Where to go for healthy food in Belfast

Set in the heart of Belfast City Centre, City Picnic is the perfect place to grab a quick lunch during a shopping trip in the city. With a varied and inventive menu, those looking for a healthy option can choose from a range of filling and flavourful salad bowls. Choices include a mouthwatering sweet chilli crispy buttermilk chicken salad, a hickory smoked chicken Caesar salad, or an Asian crispy duck salad. If you’re in the mood for something a little more indulgent, there’s also a range of wings, burgers, pizzas, and fries.

Slims Healthy Kitchen is Northern Ireland’s premier healthy eatery. Serving a delicious menu of breakfast, lunch and dinner dishes, as well as an array of shakes and snacks, you’ll have plenty to choose from. Calorie and macro information are available on the menus, making Slims a great place for eating out if you’re counting your intake. Popular menu items include the amazing steak and halloumi wrap, the grilled chicken katsu, and the range of ‘skinny’ pizzas.

Home is one of Belfast’s only Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurants, specialising in high quality casual dining. Serving fresh, local, seasonal all-day meals, this is the perfect place to enjoy a delicious healthy dish. Making the most of fresh Irish produce, the plates here are truly exquisite, which is why loyal customers return time and time again. With a progressive and innovative menu, Home caters for a wide variety of dietary requirements, including vegetarians, vegans and gluten-free. Open for lunch and dinner from Tuesday to Sunday, Home Restaurant is the perfect place to enjoy a casual and healthy meal with friends. 

Soul Food Café on the Ormeau Road is one of the best healthy eateries in Belfast, offering freshly made food and coffee on demand. Established in 2004, Soul Food is one of the original independently-owned coffee shops on the Ormeau Road and has steadily grown in popularity over the past two decades. It specialises in freshly cooked breakfasts and lunches, including soups, sandwiches, salads, cakes, and more, with plenty of vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options to suit all dietary requirements. Making use of great quality, locally-sourced produce, Soul Food is open for indoor and outdoor dining.

For freshly prepared salad bowls filled to bursting, we recommend a visit to Poppo Goblin on Alfred Street. This unassuming café would be easily missed from the outside but as soon as you step inside, you will be greeted with a warm welcome and lots of delicious options to choose from. You can make up your own fresh salad bowl using the wide range of ingredients available from the salad bar. If you’re not in the mood for salad, Poppo Goblin also offers a range of soups, stews, bagels and more.