THE INSIDER Ray Bonner

Creating under the moniker Francois Got Buffed, Bonner is a Belfast street artist, illustrator and tour guide for Seedhead Arts, which runs the Hit the North Belfast Street Art Festival every September. You’ll find his work on walls across the UK and Europe. @FrancoisGotBuffed

Coffee and Cactus Great food and coffee, plus the bonus of selling wonderful plants (coffeeandcactus.com).

The Sunflower The best traditional pub in Belfast – great owners, musicians and pizza (sunflowerbelfast.com).

Banana Block A really interesting new space with a food pop-up, mushroom growers, a cheese producer and independent record store (bananablock.org).

Comber Greenway Running along an old tramline, this path offers a lovely escape into greenery (walkni.com).

Mike’s Fancy Cheese Shop An independent raw-cheese dairy on Little Donegall Street (mfcheese.com).