The John Hewitt Bar

The John Hewitt Bar A Belfast City Centre Pub by Located in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter, The John Hewitt first opened its doors in December 1999.
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The bar is unique in its ownership as it is owned by The Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre. The Resource Centre's managers had always relied on various grants to fund its work, when in the mid ninties, they came up with the idea of generating some of their own funds by going into business... And why not a pub! John Hewitt, the late poet, socialist and Freeman of Belfast officially opened the Resource Centre on Mayday 1983, hence the name of the bar.

28/08/2026

FANCY A BANK HOLIDAY PINT? 🍻

Good news, we’re open Monday 31st August from 12-8pm👀

Bring on the long weekend.

06/08/2026

Whether you’re calling in or calling by …☘️

Either way, we’ve got you covered this Fleadh week. Our pop up hatch is serving takeaway cans all week, with the bar open as usual.🎻

Call in for a pint or get one for the road (or both👀)

30/07/2026

The best tables are the messy ones. 🍴

spread across the table, a couple of pints, a (or two), and not a clean plate in sight.

The messier the table, the better if you ask us.

📍Franky’s Lasagneria at The John Hewitt, Tuesday - Sunday 12-8pm.

July's looking lively at the John Hewitt 🎶The usual mix of trad, folk and live music is back, plus nearly a week of even...
03/07/2026

July's looking lively at the John Hewitt 🎶

The usual mix of trad, folk and live music is back, plus nearly a week of events as part of Belfast TradFest to round off the month.

Have a scroll through, get a few dates in the diary, and we'll see you for a pint and some tunes.

🤌 Not much else to say, really.Well, alright then... big portions, plenty of flavour, and exactly what you want sitting...
23/06/2026

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Not much else to say, really.

Well, alright then... big portions, plenty of flavour, and exactly what you want sitting beside a pint.

Book a table via the link below or chance your arm and see if we have a seat free for you.

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Weekend plans?We've got the pints, the food, the music, and hopefully a bit of sunshine for the beer garden.The rest is ...
19/06/2026

Weekend plans?

We've got the pints, the food, the music, and hopefully a bit of sunshine for the beer garden.

The rest is up to you.

The menu board is absolutely stacked with 🍻 16 taps of Boundary beer, in the kitchen, and live music through the week.W...
16/06/2026

The menu board is absolutely stacked with 🍻

16 taps of Boundary beer, in the kitchen, and live music through the week.

We're awfully good to you.

Another week, another cracking line-up of music 🎻 Trad, blues, folk and everything in between.Different tunes every nigh...
13/06/2026

Another week, another cracking line-up of music 🎻

Trad, blues, folk and everything in between.

Different tunes every night, same great room.

Take a nosey at our pinned post for our monthly events.

You already know that does the perfect sides.Does the job if you're just looking for a quick bite to eat while washing ...
12/06/2026

You already know that does the perfect sides.

Does the job if you're just looking for a quick bite to eat while washing it down with a pint.

You may end up ordering more than one...

June's looking good at the John Hewitt 🎶We’ve got trad, folk, and some of the best new acts coming out of Belfast. The b...
05/06/2026

June's looking good at the John Hewitt 🎶

We’ve got trad, folk, and some of the best new acts coming out of Belfast. The beer garden’s open, just how it should be.

New Acts: We’re buzzing to welcome & to the mix. If you don't know, get to know.

See you soon!

Address

51 Donegall Street
Belfast
BT12FH

Opening Hours

Tuesday 12pm - 12am
Wednesday 12pm - 12am
Thursday 12pm - 12am
Friday 12pm - 1am
Saturday 12pm - 1am
Sunday 1pm - 7pm

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