Northern Ireland Going Out
Food and Drink
Regional specialities:
• An Ulster fry – eggs, sausages, ham or fish with chips.
• Shellfish.
• Homemade vegetable soups.
• Irish stew.
• Dried seaweed.
Regional drinks:
• Guinness – a dark heavy stout with a creamy head.
• Irish whiskey, often drunk along with a bottle of stout.
• Hilden – real ale produced at Lisburn.
Nightlife
There is also a wealth of theatres and art galleries located in and around Belfast, including the famous Lyric Theatre, where Liam Neeson started his career. There are summer theatres in Newcastle and Portrush, plus the Riverside Theatre at Coleraine. The Belfast Festival at Queen’s (three weeks in November each year) is Ireland's biggest international festival. Other main venues for drama performances and concerts are the Grand Opera House, Ulster Hall, King’s Hall and the Waterfront Hall (all in Belfast), the Armagh Theatre and Arts Centre and the Millennium Forum in Derry, and numerous regional theatres. Further information can be obtained from the Northern Ireland’s Arts Council’s monthly magazine art.ie or from the Northern Ireland Tourist Board (see Contact Addresses).
Shopping
Shopping hours: Shops are generally open Mon-Sat 0900-1800, Sun 1300-1800 (Thurs late-night shopping in Belfast city centre until 2100). Other cities and towns close for a half-day one day a week (it differs from town to town). Modern shopping centres on the outskirts of towns have late-night shopping Thurs-Fri until 2100.
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