburg. He […]
17-19 Pottingers Entry, Belfast BT1 4DT In the early years of the 19th century, when the population of Belfast was only around 50,000, many old inns were discreetly tucked away in entries, or old lanes, adjacent to High Street. One of these romantic old lanes, which runs between Ann Street and High Street, is Pottinger’s […]
Status : Alley Cat/ Bootleggers 46 Church Ln, Belfast BT1 4QN As pubs go in the centre of Belfast, this is not too old, opened in 1962 by my old friends Paddy Hunt and Jack Hinds. 21 years after the complete destruction of Mr. James Hendron’s former bar during the Blitz on Belfast on the […]
2-4 Great Victoria St, Belfast BT2 7HR Unfortunately, you have to be a paying customer, or Patron, before you can get a drink here but, unlike a club, it’s open to the general public. A few years back, when the Arts Council was in the process of restoring the Opera House, a Theatre Bar was […]