Restaurants in Holywood

A back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand winner (2024 and 2025) in the centre of Holywood, Noble delivers boldly flavoured modern cooking across two floors at a ££ price point that is hard to argue. Easy to book, consistently rated 4.8 across 258 Google reviews, worth visiting for the blackboard specials and the chocolate délice alone.

Frae is the most credentialed restaurant in Holywood, named in The Sunday Times Ireland's 100 Best Restaurants for 2025. If you are planning a serious meal near Belfast, this High Street address is the clear first choice. Booking is currently straightforward, but that is likely to change as the award drives more attention.

Lynchpin is cited as the best vegan restaurant in Ireland, but the more useful fact is that no one who eats there seems to notice the cooking is plant-based. The daytime service fills fast and the Friday themed evening dinners sell out consistently. Book ahead for weekends, treat the Friday dinners as ticketed events, expect food that earns its following on quality alone.