Happy Cafe & Family Restaurant

You'll find Happy Cafe tucked away on Edgar Road in Cliftonville, away from the seafront bustle—which means it actually gets local regulars rather than one-off tourists. It's the sort of place where the owner knows what you're after before you ask, the tea's always hot, and nobody's trying to charge you £4 for beans on toast. The menu's straightforward: full English breakfasts, jacket potatoes, sandwiches, the kind of food that actually sticks with you. Tables are tight, the decor's basic, but that's precisely why it works.