HomeThe Bobbin coffee shop and exhibition area
Location
The Bobbin is located at the south east corner of Belfast City Hall. You can access it via the front entrance, back entrance and east entrance (beside the Belfast Wheel).Opening times
- Monday - Friday: 9am - 4.30pm
- Saturday: 9am - 4pm
- Sunday: Closed
About the Bobbin
The Bobbin coffee shop and exhibition area has been added to Belfast City Hall as part of its £11 million refurbishment programme.It sells a range of drinks and food including sandwiches, paninis, soup and tray bakes.
- Download menu for the Bobbin coffee shop (Word - 34KB)
Our No Mean City photographic exhibition is also on display. Commissioned to mark the centenary of Belfast City Hall in 2006, the exhibition profiles more than 50 of Belfast's most celebrated citizens who have made a contribution to society.
The coffee shop also includes a small area selling souvenirs and presents.
Chosen name
The name of the new coffee shop and exhibition area, The Bobbin, was voted for by the public from the following options:- The Bobbin - 707 votes
- White Linen - 457 votes
- The Foundry -149 votes
- The Blackstaff - 119 votes.
History behind the name
The linen industry was the first in Belfast to become mechanised during our industrial revolution in the 1820s.The bobbin was a lowly but essential part of this industry, produced in their tens of thousands, and used in all looms.
A bobbin is a spindle or cylinder on which yarn or thread is wound. Bobbins were also used on a larger scale in other industries such as ropemaking.
