Bittles Bar
70 Upper Church Lane, Belfast BT1 4QL
Tiny flat-iron Victorian pub (1868) hung with portraits of Irish writers and sports heroes. Famous for its Guinness and 100+ whiskeys, with some local craft on draught and in bottles.
Boundary Taproom
Units A4–A7, Portview Trade Centre, 310 Newtownards Road, Belfast BT4 1HE
Taproom of Belfast's co-operative brewery (2,000+ member-owners), beside the brewhouse in an old spinning mill: 20 taps, fridges of Boundary cans, Belgian imports. Family- and dog-friendly. Closed Mondays.
BrewDog Belfast Grand Central
Unit 4 (first floor), Belfast Grand Central Station, 90–92 Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 5AX
Northern Ireland's only BrewDog, upstairs in the new transport hub: BrewDog core beers, rotating specials and guests from local breweries, with food all day.
Bullhouse East
442–446 Newtownards Road, Belfast BT4 1HJ
Belfast's first permanent brewery taproom, next to C.S. Lewis Square: 20 taps of Bullhouse and guest beers, a heated beer garden, Bullhouse's own pizza and takeaway cans. Open 7 days.
Northern Lights
451 Ormeau Road, Belfast BT7 3GQ
Galway Bay's Belfast bar, almost opposite the Errigle, with up to 20 changing taps (about half Galway Bay) and a big bottle and can list. Upstairs games room, food daily.
Out of Office Taproom
2nd floor, Ulster Sports Club, 96–98 High Street, Belfast BT1 2BG
Microbrewery and bright taproom brewing on site since 2021, above a retro social-club music venue. House beers like Pencil Pusher session IPA and NSFW hazy IPA, plus Detroit-style pizza. Taproom opens Thursday 5pm, Friday 5pm and Saturday 2pm only.
Sunflower Public House
65 Union Street, Belfast BT1 2JG
Corner pub with the city's last Troubles-era security cage on the door. Local craft taps (Boundary, Heaney, Hilden), a hand pump, no TVs, live music nightly and Boxing Hare wood-fired pizza in the beer garden.
The Deer's Head & Bell's Brewery
1–3 Lower Garfield Street, Belfast BT1 1FP
Belfast's original brewpub: a restored 1885 saloon with Bell's Brewery working behind glass inside the bar. House lagers, stout and IPAs plus guests, pub food and live music most nights.
The Errigle Inn
312–320 Ormeau Road, Belfast BT7 2GE
Family-run since 1935: five bars, a roof garden and the oak-panelled Oak Room, with 20+ taps including Irish craft, plus an off-licence. Trad session on Saturday afternoons.
The John Hewitt
51 Donegall Street, Belfast BT1 2FH
Social-enterprise pub (owned by the Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre, run by Boundary since 2022) with 16 taps of Boundary and guest beers, no TVs, live music and Franky's Lasagneria food. Closed Mondays.
The Woodworkers
20–22 Bradbury Place, Belfast BT7 1RS
Belfast's first rotating tap room (est. 2014): about 14 changing lines, flights of local beers (Boundary, Heaney, Bullhouse), shuffleboard and a Tuesday quiz. Closed Mondays.