Shopping, Pubs, and Dining
 Victoria Square Shopping Centre |
Victoria Square Shopping Centre
Victoria Square Shopping Centre is Belfast's newest shopping destination, and is a must see for any serious shopper. Victoria Square is home to over 50 stores, cafes and restaurants including House of Fraser, Topshop, Cruise, Reiss and H&M. It forms one of the most luxurious shopping destinations in the UK. In addition to the House of Fraser flagship store (the largest in the UK), it houses one of the only Apple stores in Ireland, a great movie theatre, and plenty of places to dine.
 Crown Liquor Saloon |
The Crown Bar
The Crown Bar is unbelievably rich in colour and design that each time you go in you'll find something new to catch your eye that you had missed before.
Where else would you find a lovely burnished primrose yellow, red and gold ceiling, a floor laid in a myriad of mosaic tiles, brocaded walls ubiquitous highly patterned tiles, vigorous wood carvings throughout, ornate mirrors, wooden columns with Corinthian capitals and feathered motifs in gold?
Painted and etched glass is everywhere you look, vivid in amber and carmine painted shells, fairies, pineapples, fleurs-de-lis and clowns incidentally,the colourful decorative windows fronting the bar were originally intended to shield customers from inquisitive passers-by.
The long Balmoral red granite-topped 'Alter' bar is divided by columns and faced with gaily coloured tiles and a heated foot rest. Look out for the huge casks with their polished brass taps. Save for the inscriptions in English on the Mahogany cabinet behind the bar.
It might be something out of the Arabian Nights or a Bohemian setting akin to Ballf's Marble Halls.
Yet the glittering exuberant feeling, in all it's detail still remains within the bounds of good taste in a scene that has remained un-changed for over a Century.
 CastleCourt Shopping Centre |
CastleCourt Shopping Centre
Northern Ireland's largest shopping centre, CastleCourt is the ideal family friendly Centre for a great day’s shopping with a large Food Court and more than 70 shops including Debenhams, Starbucks, and much more!