Best pubs in Belfast › The Sunflower
#3 of 16 best pubs in Belfast · Union Street · BT1 2JG
Best for live music every night and pizza in the courtyard.
It's on 5 of the 7 Belfast pub lists we read, and Reddit recommends it 7 times. That makes it #3 on our best pubs in Belfast.
Live music · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome
“An inner courtyard serves pizza underneath a bright mural, and live musicians emerge with instruments each night.”
Condé Nast Traveller (#3) ↗
“Sunflower is my favourite pub in Belfast.”
Two Scots Abroad ↗
“One of its most distinctive features is the heavy security cage that still stands at the entrance, a rare surviving reminder of a very different era in the city's history.”
Discover Northern Ireland ↗
“One of the few bars in Belfast to host live music 7 days a week, it’s also one of the few that’s dog-friendly, too!”
The Irish Road Trip ↗
“The Sunflower is overrated and a bit strange.”
r/Belfast ↗
“The Sunflower is a great pub with a pizza oven in the beer garden out the back.”
r/northernireland ↗
“The sunflower is good too for a selection of beers, has an outdoor bit and a nice but small interior, pretty cheap and has a pretty regular crowd from what i can tell.”
r/Belfast ↗
Also named by National Pub & Bar Awards 2026.
A pub scores 2 for each list or award that names it and 1 for each Reddit recommendation, up to 4. How we rank.
Typical crowd by hour from Google's busy times. Darker means busier.