Where to Eat & Drink in St Georges Market, Belfast 2026
The top independent spots to eat and drink in St Georges Market right now: OX Belfast, Duke of York and The Muddlers Club Restaurant.
| Restaurants & Bars · ranked | ||
| 1 | OX Belfast | ★4.7831 |
I am truly grateful to have Ox, the food and service are unmatched.Google review · B.M. · verbatim | ||
| 2 | Duke of York | ★4.75,358 |
| 3 | The Muddlers Club Restaurant | ★4.8715 |
| 4 | Kelly's Cellars | ★4.75,949 |
| 5 | The Ginger Bistro | ★4.71,244 |
| 6 | The Garrick | ★4.52,725 |
| 7 | The Lantern Restaurant | ★4.71,182 |
| 8 | Amelia Hall | ★4.61,320 |
| 9 | EDO Restaurant | ★4.61,138 |
| 10 | The Dirty Onion and Yardbird | ★4.45,767 |
| 11 | Hope Street Restaurant Belfast | ★4.6757 |
| 12 | Haymarket Belfast | ★4.51,440 |
| 13 | The Teal Monkey | ★4.7498 |
| 14 | The Northern Whig | ★4.32,446 |
| 15 | Yügo | ★4.6967 |
| 16 | Margot | ★4.2740 |
| 17 | Kanagawa (Belfast) Sushi & Ramen - Japanese Restaurant | ★4.61,370 |
| 18 | Mourne Seafood Bar | ★4.51,950 |
| 19 | Stix and Stones City Centre | ★4.42,447 |
| 20 | Nu Delhi Restaurant Lounge | ★4.52,319 |
20 independent venues, re-ranked monthly from real reviews — no chains, no paid placements.
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Visiting Belfast, United Kingdom? St Georges Market — High density, OX Belfast, Roam, Darcys — is the neighbourhood with 20 ranked independent restaurants and bars our review-velocity ranking is tracking right now. All trending hot this week. Rankings refreshed monthly from 41,163 live reviews — no chains, no ads.
How to Get There
From Belfast City Hall:
- Walking:5 mins south along May Street
- Train:Lanyon Place station, 2-min walk
- Bus:Most Metro routes pass within a 5-min walk
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Single fare. But the market is a 5-minute walk from City Hall \u2014 you do not need transport.
Local tip: Saturday morning is the main event. Arrive by 10am for the best experience — the seafood stalls and hot food vendors get mobbed by 11. Bring cash for the smaller producers. The surrounding restaurants are better for a weekday evening meal when the market crowd has gone.
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This month, OX Belfast takes the top spot. They’re doing modern European cooking on Oxford Street, with a menu that changes often. You’ll find fresh, seasonal ingredients and thoughtful dishes, making it well worth seeking out for a proper meal.
Head to Duke of York on Commercial Court if you want your pub done right. It's the kind of place that doesn't need to perform for you. Kelly's Cellars on Bank Street is the older option (and you'll feel the weight of that history the moment you walk in). Both pull a decent pint and won't exhaust you with forced charm.
You’ll find a solid mix here. OX Belfast and The Ginger Bistro do modern European. EDO Restaurant offers up tapas, while Kanagawa (Belfast) Sushi & Ramen has Japanese dishes. For Indian, Nu Delhi Restaurant Lounge is a good bet, and Stix and Stones City Centre handles your steak cravings.
Absolutely. The Muddlers Club Restaurant provides a fine dining experience that’s intimate and impressive. For something a bit more relaxed but still special, OX Belfast delivers an excellent modern European meal that's sure to impress.
For good value, you can’t beat the pubs. The Garrick offers solid pub food and pints for around €15-€20 a person. Kelly's Cellars and Duke of York are also great for a few drinks without breaking the bank, with pints typically costing about €5.
We saw a lot of positive movement. OX Belfast shot up 17 places to #1, a huge jump. Duke of York climbed to #2, and The Muddlers Club Restaurant is now at #3. The Ginger Bistro and The Lantern Restaurant also saw new peaks, as did Yügo. The Dirty Onion and Yardbird moved up two spots to #10.
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Ask DOW on ChatGPTDOW ranks venues with a transparent 100-point Hot Score, recalculated monthly from live Google data. Four signals: Velocity (30 pts) — text reviews over 50 characters in the last 90 days; Baseline (25 pts) — current Google rating relative to 4.0; Recency (25 pts) — 30-day weighted decay on recent reviews; Profile (20 pts) — phone, website, opening hours, description, photos, and category completeness on the Google Business Profile. Reviews written in the country's native language count 1.5× across Velocity and Recency — this is how DOW surfaces where locals eat year-round, not where tourists cluster in summer. No editorial picks, no paid placements, no chains.