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Tuesday 12pm - 12am Wednesday 12pm - 12am Thursday 12pm - 12am Friday 12pm - 1am Saturday 12pm - 1am Sunday 1pm - 7pm

The John Hewitt Bar

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A Belfast City Centre Pub by Located in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter, The John Hewitt first opened its doors in December 1999.
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The bar is unique in its ownership as it is owned by The Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre. The Resource Centre's managers had always relied on various grants to fund its work, when in the mid ninties, they came up with the idea of generating some of their own funds by going into business... And why not a pub! John Hewitt, the late poet, socialist and Freeman of Belfast officially opened the Resource Centre on Mayday 1983, hence the name of the bar.

17/10/2026

It’s all in the details.

08/10/2026

Some things just make sense together.

A plate from Franky’s Lasagneria belfast , something good in the glass and a few hours at the Hewitt. 🍻

Swipe through a few of our favourite pairings, then come find your own.

02/10/2026

OCTOBER AT THE HEWITT 🍂

A busy one this month, with the usual live music, a special John Hewitt poetry reading and a Halloween night with On The Sesh 🎶🎃

Swipe through for the full line-up, and grab your tickets for the poetry reading via the link in our bio.

21/09/2026

Lasagne. Pint. £15.

Not much else needs said. 🍺🍝

Franky’s Lasagneria belfast + Boundary Brewing Cooperative Tuesday - Friday all day at the John Hewitt📍

28/08/2026

FANCY A BANK HOLIDAY PINT? 🍻

Good news, we’re open Monday 31st August from 12-8pm👀

Bring on the long weekend.

06/08/2026

Whether you’re calling in or calling by …☘️

Either way, we’ve got you covered this Fleadh week. Our pop up hatch is serving takeaway cans all week, with the bar open as usual.🎻

Call in for a pint or get one for the road (or both👀)

30/07/2026

The best tables are the messy ones. 🍴

spread across the table, a couple of pints, a (or two), and not a clean plate in sight.

The messier the table, the better if you ask us.

📍Franky’s Lasagneria at The John Hewitt, Tuesday - Sunday 12-8pm.

03/07/2026

July's looking lively at the John Hewitt 🎶

The usual mix of trad, folk and live music is back, plus nearly a week of events as part of Belfast TradFest to round off the month.

Have a scroll through, get a few dates in the diary, and we'll see you for a pint and some tunes.

23/06/2026

🤌

Not much else to say, really.

Well, alright then... big portions, plenty of flavour, and exactly what you want sitting beside a pint.

Book a table via the link below or chance your arm and see if we have a seat free for you.

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Address

51 Donegall Street
Belfast
BT12FH

Opening Hours

Tuesday	12pm - 12am
Wednesday	12pm - 12am
Thursday	12pm - 12am
Friday	12pm - 1am
Saturday	12pm - 1am
Sunday	1pm - 7pm

Website

http://www.thejohnhewitt.com/, https://linktr.ee/thejohnhewitt

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