This Teppanyaki restaurant, beside the landmark Belfast Waterfront Hall, features a large outdoor terrace which gives way to an equally spacious lounge with sofas, chandelier and those great views. The highlight, however, is the Japanese Teppanyaki dining experience in the more formal dining area. Sit back and enjoy as chefs slice, stir fry and sizzle fresh food on large hot plates set into your table. Not cheap, but certainly unique among the city's dining choices. [...]

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So this is what £1m looks like in a restaurant. Likened to a James Bond set, Japanese restaurant Zen is a phenomenal addition to the city's cuisine scene. Inside there's a cocktail bar, a wall of glistening water and gilded lilies, an ultra violet stairway and sunken 'ta-tammi' dining area. Groups are catered for in a series of wood-wrapped circular tables and encouraged to avail of the slippers. The spectacular glass-floored corridor of beaded light columns and mirrored ceiling is a nightmare to navigate when you've sipped too much sake. But who cares when you're in one of the funkiest restaurants in town. All this and the food's fantastic too!  [...]

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