Our first stop was in Belfast, the capital city of Northern Ireland (not to be confused with neighboring country, The Republic of Ireland). Margot was an excellent start to our Emerald Isle tour, they were open for lunch and allowed us an early pop in to gain sustenance in the form of both alcohol and fantastic food. This bar does not offer typical pub fare – the menu was as culturally diverse as it was intricate. Our Katsu chicken sandwich with string fries and plum ketchup was delicious.
But the true star of Margot were the cocktails, and they were exquisite. We started with a refreshing Fig Highball – an herbaceous vodka cocktail lightened with ginger ale. Then moved to a true spirit forward cocktail called Widow’s Kiss. This libation had whiskey, yellow chartreuse, mixed with a few other flavors including plum and blackberry jam; truly fantastic!
