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The Spaniard

A small over-18s bar off Skipper Street with live music and DJs upstairs. A night out, not a day out.

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The Spaniard — A small over-18s bar off Skipper Street with live music and DJs upstairs. A night out, not a day out.

  • Who it's for: Over-18s only. Not a family venue at any time of day.
  • Music: Live music and DJ nights on a rotating programme rather than a fixed weekly board. Check current listings before travelling.
  • Tickets: Free entry, walk in.
  • Food: Bar snacks only, no full meal service.
  • When: Daily from midday until late, around 1am most nights and earlier on Sunday.
Plan your visit

Upstairs is the room

The ground floor is the busy standing bar. The upstairs is smaller, darker and where the live performances and DJs are set up, surrounded by quirky artwork, religious iconography and music memorabilia collected over years. It has the feel of somebody's front room that got out of hand. Capacity is modest, so a popular night fills quickly and there is no queue-jumping your way in.

Live music and DJ nights through the week The small upstairs room, cluttered and characterful Over 50 rums behind the bar Bar snacks rather than full meals Dog friendly Open from midday until late, seven days
Good to know before you go:

Live sets and DJ nights run through the week, and the bar gets busier still during Cathedral Quarter festival weeks when the whole district programmes music at once.

Before you set off

What to bring

  • 🎟️Your ticketBigger gigs sell out — book ahead rather than chancing the door.
  • 🪪IDIt’s an over-18s room, so bring photo ID if you look anywhere near it.
  • 💷A bit of cashHandy for the door, the cloakroom and the taxi home.
  • 📱The what’s-on pageThe listings change weekly — check who’s playing before you go.
Good to know

Everything before you go

Type
Small over-18s city-centre bar with live music and DJs
Who it's for
Over-18s only. Not a family venue at any time of day.
Music
Live music and DJ nights on a rotating programme rather than a fixed weekly board. Check current listings before travelling.
Tickets
Free entry, walk in
Food
Bar snacks only, no full meal service
When
Daily from midday until late, around 1am most nights and earlier on Sunday
Address
3 Skipper Street, Belfast BT1 2DZ
Questions

Before you go

Can we bring the kids?
Over-18s only. Not a family venue at any time of day.
What's the music like?
Live music and DJ nights on a rotating programme rather than a fixed weekly board. Check current listings before travelling.
Do I need a ticket?
Free entry, walk in
Do they do food?
Bar snacks only, no full meal service
When is it on?
Daily from midday until late, around 1am most nights and earlier on Sunday
Getting there

The Spaniard is at 3 Skipper Street, Belfast BT1 2DZ. Tap below for directions.

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The story

About The Spaniard

Skipper Street is one of the narrow lanes on the edge of the Cathedral Quarter, and the Spaniard is the door you would walk past if nobody told you. Inside it is tight, loud and covered floor to ceiling in religious statuary, odd artwork and music memorabilia. Upstairs is where the good nights happen.