The 6 Best Food & Drink Tours in Northern Ireland

1.McConnell’s Distillery Experience with Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 278 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $27Our pick

At McConnell’s Distillery in Belfast, an expert host leads you through the former Crumlin Road Gaol, the distilling process, and the brand’s Belfast roots. You’ll taste a welcome drink, five-year whisky, sherry-cask whisky, and new make spirit, with time afterward for the bar and shop.

“Really good experience which really came to life due to sam’s passion and enthusiasm for what she was doing. I would recommend this experience to anyone .”

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2.Belfast Centre Food Tour of 12+ Local Irish Dishes & Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 266 reviews · 3 hours to 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $119

Spend about three hours walking central Belfast with a local guide such as Trevor, Craig, Nigel, or Victor. Expect more than 12 Irish tastings, including soda bread, oysters, stew, cod, Guinness, craft beer, tea, and a secret dish, with food, pubs, and city stories along the way.

“Trever was wonderful and the food was great. The hot chocolate was incredible. Highly recommend for Belfast experience.”

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3.Belfast Beer Bike tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 161 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $27

Gather at least eight friends on Rosemary Street for a one-hour private beer bike ride through Belfast city centre. Your guide pedals and steers while you choose the music, bring your own drinks, and pause near sights such as City Hall and the Cathedral Quarter. Johnny is one guide praised for making the ride fun.

“Absolutely amazing! Great communication before the activity, Guys were great during it and everyone had an amazing time!! Will definitely do it again and would recommend to anyone looking for an easy to organise fun activity with being your own drink as a bonus!!! Loved it!!!”

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4.Taste & Tour: The original Belfast Food Tour™️ with drinks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $119

Spend about four hours tasting Belfast with guides such as Liam, Rae, Kate, and Rosie. Begin at St. George’s Market with a breakfast bap, then follow a walk through City Hall and the Cathedral Quarter for champ, cheese, beer, smoked salmon, hot chocolate, and more.

“The Taste & Tour in Belfast was both yummy & informative. Liam did a great job showing us and giving us the details about Belfast’s past and recent history.”

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5.Titanic Museum and Whiskey Distillery Exploration with Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $130

Spend about four hours with an English-speaking guide at Titanic Belfast, the Titanic Quarter, SS Nomadic, and Titanic Distillers. Expect a guided museum visit, a walk through the old shipyard, a distillery tour, and Irish whiskey samples. Guides such as Petra, Marty, Shirley, and Nicky have been praised for adding useful local detail.

“I had a lovely time at both the Titanic museum &the distillery. I would recommend this activity to any one.”

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6.Giant’s Causeway and Whisky Distillery tasting tour from Belfast

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 10 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $74

Set out from Belfast at 9:15 am with Finn McCool’s Tours for a nine-hour day along the Antrim Coast. You’ll see Dunluce Castle, spend two hours at the Giant’s Causeway, photograph the Dark Hedges, and tour Titanic Distillers, where Dominique leads a guided Irish spirits tasting.

“this tour was okay, however a some of the stops were just to see a sight from a far distance and i have no idea why anyone would want that - i would prefer fewer sights but more time/closer view to interact and really BE there. Also the tour guide had some good insights and stories, but talked most of the time hindering the ability to talk to my seat mate. Also, nearer the end he mainly talked about his political and environmental views which seemed a bit soap boxy to me. Otherwise it was a fairly good trip and the giants causeway was nice, and the titanic museum was…”

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