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<\/p>\nThe chain opened its first location in Portrush in 2024<\/p>\n
Smash N Bird have grown a cult following for their buttermilk chicken(Image: Facebook\/Smash N Bird)<\/p>\n
A popular Northern Irish burger chain has confirmed that it is preparing to open its fourth location at a site in Belfast.<\/p>\n
Smash N Bird, which specialises in seared smash burgers and their signature buttermilk fried chicken, first opened its doors in Portrush<\/a> in early 2024.<\/p>\n Later that year, they expanded with a store in Derry opening in October 2024 and a third store in Cookstown<\/a> in February 2025.<\/p>\n Their menu includes some popular favourites such as the Drunken Smash Burger, which is topped with a Guinness and mature cheddar fondue, bacon and caramelised onion ketchup alongside crispy onions.<\/p>\n Other menu items include wings, tenders, dirty fries and their famous Churros.<\/p>\n Announcing the new location on Facebook, the chain said: “We already operate shops in Portrush, Derry<\/a> and Cookstown.<\/p>\n “But we are coming to Belfast <\/a>very soon. We are still in the early processes, but we are looking to speak to experienced Kitchen Staff who would love to work with us.<\/p>\n “We are also looking for quality and experienced delivery drivers.<\/p>\n “If you wish to apply, visit https:\/\/www.smashnbird.com\/work-with-us<\/a><\/p>\n “We will be opening in the Botanic area<\/a> of Belfast with planned deliveries all over the city.”<\/p>\n For all the latest news, visit the Belfast Live homepage here<\/a> and sign up to our daily newsletter<\/a> here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The chain opened its first location in Portrush in 2024 Smash N Bird have grown a cult following…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":364727,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[118876,139490,84,139491,612,59,2098,2661,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-364726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-belfast-food-and-drink-scene","tag-botanic","tag-business","tag-cookstown","tag-food-and-drink","tag-gb","tag-portrush","tag-south-belfast","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/364727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}