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Belmont Street in Aberdeen, granite shopfronts and a red sandstone church tower above the street.
Aberdeen

Belmont Street

A cobbled street of granite buildings in the centre of Aberdeen, between Union Street and the Art Gallery, lined with independent cafés, bars and restaurants.

Welcome

Just off the bustle of Union Street, Belmont Street climbs on cobbles towards the Art Gallery, lined with granite houses and shopfronts from the late 1700s.

It is an easy place to stop for coffee.

The street is full of independent cafés, with bars and restaurants for the evening. Look for Books n Beans, a café among shelves of books, and round the corner on Little Belmont Street, Cup with its teas and fine china and Poldino's, an Italian restaurant of long standing. A red sandstone church tower rises over the rooftops, and narrow lanes such as Patagonian Court slip away between the buildings.

It is a good street to wander on the way to the Art Gallery at its top, or to come back to after dark. In winter snow, the old cobbles and granite look their best.

Round the cornerKulturaA family Filipino restaurant and bar at 47 Belmont Street in Aberdeen, for crispy pata, sizzling sisig and an all-you-can-eat tapas feast.Under a mileSee itKultura's front on Belmont Street, its wooden sign reading Filipino Restaurant & Bar above open doors in a granite wall, with potted bay trees by the step.
Before you go

A city street, there at any time; the cafés and bars keep their own hours.

Where
Between Union Street and Schoolhill.
Street
Cobbled, granite.
For
Cafés, bars and restaurants.

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Where it is

In the centre of Aberdeen, running from Union Street up to Schoolhill and the Art Gallery.

Close byAberdeen.
  1. The long bar at Casa del Fuego under a red wall and a neon sign reading Viva la Fiesta, with high stools and tables on a patterned tiled floor.Casa del FuegoUnder a mile as the crow flies
  2. The granite front of Cup on Little Belmont Street, with hanging baskets and window boxes of flowers.Cup Tea SalonA tea room on cobbled Little Belmont Street in Aberdeen, for loose teas, brunch and afternoon tea.Under a mile as the crow flies
  3. Aberdeen Art GalleryAberdeen Art GalleryThe gallery at the top of the street.Under a mile 1 min by road
  4. Granite façade of Aberdeen's Central Library, with "Public Library" carved above its arched entranceAberdeen Central LibraryThe granite library nearby.Under a mile 2 min by road
  5. Granite spires and clock tower of Aberdeen's Town House against pale skyAberdeen Town HouseThe Castlegate and its tower.Under a mile 4 min by road
Directions
Ma Cameron's stone pub frontage with white door and bunting at number 6RestaurantsMa Cameron'sA step away
Whisky bottles lit on shelves beside a tartan booth and patterned ceilingRestaurantsThe Tippling HouseA step away
Weathered statue and gravestones in a churchyard framed by autumn leavesAttractionsKirk of St NicholasA step away
Ninety Nine Bar & Kitchen window, reflections of people at the counter insideRestaurantsNinety-NineA step away
Restaurant dining room with globe pendant lights and tall windows overlooking stone wallsRestaurantsMoonfish CaféA step away
Restaurant interior with leather booths, blue chairs and set wooden tablesRestaurantsVovem Meat & LiquorA step away
Kultura's front on Belmont Street, its wooden sign reading Filipino Restaurant & Bar above open doors in a granite wall, with potted bay trees by the step.RestaurantsKulturaA step away
A bowl of beef pho at Mai's Vietnamese Kitchen, with sliced beef, a beef ball, spring onions and herbs in clear broth, the restaurant's name on the bowl.RestaurantsMai's Vietnamese KitchenA step away
The upstairs room at Wild Goose, all pale wood, with globe lights and trailing plants hanging from the ceiling, wooden tables and a counter at the far end.RestaurantsWild GooseA step away

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