Editorial Review
Walter Ewing Fishmongers
Shankill Road, Belfast
The Atmosphere
“The reason half of Belfast's good restaurants have good fish.”
Walter Ewing has run this counter on the Shankill Road for decades, buying at the northern ports and selling to the kitchens that care. It is not a smart shop and it is not in a smart part of town, and neither of those facts has ever mattered to the chefs who queue there. Dundrum Bay oysters, Portavogie prawns in season, and whatever came off the boats at Kilkeel. If you are cooking in Belfast, this is the address.
Rooms Worth Requesting
What it actually feels like.
Portavogie prawns are the thing to ask for, and they are seasonal. Call ahead for oysters in quantity.
Why we recommend it
A space that justifies the journey.
A working fishmonger with a restaurant trade behind it always beats a display counter. Belfast's best kitchens buy here and say so.