Eating, restaurants, drinks and fast food takeaways in the sunny seaside town of Bangor Northern Ireland on the ‘Gold Coast’ (North Down) near Belfast.
Bangor Market takes place every Wednesday (07:00am to 13:00pm) in the ASDA car park next to Market Street. And were I to sum it up in one word it would probably be ‘underwhelming’. But it does have potential. And I guess there is a bit of cultural and tourist intrigue for those looking for ‘authentic’ …
I’ve known of Tuk-Tuk for a while now through its reputation as maybe the best Thai restaurant in Northern Ireland. Despite originating from Ards. And while it’s not really a huge distance from here in Bangor to their Ards location I was really finding it hard to wrap my head around the whole Ards thing. …
I am a bit obsessed with instant noodles when I travel in Asia and the 1st place I’d be at any new destination is in the local konbini or corner shop browsing through the local noodle shelves. They would be the first place I visit in the morning and the last place I see at …
I hate myself for not finding the new mini Asian Supermarket in Bangor (World Foods) before the whole self-isolation and COVID quarantine goings-on. As I’ve been itching for months to do a run to the Asian Supermarket in Belfast only I was unable to due to essential travel regulations. And a tasty Pad Kaprao or …
Aside from the underlying hardships and horrors of this lockdown, I’ve really been having a grand ol’ time in isolation… catching up on gaming, I would cook daily, and I’ve even revisited unfinished life goals and dreams. Like eating my way through the pot noodle section of the local Tesco. So with the opportunity for …
Outside of traditional chip shops in Bangor, it’s pretty much standard Chinese, Indians, pizza and kebabs that make up the culinary landscape of Bangor’s town centre. And while you do find the odd trendy take on Asian fusion etc. adding a bit to the diversity of eats in town, they don’t really share the same …
The original title for this somewhat pointless series was ‘eating weird stuff from weird shops’. Chosen by my wee nephew (the son of my big nephew) when poking around the weird and wonderful food at our local B&Ms. Saying “bet you wouldn’t eat that”. So it became a challenge of sorts. However I have renamed …
I am a crap cook. Not because I don’t like cooking, but because I am surrounded by kickass cooks who complain when I do things wrong. And… why bother. But I am familiar with food, and what I like, and have picked up some simple recipes and cooking techniques just by watching others. So now, …
In my many years of blogging, I don’t think I have ever mentioned the 4 years that I wore a suit and worked up at Northern Ireland’s Parliament Buildings. Why? Because it never has been relevant to my writing, and it was just so tediously boring. As the highlight of any day was perusing the …
This Takeaway Tuesday comes (on a Thursday) from “The Green Chilli”, one of the longer standing Indian restaurants in Bangor (Dufferin Avenue), and is a takeaway I have been fairly familiar with through the years. In fact, I was even at the original opening years back, when the Mayor at the time kept referring to …
