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Belfast Food Tour - Secret Food Tours

Belfast is a rising star, taking its place among the world’s must-see destinations. Packed with lively pubs and an eclectic food scene, Belfast offers buzz and vibrancy. By joining our Secret Food Tour you will be warmly welcomed by a local guide, shown colourful street art, hear the history and of course, enjoy a wide range of local favourite bites. Our passionate tour guides will show you their energetic city, The Belfast Entries are full of traditional bars that will make your stay unforgettable

On our Secret Food Tour; Belfast, you'll enjoy the best food in Northern Ireland. Your tour starts in front of the astonishing Belfast City Hall. During the tour you will dine on a freshly baked breakfast with the locals, and enjoy classic home cooked Northern Irish dishes.

Our Secret Tours, You'll be shown colorful street art, hear about how it has changed over time through history, and of course, eat some delicious food. Our passionate guides will take you on one side-by Expand your taste buds with traditional bars that are sure not only make dining memorable but also provide insight into what life was like here before modern-day living came along

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Walking Distance: 1.2 miles Suitable for all dietary requirements, please ensure you add this information at checkout. We cannot cater for dietary requirements unless we know in advance.

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Belfast Food Tours & Belfast Bar Tours

Our food scene has really taken off and a great way to experience local produce and the buzz of Belfast is to take the foodie's food tour of Belfast with  Taste & Tour !  The award-winning original Belfast Food Tour™ takes you on a 4-hour fun and food-filled guided walk to some top food and drink spots around Belfast City Centre. It starts in the historic St. George’s Market, meeting producers, and tasting yummy local products, before heading around Belfast to visit traditional bars, world-class shops and more, eating and drinking some of the best local food along the way. Their enthusiastic local foodie guides ensure you get a flavour for the city and produce of Northern Ireland.

They also do a Belfast Gin Jaunt, Wine Wander, Crafty beer & tasty bites, Belfast Whiskey and 5 Stop Brunch tours. All amazing but maybe not in one day! 

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Journey in the footsteps of Titanic’s builders on our new Titanic Quarter food tour.

Jump on board the Titanic tram and discover Belfast’s maritime past and explore the legend of the RMS Titanic. Enjoy culinary delights along the way. Sample local beers and premium gins at historic venues including HMS Caroline and Titanic’s Dock.

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Outside Premier Inn TQ

£55.00 per person

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J ourney in the footsteps of Titanic’s builders on our new Titanic Quarter food tour.

Titanic Food Tour

J oin us on our new Titanic Quarter Tour with a culinary twist. Experience the birthplace of a legend whilst enjoying the tastes of Belfast’s maritime quarter.

You’ll be treated to appetisers and 3 courses at 4 unique venues as you journey through the heritage locations behind Titanic’s conception, construction and completion lead by our expert guides – also known as Titanoraks.

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See the sights.

Your tour will explore highlights such as SS Nomadic and the Titanic Slipways, and will include access to HMS Caroline, Titanic’s Dock and Pump-House and the Harland and Wolff Drawing Offices.

We have handpicked 4 of the very best eateries in Titanic Quarter to showcase the diverse range of cuisine that the quarter has to offer.

Rest your legs with a leisurely trip on The Wee Tram and enjoy 4 of the very best eateries in Titanic Quarter, showcasing the diverse range of cuisine that the Quarter has to offer.

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Enjoy food and drink from some of the Titanic Quarter’s most delicious eateries

The Dock Café

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Our tour begins outside Premier Inn Titanic Quarter and ends at Titanic Hotel. There are a number of options for car parking in the vicinity including the Odyssey carpark, Premier Inn carpark, Titanic Quarter carpark opposite Titanic Hotel and Titanic Belfast underground carpark.

If you need more information, please call us on 079 0435 0339 or visit our directions page.

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Food Tour - The Best Eats in Belfast

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Take a delicious trek through Ireland's capital city and find a treasure of fabulous flavors.

In the Secret Food Tour of Belfast, you'll enjoy some of the best food in Northern Ireland. Your tour starts in front of Belfast City Hall. During the tour, you will dine on a freshly prepared breakfast with the locals, relax in historic pubs, and enjoy traditional home-cooked Northern Irish dishes. We'll introduce you to our street art known worldwide. At the end of your tour, you'll have sampled some of Northern Ireland's most delicious dishes and gained a better understanding of its local culture and history. Alcohol may be enjoyed by those of legal drinking age.

Northern Irish soda bread with sausage or bacon

Artisan Irish cheeses, cured meats, local smoked salmon and white wine

Freshly caught oysters

Irish stew accompanied with a Guinness and samples of fine Irish whiskeys

Local cheese

Local craft beer

Northern Irish sweet tray bake and coffee

Secret dish

Please note that the served food & drinks can sometimes change due to seasonality. Also, food tour menus cannot be modified to adapt to most dietary restrictions.

