Bobbin coffee shop
The Bobbin coffee shop and exhibition area was added to Belfast City Hall as part of its £11 million refurbishment programme in 2007 - 2009.
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.Opening times
- Monday - Friday: 9am - 4.30pm
- Saturday: 9am - 4pm
- Sunday: Closed
Food and drinks
It sells a range of drinks and food including sandwiches, panini, soup and tray bakes.
Download menu for the Bobbin coffee shop (Word - 34KB)
The coffee shop also includes a small area selling souvenirs and presents.
Exhibitions
There are two exhibitions at the Bobbin Coffee Shop:
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.



