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John Hewitt, Belfast

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Opens at 12:00pm
Operator: Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre
51 Donegal Street, Belfast, BT1 2FH (View on Google Map)
(028) 9023 3768
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Northern Ireland's first Social Enterprise bar was named after the poet John Hewitt. This is a popular bar near St Anne's Cathedral. It does not have TV or piped music but concentrates on live music and quizzes. It is owned by the Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre and helps to fund the organisation's work.

The bar is run by Boundary Brewery and features their beer and that of several other craft breweries. There are 8 beers from Boundary and 2 rotating taps. There is no cask beer. Any live beer will be on the taps or in bottles or cans from the fridge. Food comes from Franky's Lasangeria.

Info on current gigs is on Instagram.

Not open on Mondays. Opens noon to midnight on summer Sundays.

Information for this venue is provided by the Northern Ireland Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Belfast
Last updated
24/08/2025
Last surveyed
28/02/2025
Leasehold owner
Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre
Freehold owner
Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre
Pub ID
BEL/230
Asset of Community Value
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Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Noon - Midnight
Wednesday
Noon - Midnight
Thursday
Noon - Midnight
Friday
Noon - 1:00am
Saturday
Noon - 1:00am
Sunday
1:00pm - 7:00pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves many changing beers and 0 regular beers.

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Changing beers typically include: Boundary (varies)

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Facilities
Live Music Live Music
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Disabled Access Disabled Access
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Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes (50m)
Closest station (1300m)
York Street (Belfast)
Directions
100yds from St Anne's Cathedral

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