Market Quarter, Belfast

The Market Quarter is an area of Belfast, Northern Ireland, featuring St George's Market.^[1][2] While the first market on this site dated back to 1604,^[2] the present-day St George's Market was built between 1890 and 1896.^[3] Today, the market is open on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, with locals shopping for fresh produce and tourists sampling foods from hundreds of vendors.^[2]

St George's Market is separated by East Bridge Street from The Market, an area of inner-city housing, which itself is adjacent to a vacant site, formerly the city's Haymarket, and Belfast Central railway station. It also includes The Waterfront precinct, a conference and concert hall, and the Hilton Hotel.^{[citation needed]}