• Minimum Guests 1
• Maximum Guests 12
• Food Stops 8
• Approximate Duration 3 hours
• Labels City Tours, Walking Food Tours

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28 Oct 2022

This is a great way to explore Belfast and learn all about its history and enjoy some delicious food. We highly recommend this tour!

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27 Jan 2023

We had such a wonderful time on this incredible food and drink tour. Our tour guide Ciara was superb and so friendly! My first time trying an oyster was an experience too! I would highly recommend taking this tour as you get a great insight into the history of Belfast and get to explore a few of the best bars Belfast has to offer including the oldest bar dating back to 1720.

What a fun way to tour Belfast. Our personable guide was especially attentive to our needs, asking us if we had any questions or requests. Highly informative.

A very enjoyable morning despite the typical rainy weather. Not letting it dampen the experience. Paul our tour guide navigated us through the wet streets of the city impressing us with his quick wit and knowledge of the city. Especially the dates of buildings! We loved the range of food and drinks provided and despite being apprehensive about eating oysters I am now converted.

Wonderful day out with Paul Clarke, telling us stories about Belfast City and it’s history. Spectacular Northern Irish food, drink and murals along the way, with lots of great craic. We all hail from Belfast, so no matter where you are from, we would certainly recommend this tour.

One of the best city tours we have ever been on. The tour guide Paul was really skilled and such great craic. Even though we are from N.Ireland the tour brought us to some real hidden treasures that we didn’t know. The food and drink was high quality and plentiful and we met such lovely people. A great way to spend three hours at a great price in Belfast City. Do it now!

A wonderful food and drink tour in Belfast. Ciara led the way from one delightful and delectable experience to the next. Everything Belfast has to offer from local and traditional products and dishes combined with an even greater selection of beer and whiskey, exciting new and old history and warm welcomes everywhere we went. Because of Ciara, the tour included a lot more than just food and drink. She loves Belfast and was happy to address all of my questions, making this a fantastic day. I would love to come back

We have just completed the food tour of Belfast with our guide Paul. This was the perfect way to spend 4 hours on our girls weekend in Belfast. The tour mixes wonderful food and drink experiences with some history of the city. It takes you to places that you may not find on your own. From delectable cannoli, to Irish stew, oysters, Guinness, cider, whiskey .. and the best sausages I’ve ever tasted .. a word of advice, maybe skip dinner! Paul was a fantastic guide giving us lots of insights into the history of the places we visited. We’ve done a few food tours across the world, and can highly recommend this fairly new edition of Belfast .. worth every penny .. thank you Paul

We've just finished with Paul, our tour guide for the Food Tour of Belfast. This was the ideal way to spend four hours during our Belfast weekend. The tour combines delicious culinary and beverage experiences with some historical history. It leads you to locations that you might not otherwise discover. Delicious cannoli, Irish stew, oysters, Guinness, cider, whiskey, and more are all available. Additionally, the best sausages I've ever had. A suggestion: maybe skip dinner! Paul was an excellent tour guide who provided us with a lot of historical context for the locations we visited. We've taken a few secret food tours around the globe and can recommend this relatively recent edition of Belfast. Well worth the money. Paul, thank you!

I loved this, and so is everyone we met on the tour! We were three friends, and our guide was incredibly amusing and sociable! The food was absolutely delicious! First time in Belfast, and after 3 hours on this tour, I'd like to go again!

Paul was a fantastic tour guide for all of us. He gave us a ton of background information, took us to amazing places we wouldn't have discovered on our own, and showed us special areas of Belfast that made me feel more at home and fascinated with the city. Would really advise anyone visiting to have this experience!

We got this tour as a gift for a friend's birthday, and Ciara was indeed an excellent guide. The tour took us to several locations where we learned about local history and sampled a variety of food and beverages. Ciara made everyone feel welcome and included with her amazing friendliness and expertise. Being from the area, I definitely recommend the tour!

09 Dec 2022

Did this tour as a birthday present to a friend, and we had such a good time with Ciara as our guide. The tour took us to a variety of places that covered local history as well as a variety of food and drink. Ciara was incredibly friendly and knowledgeable and made everyone feel included. I'm a local and would definitely recommend the tour to anyone!

Good combination of food, drink and history of Belfast. Even though I live not far from Belfast and have visited it many times, there were places I didn't know existed. The tour guide Paul was excellent

I LOVED THIS and all the people we happend to meet on tour! We were 3 friends and our guide was very funny and sociable! The food was just soooo good! First time in Belfast and, after 3h on this tour, I'd want to take it again!

