Belfast - Ireland 2014 - page 554

no curfew. Paul, the manager of the hostel, is a veritable TI, with a passion for his work
(bed in 6-bed dorm-£11.50, bed in quad-£13, S-£22, Db-£38, 22-32 Donegall Road, tel.
028/9031-5435, www.hini.org.uk , [e-mail] ). The hostel is the starting point for
McComb's minibus tours (described earlier, under “Tours in Belfast”).
Eating in Belfast
Downtown
(See “Central Belfast” map, here .)
If it's £12 pub grub you want, consider these drinking holes with varied atmospheres. For
locations, see the map on here .
The Morning Star is woody and elegant (£9-15 restaurant dinners upstairs, £5.50 buf-
fetMon-Sat12:00-16:00;openMon-Sat12:00-22:00,closedSun,downalleyjustoffHigh
Street at 17 Pottinger's Entry, alley entry is roughly opposite the post office, tel. 028/
9023-5986).
Kelly's Cellars, once a rebel hangout (see plaque above door), still has a very gritty
Irish feel. It's 300 years old and hard to find, but worth it. The pub grub is basic, but the at-
mosphere is delicious (Mon-Sat 11:30-24:30, Sun 13:00-23:30; live traditional music Tue-
Fri and Sun at 21:30, Sat at 16:30; 32 Bank Street, 100 yards behind Tesco supermarket,
access via alley on left side when facing Tesco, tel. [phone]).
Crown Liquor Saloon, a recommended stop along the Golden Mile, is small and an-
tique. Its mesmerizing mishmash of mosaics and shareable snugs (booths) is topped with
a smoky tin ceiling (Mon-Sat lunch only 11:30-15:00, Sun 12:30-16:00, 46 Great Victor-
ia Street, across from Hotel Europa, tel. [phone]). The Crown Dining Room up-
stairs offers dependable £10-15 meals (daily 12:00-21:00, tel. [phone], use entry
on Amelia Street when the Crown Liquor Saloon is closed).