With a huge range of world famous visitor attractions, the Borough also has a rich food history, and its chefs and restaurateurs have done an incredible job of mixing the two together to create some incredibly quirky places to eat on the Causeway Coast.
From eating spaces that are tributes to our maritime heritage to spaces that are record holders, the Causeway Coast and Glens area has it all...
5. THE ARCADIA, PORTRUSH
It's been a dance hall, a roller disco and an amusement arcade and now all that remains of the various incarnations of Portrush's Arcadia is the cafe which not only offers tasty treats but one of the best cafe views in the whole of Ireland...if not the world! The Arcadia Cafe was originally built in the early 1900s beside the 'ladies'/children's bathing place'. This substantial current building replaced the original wooden one. It was erected by R.A Chambers, a prominent businessman in the resort, who was also chairman of Portrush Urban District Council. The balcony on the roof was used for open air dancing. Photo: ARCADIA
6. HARRY'S SHACK, PORTSTEWART
There's nothing better than a delicious meal and a chilled drink on a beach restaurant as the sun beats down....unfortunately this is Northern Ireland and the sun can NEVER be guaranteed! However, the unpredictability of our weather has done nothing to stop the success of a north coast restaurant which is quite literally ON the beach - Harry's Shack in Portstewart. Sitting right on Portstewart Strand, the hugely popular restaurant offers a beach shack vibe with top notch food and drinks . Photo: HARRY'S SHACK
7. KRAKEN FISH BAR, PORTRUSH
It started life in a converted Citroen Hy Van and then set up home in a former Coastguard look out at Portrush's Lansdowne Crescent - Kraken Fish Bar! Kraken say: "We are passionate about food we love fish and we are conscious of gluten - proud to say that the vast majority of our menu is gluten free. Kraken started life in a converted Citroen Hy Van as we wanted to bring the best of fish, hand battered with care and make it gluten free - so that’s what we did!" With trendy dining pods now set on the site of the former Coastguard station, 'look out' for this eaterie when you're visiting the north coast. Photo: KRAKEN
8. WATER MARGIN, COLERAINE
Want to dine at the home of Olympic rowing champions? Well, look no further than Coleraine's Water Margin restaurant which has been serving the tastiest of Cantonese and European dishes to the north coast for years. The Water Margin is situated at Hanover Place in the town on the upper part of what is locally known as the Boathouse - the lower section of which is home to Bann Rowing Club. Bann Rowing Club is the home of Olympics champions Alan Campbell, brothers Peter and Richard Chambers and Hannah Scott, as well as World Champion Ellie Kate Hutchinson. Photo: WATER MARGIN