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Chocolates, gin and seaweed on a fabulous Belfast Food Tour

by Kathryn Burrington | Food and Drink , Northern Ireland , Popular

Two things I always look out for when travelling are food markets and food tours. I’m a great believer in getting to know a culture through its food, and the guys at Belfast-based Taste and Tour clearly agree with me, as I found out recently on their Belfast Food Tour.

Known traditionally for its hearty fare and pints of the black stuff, in recent years Belfast has developed a more sophisticated palate without losing sight of its origins. Last year saw Northern Ireland celebrate the year of food and drink, establishing itself as a strong contender on the world food scene. This spot on the food map is thanks to the passion of its people, from its farmers to its chefs to people like Caroline Wilson and Phil Ervine, the founding directors of Taste and Tour, who enjoy nothing better than introducing people to the food and drink they love.

I met up with Phil on a chilly winter’s morning at St George’s Market to find out more about the Belfast Food Tour .

Seaweed, green tea and treacle bread at St George’s Market

Located on May Street, close to the River Lagan and the Waterfront Hall, St George’s Market is the last surviving Victorian covered market in Belfast dating back to 1890. The site itself has been home to a market much longer than that though, with one being held here once a week since 1604.

We visited on a Friday and there were plenty of edible delights to satisfy my taste buds, even though this isn’t the day that the market specialises in food. I’m told that on a Saturday or Sunday you’ll find even more delicious foods on offer.

Phil’s favourite fish stall is ‘Something Fishy’, with their award winning oysters and neat rows of bags of something new to me, dulse. This seaweed, as I found out, has a very distinctive taste, and I couldn’t decide whether I liked it or hated it. It’s collected in Newcastle County Down and should be served with plenty of butter, which we were sadly lacking. I concluded that dulse is an acquired taste.

As we wandered through the stalls, we sampled wonderful teas and admired geographically protected potatoes, tucked into freshly prepared humous and pesto and nibbled on moreish breads, including a treacle bread which was particularly good. You could really taste the treacle, yet it wasn’t too sweet. Champ soda bread was another hit. And if you’ve not come across champ before, it’s a mix of mashed potato with shallots or spring onions and, in this case, bacon too.

Me (in the middle) with Jalila Chiquet (on the left), France Dimanche ; and Sarka Babicka (on the right), Cook your Dream,  who both joined me on the tour.

It wasn’t long before I could see just how much Phil loves his work with the Belfast Food Tour. His passion for food is infectious. “I love meeting new people and introducing them to my Belfast,” he explained, “I take people to the places where I would take my friends to taste my city.”

With yet more that I wanted to try and explore (was that Guinness Cheese I spotted over there?), it was soon time to move on. But I’m so glad we did, as what awaited was a serving of chocoholic heaven.

Gourmet chocolate at CoCouture

Walk down the stairs into this basement shop on Chichester Street, open the door and inhale. An invisible wall of chocolate will smack you in the face as you enter the world of one of the finest chocolatiers I’ve ever met. The Belfast Food Tour would be worth it just for this.

Deidre was once a high-powered business woman who, like so many of us, sought happiness in chocolate.

Unlike most of us though, she turned her passion into a thriving business. As she told us all about chocolate, how it is made, how it should be tasted, what to look out for, she was an absolute joy to watch and listen to, as her passion for chocolate shone out. One tip that I’ll be following from now on thanks to this Belfast Food Tour is to check the label of chocolates before buying them. The shorter the ingredients list, the better the taste and the better it is for you.

We talked chocolate. We tasted chocolate. We drank chocolate. And it was good. So good in fact that I brought, not one but two bags of hot chocolate home with me, as well as a couple of bars of exquisite Madagascar chocolate. For any chocoholic, a visit to Belfast would not be complete without popping by CoCouture .

No frills, no jam jars or hipster cocktails, just great local craft beer …and gin

On the next stop of our Belfast Food Tour, we popped in to Phil’s favourite pub in the Cathedral Quarter for the second of three gin tastings that I would have that week. And I was delighted to see that the local Jawbox gin was once again on the menu. Gerry White, the man behind Jawbox, is as enthusiastic about his gin and as dedicated to bringing you nothing but the best, as Deidre is about her chocolate.

Even if you are not a gin fan, I urge you to try it, with Fever Tree ginger ale rather than tonic. It’s my new favourite drink, a bottle of which I also brought home with me from Ireland. Worryingly, a preliminary search has not found a local supplier, but I live in hope that I’ll track one down, otherwise I’ll be hopping on a plane back to Belfast.

