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Best pubs in Belfast › Madden's

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#11 of 16 best pubs in Belfast · Berry St · BT1 1FJ

Madden's

★ 4.7 (1,751 Google reviews)

Best for trad sessions and a very good Guinness in an old-school Irish pub.

It's on 1 of the 7 Belfast pub lists we read, and Reddit recommends it 7 times. That makes it #11 on our best pubs in Belfast.

Live musicGood craicTraditional
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Live music · Outside seats

What the guides say

“Arguably one of the best-known pubs in Belfast for traditional music sessions, Madden’s is also (in my opinion, anyway!) home to the best Guinness in Belfast.”

The Irish Road Trip ↗

“If you are really into Guinness Madden's is worth a visit.”

r/Belfast ↗

“…maddens is a great example of a proper old school irish pub…”

r/Belfast ↗

Also named by r/northernireland.

Why it's on the list

  • On 1 of 7 lists (The Irish Road Trip)
  • Recommended 7 times on Reddit, 1 against
  • Google 4.7★ from 1,751 reviews
  • Score 5 = 2 × 1 lists + 4 Reddit − 1

A pub scores 2 for each list or award that names it and 1 for each Reddit recommendation, up to 4. How we rank.

When it's busy

Typical crowd by hour from Google's busy times. Darker means busier.

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