Hawthorne Coffee Shop & Espresso Bar

Named after the legendary Italian cyclist Angelo Fausto Coppi (1919 – 1960), this is another success story by Sam Spain and Tony O’Neill, whose sister restaurants The Barking Dog, Il Pirata and Happy Angel are among the most popular in the city. Tucked into ...

Although not the easiest place to find, this hidden gem is well worth seeking out. A roadside pup between Lisburn and West Belfast that is believed to be the oldest tavern in County Antrim (est.1660), it now provides the setting for a thoroughly modern dining exper ...

Originally named after its first owner, The Marquis of Downshire, Ronan and Jennie Sweeney's charming 18th century pub is a sister establishment to that great dining pub, Balloo House in Killinchy (a former GCGuides Pub of the Year) and its stylish younger sibling, The P ...

Established in 1758, this former coaching inn is owned by the Patterson family. Over the course of several decades, brothers William and Richard Patterson, together with their late brother Derek, built up a national reputation for hospitality and good food herre, especia ...

Ronan and Jennie Sweeney (Balloo House, The Parson’s Nose) did it again here, sprinkling their magic over this stylish reinvention of the former Lisbarnett House in Lisbane village. After purchasing the run down pub in 2012 they invested over £1 million in t ...

Here in the village of Lisbane, close to the shores of Strangford Lough, one of County Down’s prettiest little treasures is to be found at the thatch-roofed Old Post Office, which dates back to the 1840’s. Having lain derelict for many years, this listed bui ...