Filthy Quarter

Belfast


Four bars make up the Filthy Quarter: retro-trad-style, bric-a-brac-filled Filthy McNastys, hosting local musicians from 10pm nightly; the fairy-lit Secret Garden, a two-storey beer garden with watering cans for drinks coolers; Gypsy Lounge, with a gypsy caravan DJ booth; and a chandelier- and candelabra-adorned cocktail bar, Filthy Chic.


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