Wanted to find a nice local spot for brunch while we were in Belfast. This was a 5 min walk from…read moreour AirBnB. It looked like a serious coffee shop, so we decided to give it a try. This was a great choice. I grabbed a cinnamon roll, and ordered a cup of their filtered coffee (they no longer offer Chemex, sadly) and an order of poached eggs on toast with a side of bacon. This was something new for me, and I loved the simplicity of it. The sourdough toast was amazing, and the poached eggs went with it perfectly. High marks for the bacon also! Service was quick, and everything was brought out promptly. This is a nice coffee shop, plenty of seating, and a quiet place to have a conversation or get some work done. I know the people in the UK love their tea, but I would happily be a regular here if I lived in Belfast.

The food, service, and vibes were immaculate! Would definitely recommend this place to anyone for…read morebreakfast.

I don't really want to be telling anyone about this place as I really like it and wanted to keep it…read morea secret but I'd run out of places to review so here it is, in an industrial estate you really don't expect to find such a great cafe filled with vintage and retro style. At last east Belfast has a cafe with character , space and great food and coffee. This is the first business I've added to Yelp and it's worth a visit.

Lovely wee cafe hidden in prince regent road, on entrance doesn't look like much but when you enter…read moreit looks really traditional and theres a lot of antiques in the cafe, the chairs are antique, mirrors, tables, ornaments etc , lovely little cafe, takeaway or sit in, approx 15 seats inside, staff are very friendly and helpful, car park outside, free WiFi, food is nice. You can choose from frys , paninis, sandwiches, quiche, baked potatoes, traybakes, tea, coffee, soft drinks , I will defo be back to this hidden gem of a cafe.

In between my three visits separated by a whole year, I can't believe I'm still the first to review…read morethis exceptional patisserie... the definitive hidden gem! I honestly didn't expect to find such top notch French pastries in Northern Ireland (and see my French patisserie list in case you think I've not had my share!!). But, I looked through Instagram pictures of Lazy Claire in July 2018, checked a bunch of websites, found nothing on them (they've since developed a strong reputation locally), and walked in to find delectable made-from-scratch pastries. The surprise didn't end there. The owner, Daniel, introduced himself to me and told me that he's originally from Alabama... though he did learn his craft at Angelina in Paris. I'm glad I walked in, per habit, around the time a bakery opens (9 am in this case on weekdays). Glad because I was the first customer. The guy after me looked around the display cases and casually asked for 4 butter croissants and 5 chocolate croissants (or vice versa). I turned around to look at him and exclaimed: you bought everything! He pretended as if he didn't know. Though he clearly did (given the mismatched order size). Daniel laughed and told me I'd been lucky. He's a wonderful conversationalist and I spent an hour chatting up with him as he shared his experience of living and operating a business in Belfast. The croissants were flaky with layers of rolled dough, but the shatter effect was more prominent the day Daniel was working. (I'm not dinging the other bakers, they were considerate people having recognized me from back to back visits) I also tried the macarons, but loved the Millefeuille and pistachio eclairs more. I wish I'd been there around December to try the Black Forest bûche de Noël. It looked lovely on Instagram. The New Yorker in me believes one can walk around any city in the world, but I'd forgotten all about "the troubles" on my way to the patisserie. If you're a tourist and don't know your way around the city, be prepared to cab it back to your hotel. Lazy Claire is a can't miss experience in Belfast. Even though, you're probably there for the GoT tours...

From the owner: Lazy Claire Patisserie is one of the truest French patisseries in Belfast and Northern Ireland…read more Each pastry is handmade on site by our chefs using pure ingredients to classic French recipes. We offer items that you would be hard to find outside of France.

This was the best breakfast we had in Belfast. The service was excellent. My banana bread with…read morebacon was next level and everyone else's food was top notch.

General Merchant is good at making the sort of coffee that I'm happy to drink without milk. They…read moreare also good at avocado dishes, providing more of it on toast than some others do. Today I had a veggy burger plus the optional fries. Burger appeared to contain curry spices but not overwhelmingly so. Altogether tasty and there was even some avocado in the bun. As an omnivore, I'm conscious, though, of the different levels of structural integrity between meat and veggy patties - the latter are probably best left bunless and eaten with cutlery. It saves burying my face in the plate. For a sweet, I had the custard tart. This had much more custard in it than some others that I've had but perhaps a little too sweet.

I came into this spacious and homey coffee shop on a my first rainy morning in Belfast. It seems to…read morebe more of a social uni/hostel coffee shop as it was completely empty at 9am, but that may be more COVID related. I had a mocha - creamy and not too sweet. My friend had a Americano - "bold, full flavoured, strong". Nice outdoor seating, that would be proper good on a sunny day, but with canopies works on any rainy day as well. I liked the Takeaway cup design! Do stop in and have a cuppa!

