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Café 55 Bistro serves basic sandwiches with a great patio view (May-Sept Mon-Fri
9:00-17:00, Sat-Sun 9:00-21:30, shorter hours off-season, 1 Causeway Street, beneath fan-
cier 55 North restaurant run by same owners—listed below, tel. [phone]).
The Spar Market has what you'll need for your Antrim Coast picnic (Mon-Sat
7:00-20:00, Sun 7:00-19:00, across from Barry's Arcade on Main Street, tel. 028/
7082-5447).
Fine Dining
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55 North (named for the local latitude) has the best sea views in town, with windows on
three sides. The classy pasta-and-fish plates are a joy (£10-17 plates, daily 12:30-14:00 &
17:00-21:00 except closed Mon Sept-June, 1 Causeway Street, tel. [phone]).
Adelphi Bistro is a good bet for its relaxed, family-friendly atmosphere and hearty
meals (daily 12:00-15:00 & 17:00-21:00, 67-71 Main Street, tel. [phone]).
Harbour Road Eateries
(See “Portrush” map, here .)
The following restaurants, located within 50 yards of each other (all under the same own-
ership and overlooking the harbor on Harbour Road), offer some of the best food values
in town.
Ramore Wine Bar —salty, modern, and much-loved—bursts with happy eaters. They
have the most inviting menu that I've seen in Ireland, featuring huge meals ranging from
steaks to vegetarian food. Share a piece of the decadent banoffee (banana toffee) pie
with a friend (£9-15 plates, daily 12:15-14:15 & 17:00-21:30, Sun until 21:00, tel. 028/
7082-4313).
Downstairs, sharing the same building as the Ramore Wine Bar, is the energetic Coast
Pizzeria, with great Italian dishes. Come early for a table, or sit at the bar (Mon-Fri
17:00-21:30, Sat 16:30-22:00, Sun 15:00-21:00; Sept-June closed Mon-Tue; tel. 028/
7082-3311).
The Harbour Bistro offers a more subdued, darker bistro ambience than the previous
twoeateries, withmealsforafewpoundsmore(£9-16dinners,daily17:00-21:30,tel.028/
7082-2430).