Down a small passage off Holywood's high street, Coffee Yard is the kind of café discovery that makes a place. Properly sourced coffee, a small courtyard, and the particular quiet of a spot that doesn't have a tourist trail running through it. The space is compact but considered. The coffee is made with care. The food menu is small and changes with what's good.
Worth building a visit to Holywood around. The fact that it's hidden off the main street is part of the point, you have to know it's there, and once you do you come back. If you're doing the North Down Coastal Path or walking from the station to Cultra Beach, this is the place to start or finish. Ten minutes from Belfast by train and this quality of coffee. That's the argument for Holywood in a sentence.