Where: 387 Ormeau Road, 387 Ormeau Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 3GP When: 14th January 2018 I have to confess, I had had my eye on coming to 387 since I'd arrive in Northern Ireland 2 and a half months ago, in fact I was going to head there the first day I arrived but …
Where: Koko, 2 Castle Erin Road, Portrush, BT56 8DH When: 13th January 2018 Cycling the small distance from The Giant's Causeway to Portrush seemed like a bit of an expedition in high winds and soaking rain and panniers packed full of luggage, so I was glad to find a little cafe open at 9am when …
Where: The Old Bushmills Distillery, 2 Distillery Road, Bushmills, County Antrim, BT57 8XH When: 12th January 2018 Though not much of a drinker of alcohol, I very much appreciate history, heritage, science and big machinery, so I decided to pop into the Old Bushmills distillery for their tour. Bushmills do not use animal products in …
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Where: The Smuggler's Inn, 306 Whitepark Road, Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT57 8SN When: 11th January 2018 The Smuggler's Inn is a family run inn and restaurant just outside Bushmills on the way to the UNESCO world heritage site of the Giant's Causeway. I stumbled across this place as I cheekily popped in to …
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Where: Token, 72-74 Queen Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7 When: 31st December 2017 I'd been looking forward to visiting Token - a retro arcade, restaurant, bar and event space opened May 2017 near the centre of Dublin. I'm a geek at heart and I always love a chance to beat my lovely boyfriend at Mariokart, so …
Where: Food for Thought, 5 lower Abbeygate St, Galway City When: 28th December 2017 My fella and I treated ourselves to a coach trip from Dublin to the Cliffs of Moher, the Burren and Galway City, by Finn McCools tours, the guide was brilliant, knowledgeable, humourous and even sung us a song in Gaelic. We …
Where: Eat Street, 231 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7EN When: 21st December 2017 Cakes, delicious teas, healthy salads, imaginative comfort food and not an animal product in sight, what more could anyone ask for?! Completely vegan cafe Eat Street opened a mere couple of weeks ago, and already has a storm of positive feedback on …
Where: Belfast Bubble Waffle, Belfast Christmas Market, City Hall, Donegall Square, Belfast, BT1 5GS When: 21st December 2017 I had seen the marvel of bubble waffles on a friendly Northern Ireland vegan group on Facebook and have had my sights set on one since November. After a long, but not disappointing morning spent enjoying Titanic Belfast, …
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Where: Global Cuisine World Food Buffet, CSA 2m Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin 16 When: 24th November 2017 I'm always intrigued by buffet restaurants, though I've not ventured inside a buffet restaurant for a long time, imagining there wouldn't be much for vegans. The boyfriend had been telling me about this one here in Dundrum, we …
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Where: Blackrock Market, 19a Main Street, Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland When: 12th November 2017 Newer post about Nuts About Nature can be found here. Perusing and having a stroll through Blackrock Market, Blackrock, Dublin amongst the vintage and antique shops, imagine our delight and surprise coming across a very lovely lady selling amazing home-made vegan …
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