Common grounds is situated in the Holy Lands area in Belfast, just behind Queens University and…read moreattached to Belfast City Church. It is a superb little cafe and well run. My last time there was a couple of weeks ago for an art gallery display. I could tell they made active steps to get involved in the community. It has a lot of local love and there is a greats sense of community. Its nice to see an organization that isn't completely driven by turnover and the mighty bottom line. Every friday night they have local music talent performing, its a great relaxed chilled vibe, one which I would happily just hang out 'Friends' style. Go there if you want some coffee, food and snacks. You will be happy.

do not eat at this coffee shop if you are coeliac or have allergies. despite checking 4 times they…read moreserved me food containing gluten. they do not have an allergen menu and seem to have no traceability on their ingredients. it is not safe for people with allergies.

Walking along the Belmont Road you can't fail to miss Olivers, mainly because the name covers the…read morewhole side of the building, but you cannot deny it is a very pretty looking cafe. The rugged brick and wood, the very fancy lighting, there has been a lot of care, thought and attention to detail put into the decor and I'm always a fan of nice decor. This place is very popular with always someone in, which is why I thought I'd give it a try. I also can never resist a window seat in a coffee shop for people watching, and one had just become free. What I'm not a fan of so much is being ignored by staff and hard scones. I stood at the counter waiting to be served so long I was almost embarrassed, as two trendy and attractive boys leaned over the back counter trying to fix something on their phone. I don't mean to have a go about phones as mine is practically surgically attached, but hello, coffee needed. Eventually a girl came out of the kitchen and served me instead, caffeine in means calm in. The coffee was nice enough, but the scone was hard and dry. They had so many on display perhaps they just aren't selling them quickly enough. Or perhaps it is how I ended up feeling about the place generally- a little style over substance. I like style, but I like nice food too.

On the way to Titanic museum. Stopped in for coffee and a bite to eat. Coffee was good and pastry…read morewas fresh. Don't let the construction deture you.

Came in search of a decent cup of joe and wasn't disappointed. Croissants and sausage rolls pretty…read moregood too. A few minutes from the Titanic museum. Recommended

Heaven! Food just doesn't get any better than this! I've passed this place the last couple of years…read moreand never called in - my biggest life regret so far! Today I stopped at Bread & Banjo and had the spinach, feta and hazelnut quiche and a coffee. Amazing - it deserves 10 stars not 5. Coffee was fabulous too. Everything in this bakery is hand made. It's unreal just how flavourful the food is. I will be back to this cafe/ bakery soon. Unrivalled deliciousness.

Gorgeous coconut caramel square and almond milk latte for a Friday afternoon treat. So many…read moregoodies to choose from . Will have to go back to try them!

In my humble opinion, the Belvedere is the best little cafe on the Cregagh. Friendly, bright,…read moreclean, tasty, it has all the good adjectives to describe it! It feels like a little community, bustling with locals who all seem to know each other, and welcomed by staff who are so nice you are convinced you must have met them before. Serving a mixture of breakfast treats and lunch favourites like a good old toastie to sausage, beans and chips they have something for everyone. so long as that 'everyone' likes a good feed. They even do salads for the calorie concious, but I've never tried them as their full breakfast is a hug on a plate and probably the only non-greasy one I've tried in town. They also do a posher evening menu on Friday and Saturday nights which is BYO, and by the breakfast and lunches I've enjoyed, it is bound to be a winner.

This is lovely bistro on the Cregagh Road…read more Both the service and prices are excellent and if you're looking for breakfast they have a great range on offer. I recently brought family here who opted for the large grill (fry) which was cooked really well and was very clean, no greasy items!! I opted for the Mighty Chorizo for a change and it was amazing. Two pieces of ciabatta topped with a delicious tomato sauce with peppers, courgette, onion and chorizo finished with two poached eggs (cooked to perfection). Made a nice change to the tradition breakfast items and is one I would defiantly recommend. All in all a great local eatery

It's a pain to have to give a crappy review to a place that's always been a favourite. Arthur's has…read morealways delivered a decent lunch at a good price. After years of going in that has changed for the first time. As with everything these days the prices have crept up, especially in terms of the lunch specials. OK, that's to be expected these days. But there a 'meal deal' in there now for £12 or so! Not long ago that was a basic restaurant price, the specials are now around the £5 mark and gone is the awesome £3. I could live with that, but I got the club sandwich. It was tiny and bland.... With a club you expect the double layers... not in this case... just the 2 rounds of bread, and they were very poorly filled at that. I'll definitely be back... I won't give up on a stalwart like this after 1 bad experience... but with the hike in prices there needs to be an understanding there be a hike... and certainly not a drop, in delivery!

Not bad, not bad at all. I was about 10 minutes early for a meeting in the city centre today so I…read moredecided to pop in to Arthurs to kill a bit of time. As eluded to Arthur's is in a really handy location beside Montgomery Street Car park and only a short dander from Victoria Square.s iWith loads of neighboring offices I suspect Arthur's is rammed in the morning and at lunch time but luckily for me I visited around 2:30pm and there were only a few other customers. As soon as I walked in I was asked 'what I would like?' and to be honest I hadn't even worked that out in my head yet so I just blurted out Americanno! I like the prompt sty;e of the staff in here - no messing about - gimmie your order! The coffee was great - very strong which is just what I needed before a meeting. I even got myself a wee pecan slice as there was a lonely one left in a basket just staring at me at the counter. So I had to, you know yourself! Anyway, it's a big old thumbs up from me for Arthur's and who knows it might even get that extra star when I sit in!