Eating, restaurants, drinks and fast food takeaways in the sunny seaside town of Bangor Northern Ireland on the ‘Gold Coast’ (North Down) near Belfast.
Bangor was touted recently as becoming the new foodie destination of Northern Ireland. Something I can get 100% behind but with an equal amount of scepticism. From what I remember restaurants in Bangor were all about stuffy pub grub, lean steaks, and traditional British seaside fare. Which does make sense given the tourist draw of …
To truly appreciate the greatness of a proper fry up, you really need to escape the safety of the basic English Breakfast and venture over borders to the morning staples of the wider British Isles. Journeying to Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland even, and probably not Wales. As the only way to truly appreciate the Best …
Fanfan’s Thai Food Delivery is Currently Closed for the Winter. Check our Facebook for further details. During lockdown (2020) I started a local food blog (Fanfan’s Kitchen: Proper Thai Food) to share my passion for Asian and Thai food, along with weekly deliveries of home-cooked Thai food to keep friends and family entertained (and fed). …
Hot Pots… our new going out! With the whole lockdown in Bangor in Northern Ireland, hot pots have become our new weekly date night, where we’d fire up our cheap and cheerful hot pot in the garden sun house, and enjoy with some drinks, some music, and a spicy Chinese Sichuan hot pot soup. We …
Bangor Market takes place every Wednesday (07:00am to 13:00pm) in the ASDA car park next to Market Street. And were I to sum it up in one word it would probably be ‘underwhelming’. But it does have potential. And I guess there is a bit of cultural and tourist intrigue for those looking for ‘authentic’ …
I’ve known of Tuk-Tuk for a while now through its reputation as maybe the best Thai restaurant in Northern Ireland. Despite originating from Ards. And while it’s not really a huge distance from here in Bangor to their Ards location I was really finding it hard to wrap my head around the whole Ards thing. …
I am a bit obsessed with instant noodles when I travel in Asia and the 1st place I’d be at any new destination is in the local konbini or corner shop browsing through the local noodle shelves. They would be the first place I visit in the morning and the last place I see at …
I hate myself for not finding the new mini Asian Supermarket in Bangor (World Foods) before the whole self-isolation and COVID quarantine goings-on. As I’ve been itching for months to do a run to the Asian Supermarket in Belfast only I was unable to due to essential travel regulations. And a tasty Pad Kaprao or …
Aside from the underlying hardships and horrors of this lockdown, I’ve really been having a grand ol’ time in isolation… catching up on gaming, I would cook daily, and I’ve even revisited unfinished life goals and dreams. Like eating my way through the pot noodle section of the local Tesco. So with the opportunity for …
Outside of traditional chip shops in Bangor, Northern Ireland, it’s pretty much standard Chinese, Indians, pizza and kebabs that make up the culinary landscape of Bangor’s town centre. And while you do find the odd trendy take on Asian fusion etc. adding a bit to the diversity of eats in town, they don’t really share …