Sadly we had to skip Phil’s favourite coffee shop, as we’d lingered too long over chocolate and gin, and our lunch was ready (you certainly won’t go hungry on this Belfast Food Tour).

Lunch at Coppi

Coppi , in Saint Anne’s Square, serves ‘Contemporary Italian cooking showcasing the best local produce’. The decor is a mix of rustic and industrial stripped-back chic, the atmosphere laid-back and friendly. Rather than choose from the menu, Phil had picked out all his favourite dishes for us to share and, as someone who loves to try a little bit of everything, this was perfect for me.

Feta fritters with truffle honey. Goat meatballs with Marsala and hazelnut sauce. Duck Ragu with Porcini mushroom ravioli, parmesan and truffle…

We ate our fill. And sampled a number of local beers and ciders too. Then came dessert.

Coppi Tiramisu. Chocolate and Salted Caramel Torta. Pear and Almond Tartlet…

We ate more than we should have, but we were happy.

I’ve been on many food tours around the world, and this has to be one of my favourites. It gives you the chance to not only taste great food and drink, but also to get to know some of the passionate people behind Belfast’s wonderful food and drink scene.

As well as this Belfast Food Tour, Taste and Tour also offer brewery tours and whiskey walks . Find out more on their website TasteandTour.co.uk .

Where to stay in Belfast?

I’ve stayed at the hotel Europa a couple fo times and found it very comfortable, with excellent service and great food. It is also centrally located, and right opposite two of my favourite pubs, the Crown Liquor Saloon and Fibber Magees. I felt very safe walking back to the hotel alone in the evenings, and would recommend it for solo female travellers, couples, business travellers or groups of friends. The bus station is right behind the hotel so it’s super easy to catch a bus to the airport too from here.

I’ve also stayed at the Ramada in the Cathedral Quarter and found it perfectly located for enjoying a great range of fabulous bars and restaurants right on your doorstep. It’s an easy walk from there into the town centre as well as the Titanic Quarter too. The nearby Dream Apartments are lovely too and would be a great choice if you’re looking for a self-catering option. The Cathedral Quarter would always be my first choice when it comes to location.

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We will be arriving by cruise ship to Belfast on 6 May at 11 AM and departing that day at 7 PM. What Foodie tours can we join.

Hi Martin, If none of the ‘Taste and Tour’ itineraries fit your schedule you could try this personalised tour http://bit.ly/BelfastTour and specify that you are interested in food. You could even refer them to this article so they know exactly what you are looking for. Have a fabulous time. It’s a wonderful city.

I’m certainly going to add this food tour to my “to-do list” when I visit Belfast, it looked like it was amazing!

You should indeed! Not only was the food and drink excellent, it was also great fun.

That spread at Coppi looks delicious! I could probably pass on the seaweed though, ha.

Haha! Yes, the seaweed was rather odd but Coppi was excellent. Loved the atmosohere there too.

This does sound like an excellent food tour – such a great way to show off a destination. I love to do one when I first arrive somewhere so that I can revisit anywhere that is especially good.

Well you had me at ‘chocolate’ but then added ‘gin’ into the mix! Oh man. This is my kind of food tour. I haven’t tried Jawbox Gin before so will look out for it. I’ve yet to go to Belfast, but when I do I’d really like to do this tour.

I was completely blown away by the methods used in Ireland to incorporate seaweed into their diet. Bravo, I hope it will slowly move across the atlantic, if harvested responsibly, is a great sustainable product. Lunch at Coppi looks divine-honey on feta fritters is calling my name!

I would love to explore Belfast, I only ever go for work or if passing through. This has to be the best way to see the culture as well as the food – the people in Northern Ireland are so friendly. And you get your paces in so can eat more!

Now treacle bread sounds very interesting indeed but the choc/salted caramel torta and the best chcolate you’ve ever tasted – that’s some big words there and I am sold! I love a good food tour!

This looks like a great food tour – I totally agree and really like to fit a food tour in as many places as I can as it brings the destination alive. I last visited Belfast at Christmas a few years ago and so all the food I had was a bit more of the Xmas market style, but still good!

I love visiting cities at Christmas, especially if there’s a good market. I bet St George’s is full of Christmas treats at that tie of year.

I’ve heard Northern Ireland has a really good food scene, but I probably couldn’t think of a particular dish from there before. Looks like there are some great ones though – treacle bread and gin in particular sound just like my type of thing!

I’m sure you would love it there and not sure for the fabulous food!

This is another example of a city that I never associated with good food proving to be gastronomically surprising! I’d go there for the guinness cheese alone (as long as that wasn’t a figment of your imagination after all!).

I have photographic evidence! 😉

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