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Popular Belfast café business to open two new sites
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (157+ words) A popular Belfast bakery and café business is set to open two new locations in the city. Bread Street Bakery currently operates at Halt inside the former Europa Bus Station as well as standalone stores on the Ormeau Road, and…...
Noel Doran: Welcome to Belfast’s Ormeau Road, the coffee capital of Ireland
5+ day, 1+ min ago (807+ words) Noel Doran has been a journalist for over 40 years and was editor of The Irish News from 1999 to 2024. CONSIDERABLE attention is rightly being paid to the deterioration of high streets across Ireland and the UK, with notable recent interventions from…...
Why don’t I feel hungry during a heatwave?
2+ week, 4+ day ago (711+ words) Many of us are quick to complain to friends about how the heatwave is affecting our sleep, but the impact that rising temperatures can have on our appetite is often overlooked. As we enter the fifth heatwave of the summer,…...
Belfast City Centre parish opens coffee shop supporting local outreach and Palestine projects
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (398+ words) Selling affordable coffee and Palestine Cola, a Belfast city centre parish has transformed a long-vacant Berry Street building into a new community café. St Mary’s Parish this week re-opened the ‘Foggy Brew’, a not-for-profit venture that will help fund local…...
Banning energy drinks for under-16s is a good start – but it won’t fix children’s diets
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (296+ words) I am fascinated by which foods, drinks, or products the government deems worthy of imposing restrictions on. The latest target is high-caffeine energy drinks. The government has confirmed that, subject to parliamentary approval, the sale of these drinks to under…...
‘A’ is for Andytown: The Belfast barista bringing a piece of home to San Francisco
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1498+ words) For those who grew up along the Andersonstown Road in west Belfast, there was a distinctive sign that represented home: a giant red ‘A’ that hung above the local leisure centre. A centrepiece of the community, the Andersonstown Leisure Centre…...
Ground Espresso Bars opens new location on Belfast’s Donegall Place
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (271+ words) Home grown coffee brand Ground Espresso Bars has opened the doors to its newest Belfast location inside the Next store on Donegall Place. It represents an investment of £280,000 by the owners and will create 10 additional jobs. Adding to its portfolio…...
Chapter Coffee review: Tale of the unexpected at Belfast’s Linen Hall Library
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (858+ words) What sort of person gravitates towards a cafe in a library? A bookish, intellectual sort, with a predilection for black polo necks, pipe-smoking, and Marcel Proust? A crossword-loving introvert who just wants a bit of peace and quiet to solve…...
New coffee venture OCCO to open in Warrenpoint this week creating 13 jobs
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (340+ words) A brand new coffee shop overlooking Carlingford Lough is set to open in Warrenpoint this week, following a £325,000 investment. Founded by Newry businessmen Neil Cole and Gareth O’Connor, OCCO is creating 13 new jobs in the Co Down town. The new…...
Phin brings a taste of Vietnamese coffee to Belfast city centre
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (301+ words) Independent Vietnamese café brand Phin has expanded with a new coffee shop in Belfast city centre. William Chan’s successful hospitality enterprise, which originally opened on the Ormeau Road in early 2024, has taken its first steps into the centre of the…...