Monthly Hot List

Where to Eat & Drink in St Georges Market, Belfast 2026

20 ranked·44,472 live reviews·updated August 2026
Known forFresh seafood straight from portsFilipino and Asian dinner spots

The top independent spots to eat and drink in St Georges Market right now: Rayles Diners, Stix and Stones City Centre and Nu Delhi Restaurant Lounge.

The St Georges Market Hot List · Restaurants & Bars
Restaurants · ranked
1Rayles Diners
Filipino restaurant
4.9651
One of the best Filipino places you'll ever see. Unless you go to the PhilippinesGoogle review · M.S. · verbatim
2Stix and Stones City Centre
Restaurant
4.42,504
3Nu Delhi Restaurant Lounge
Indian restaurant
4.52,363
4Hope Street Restaurant Belfast
Irish restaurant
4.6791
5EDO Restaurant
Restaurant
4.61,171
6Roam
Irish restaurant
4.8293
7Jumon
Restaurant
4.6913
8The Muddlers Club Restaurant
Restaurant
4.8733
9The Teal Monkey
Modern European restaurant
4.6528
10Mourne Seafood Bar
Seafood restaurant
4.51,987
11The Morning Star Bar & Restaurant
Gastropub
4.23,854
12Kanagawa (Belfast) Sushi & Ramen - Japanese Restaurant
Japanese restaurant
4.61,390
Bars · ranked
1Kelly's Cellars
Irish pub
4.76,098
2Duke of York
Pub
4.75,455
3Amelia Hall
Cocktail bar
4.61,488
4The Dirty Onion and Yardbird
Irish pub
4.45,865
5Haymarket Belfast
Bar & grill
4.51,503
6The Garrick
Pub
4.52,810
7The Northern Whig
Bar & grill
4.32,482
8The Spaniard
Pub
4.51,593

20 independent venues, re-ranked monthly from real reviews — no national 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 44,472 live reviews — no national chains, no ads.

Most people wander around Belfast city centre aimlessly until hunger forces them into whatever looks closest. Skip the guesswork. If you head down Amelia St around 18:00, Rayles Diners feeds you crisp pork belly and steaming bowls of broth for under €18 a head. A 5-minute walk over to Upper Queen St brings you to EDO Restaurant, where sharing plates of cured meats and grilled octopus average €9 to €16 each before the 20:00 rush hits. If you fancy fresh catch instead, Mourne Seafood Bar on Bank St shucks local oysters at €3 apiece beside generous bowls of mussels in beer broth. Finish the night on Commercial Ct at Duke of York for a pint of stout around €6, or drop into The Garrick on Chichester St before 23:00 to grab a table near the bar. The variety here is real, provided you know which street to turn down.

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

Translink Metro Ticket Info

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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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Rayles Diners on Amelia St takes the top spot this month. Their Filipino cooking delivers bold garlic rice plates, crisp pork belly, and rich broth without cutting corners.

Head to Kelly's Cellars on Bank St for historic pours, or step onto Commercial Ct to grab a pint at Duke of York.

The area covers everything from Filipino dinners at Rayles Diners on Amelia St and Spanish tapas at EDO Restaurant on Upper Queen St to Indian dining at Nu Delhi Restaurant Lounge on Great Victoria St.

The Muddlers Club Restaurant on Warehouse Ln sets the standard for focused tasting menus, while Roam on Callender St delivers relaxed dining with sharp Irish cooking.

Grab lunch at Kanagawa on Donegall Pass for noodles and rice bowls under €15, or try the generous portions at Hope Street Restaurant on Little Victoria St for around €20.

The Teal Monkey stepped onto the board at #9 on Dublin Rd, while Kanagawa marked its arrival at #12 on Donegall Pass alongside steady top ranks for Stix and Stones City Centre.

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