The Bobbin coffee shop

People having coffee at the Bobbin Call in and try out the menu at The Bobbin coffee shop, located on the ground floor of the City Hall.

You can access The Bobbin via the front entrance, back entrance and east entrance.

Opening times

Food at the BobbinFood and drinks

It sells a range of drinks and food including sandwiches, paninis, soup and tray bakes.

Download menu for the Bobbin coffee shop (Word - 25KB)

The coffee shop also includes a small area selling souvenirs and presents.

Exhibition at the BobbinExhibitions

There are two exhibitions at the 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.

History behind the name

The linen industry was the first in Belfast to become mechanised during our industrial revolution in the 1820s.

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.

The bobbin was a lowly but essential part of this industry, produced in their tens of thousands, and used in all looms.