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Northern Ireland

6 destinations. Belfast's West African restaurants, the Causeway Coast, Mourne Mountains hiking, Derry's complete medieval walls, and a coastal County Down that most visitors never reach.

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Belfast

West African food, murals, Cathedral Quarter nightlife and creative culture

Belfast

Northern Ireland's electric capital, where murals, markets and West African food share the same streets.

Derry / Londonderry

Complete medieval walls, Peace Bridge, independent cafes and the Bogside

Derry

Ireland's most underrated city, wrapped in complete medieval walls with a river view that stops you cold.

Causeway Coast

White Rocks Beach, Dunluce Castle ruins and the best seafood on the north coast

Portrush

Northern Ireland's coastal anchor, where the Atlantic hits basalt cliffs and the chips are worth the drive.

County Down

Mourne Mountains, forest parks, marina life and quiet coastal paths

Newcastle

The Mourne Mountains begin where the town ends, and the forest parks here feel like another world entirely.

Bangor

County Down's seaside town with a marina, a coastal path and the kind of slow afternoon energy that resets you.

Holywood

A quiet coastal village between Belfast and Bangor where the cafes are excellent and the beach almost entirely undiscovered.

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Global Kitchens in Northern Ireland

Belfast's world-food scene, from the Newtownards Road to the city centre.

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Northern Ireland

Hidden Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland that doesn't appear on the tourist trail: forest parks, independent cafes, creative spaces and quiet coasts.

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Coastal Northern Ireland

From the basalt cliffs of the Antrim coast to the quiet shores of County Down, Northern Ireland's coastline is one of the most dramatic in these islands.

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Creative Belfast

The galleries, music venues, cultural centres and creative hubs where Belfast's best contemporary culture is actually happening.

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Malibu Grill

£13–£25

City Centre · Belfast

Afro-Caribbean and West African fusion in the city centre, jerk chicken, grilled tilapia, and waakye on the same menu, done properly.

Mama Bobo Restaurant

£10–£20

South Belfast · Belfast

Nigerian home cooking on the Ormeau Road, egusi soup, jollof rice, and moi moi that tastes like it was made with someone specific in mind.

Shankill & Falls Murals Tour

£0–£25

West Belfast · Belfast

The most politically charged street art in Ireland, full gable-wall murals on the Shankill and Falls Roads that document a conflict still in living memory.

St George's Market

£5–£20

City Centre · Belfast

Belfast's Victorian covered market open Friday to Sunday, street food, local produce, and the city at its most unguarded.

Tete Wyn African Restaurant

£12–£22

East Belfast · Belfast

Proper West African home cooking on the Newtownards Road, jollof rice, goat curry, and okra soup made without shortcuts.

Titanic Quarter

£0–£20

Titanic Quarter · Belfast

Belfast's docklands regeneration district, the slipways, the SS Nomadic, and a waterfront walk that earns its golden hour.

Yetunde's Kitchen

£8–£16

West Belfast · Belfast

West Belfast's word-of-mouth Nigerian takeaway, pepper soup, egusi, and fried plantain with no frills and no compromises on flavour.

Artis by Phelim O'Hagan

£40–£70

Walled City · Derry

Michelin-recommended fine dining from chef Phelim O'Hagan, tasting menus built on northern Irish produce in the heart of the walled city.

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