Muriel’s Cafe Bar

Café bar · Belfast Cathedral Quarter

Velvet seats, chandeliers and a big gin selection: Muriel’s Cafe Bar on Church Lane is a playful, queer-friendly café bar with a grown-up crowd.

• ★ 4.4 on Google (1,338)
• Gin selection
• queer-friendly
• mostly 30+

Address

12–14 Church Lane
Belfast BT1 4QN

Opening hours

daily 12 pm–1 am

Crowd

mixed, mostly 30+

Flirt factor

low

Programme

DJs playing background music at weekends

Getting there

approx. 5 minutes’ walk from City Hall

What makes Muriel’s special

Muriel’s is named after a former milliner who is said to have worked here, and the interior is suitably playful: damask curtains, velvet seats, dark walls, mirrors, chandeliers, an open fireplace and hat-themed memorabilia. The café bar is on Church Lane, a narrow lane between the city centre and the Cathedral Quarter.

Behind the bar are signature cocktails and a large selection of gins, plus dishes from around the world, breakfast classics and platters with cheese, meat or seafood.

Atmosphere and crowd

Muriel’s is not a gay bar as such but a queer-friendly café bar with a mixed, rather grown-up crowd over 30. The atmosphere, the drinks and the food get praise.

Contact

Editorially researched, as of October 2026. Sources: Google business profile, Google reviews (4.4 stars, 1,338 reviews). Opening hours, prices and programme may change, please check before visiting.