Where to find the best cheese boards in Belfast

Set on the Ormeau Road, Shed Bistro is a friendly neighbourhood bistro offering great food, friendly service, and a warm and welcoming atmosphere. With large windows, pale wood, and exposed brick interiors, this spot offers a relaxed vibe, making it perfect for dining at any time of the day.

First opened in 2012, Shed Bistro was taken over in 2018 by husband and wife team Jonny and Christina Taylor and has since won numerous awards including Bistro of the Year for Northern Ireland at the NI Food Awards 2019 and Casual Dining of the Year in County Antrim in NI Hospitality Awards 2019. For the perfect way to end your meal, you can choose either a three or a five cheese cheese board with a selection of the finest cheeses, accompanied by Nairn’s oatcakes and homemade spiced pear chutney.

A popular Lisburn Road bar and restaurant, The Bowery offers an elegant art deco vibe with a terrace area that is perfect for relaxing with a glass of wine on a sunny day and a cosy internal dining area that provides the ultimate space to warm up with some delicious food and drinks in the winter.

Whether you’re catching up with friends or heading out for a romantic date night, this is the perfect spot to enjoy a great meal, with some delicious cocktails and top-quality wines. Wine and cheese anyone? This is the ultimate spot for you. Their cheese board at The Bowery is undoubtedly among the best in Belfast with an array of French and Irish cheeses, chutneys, crisp breads, grapes, charcuterie, olives, and more. What more could you want?

So-called by reviewers as a “gem of Ballyhackamore”, Broker is one dining spot you can’t miss when visiting Belfast. Located just east of the city on the Upper Newtownards Road, Broker is a relatively recent addition to Belfast’s dining scene. However, it has quickly made its mark on the city, welcoming hungry diners from far and wide to enjoy its delicious food and drink offerings.

Their delicious cheese board has received much praise from visitors. It includes a range of French and Irish cheeses, such as brie, blue cheese, and cheddar, as well as some spiced crackers and a tasty chutney. Open from 12 pm until late from Thursday to Sunday and 5 pm to late on Wednesdays, this is the perfect place to enjoy some wine, cocktails, and great food.

Located in the busy and bustling Cathedral Quarter, 44 Hill Street is perhaps one of the most underrated restaurants in Belfast. Offering modern French Mediterranean cuisine in the heart of the city, the flavours, creativity, and passion put into every dish here are truly unrivalled. The perfect spot for all occasions, 44 Hill Street is a vibrant celebration of modern dining with seasonal dishes to suit all tastes and dietary requirements. Friendly and enthusiastic staff will ensure all your needs are met so you enjoy a more than pleasant dining experience.

To finish your meal on a high, they offer a great range of delicious desserts, including the indulgent ‘Chocolate Nemesis’, which comes with fresh cream, a selection of sorbets, and a warm and tasty sticky toffee pudding with toffee sauce and vanilla ice cream. If sweet things don’t appeal, don’t stress. Their tasty cheese board is regarded as one of the best in Belfast. You can expect a selection of local and international cheese served with tapenade, homemade fig, and plum chutney.

Open daily from 12 pm, Sweet Afton offers a great range of food and drinks, as well as live sport on indoor screens and frequent live music from local artists. Located in the historic Linen Quarter, the interior décor truly adds to the experience, with rich colours and dark wooden features covered with prose and poetry. When it comes to food, you can expect everything from homemade ‘Dirty Fries’, chunky chips topped with beef brisket and finished with truffle mayo to beer battered fish and chips with mushy peas, tartare sauce, and chunky chips.

Some menu highlights, however, have to be their various sharing platters, such as their own ‘Sweet Afton Platter’ featuring pil pil prawns, Sweet Afton dirty fries, and maple bourbon glazed pork belly, all served with mixed breads. They also offer a tasty charcuterie board, a Mediterranean-inspired antipasti board, and, of course, a delicious cheese board, which comes with blue cheese, brie, smoked applewood, crackers, chutney, and grapes.