Ireland Guide
Belfast
Clubs and DJ bars
1 
Bar Bacca 43 Franklin St 
028/9023 0200 
www.barbacca.com Opening time: Mon– Fri noon–1am, Sat 4pm–1amExceedingly hip establishment, right down to the Oriental furnishings and a giant Buddha above the door, popular with the cocktail crowd who soak up Thurs acoustic nights and Fri/Sat club nights with DJs spinning everything from Augustus Pablo to Funkadelic.
2 Basement Bar 16 Donegall Square East 028/9033 1925 www.basementbistrobar.co.uk Opening time: Closed SunPopular underground bistro-bar dishing up good-value meals (Mon– Sat noon–9pm) with live jazz-funk on Fri and guest DJs on Sat.
3 Benedicts Hotel 7–21 Bradbury Place 028/9059 1999 www.benedictshotel.co.uk Opening time: Live music (Mon– Wed) and DJs (Thurs– Sun)Gothic-themed bar (architecturally, not musically) offering live music and DJs; strict dress code – no sportswear – and over- 21s only.
4 The Eg Bar 32 Malone Rd 028/9038 1994 www.egbar.co.uk A student-packed place. Very crowded, with DJs most of the week.
5 The Fly Bar 5–6 Lower Crescent 028/9050 9750 www.theflybar.com Opening time: DJs Wed– SatVibrant three-storey venue, though when it's empty it really does feel empty. DJs from the more populist end of the market.
6 Irene & Nan's 12 Brunswick St Busy designer pub with DJs at the weekend.
7 Lavery's Gin Palace 14 Bradbury Place 028/9087 1106 www.laverysbelfast.com Opening time: Live bands most nightsSnazzy outside but a regular pub within. The Back Bar has music of the live or DJ variety every night, including a reggae, ska and dub club on Mon and the definitely "Eclectic Electric" (Sat). The Bunker Bar features live bands most nights of the week.
8 Milk 10–14 Tomb St 028/9027 8876 www.clubmilk.com Opening time: Thurs– SunEver-popular and ever-packed docklands club offering dance music to suit all tastes.
9 Northern Whig 2–10 Bridge St Opening time: DJs Fri & SatMassive but comfy bar in the premises of the old newspaper, featuring DJs at weekends.
10 The Stiff Kitten 1 Bankmore Square 028/9023 8700 www.thestiffkitten.com The city's new kid on the block, a tasty bar serving great-value meals during the daytime and a diverse range of spun music in the evenings.
11 The Sugar Room Above The Potthouse, 1 Hill St 028/9024 4044 www.potthouse.co.uk Opening time: Fri & SatMajor club in a renovated seventeenth-century pottery, dishing up a raucous diet of R&B, funk and house for over-21s.
12 Thompson's 3 Patterson's Place, Arthur St 028/9032 3762 www.clubthompsons.com Once a garage owned by aviation freak Harry Ferguson, this place now hosts a variety of club nights featuring commercial house, funk and R&B.