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The Ginger Bistro

Address: 7-8 Hope St., Golden Mile, Belfast
Phone: 028/9024-4421
www.gingerbistro.com

Price range: $-$$
Cuisine: Continental
Location: Belfast

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Fodor's Review:

Chef-owner Simon McCance's Asian-influenced Irish classics attract foodies to this tiny gem just off Great Victoria Street. A short but perfectly balanced menu emphasizes locally sourced seafood and lean meats. Fishy dinner highlights include fillet of hake, brill, or sea bass; pan-roast breast of duck or roasted loin of rare-breed pork are also highly recommended, but the flavorsome fried spiced squid far outsells anything else on the menu. For lunch goers in a hurry there is an excellent-value menu offering such delights as haddock and chips, shellfish gratin, or green vegetarian coconut curry with boiled rice. The wine list is one of the most reasonably priced in Belfast and offers a mouthwatering Sancerre, exclusive to Ginger. Chalked-up blackboards warn: "Can't have any pudding if you don't eat your greens." For those who do, the dessert menu represents a tyranny of choice: agonize over the delectable crème brûlée with raspberry compote, the soft-centered chocolate cake with berries, or the apple, pear, and apricot crumble with ice cream for an unforgettable coup de grâce.

Credit Cards: MC, V
Closed: Closed Sun. and Mon.