Eipic (restaurant)

{{Short description|Restaurant in Belfast, Northern Ireland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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| established = 2014

| current-owner = Michael Deane

| head-chef = Alex Greene

| food-type = Irish cuisine

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| rating = {{Michelinstar|1}} Michelin Guide

| street-address = 28–40 Howard Street

| city = Belfast

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| zip = BT1 6PF

| country = Northern Ireland

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| website = {{URL|www.deaneseipic.com/}}

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Eipic ({{IPA|ga|ˈɛpʲɪc|lang}}; "epic"), styled as EIPIC, was a restaurant in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was awarded a Michelin star in 2016 and retained that until its closure in 2023.{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/review-loam-restaurant-in-galway-not-perfect-but-close-1.2154281|title=Review: Loam restaurant in Galway- not perfect, but close|date=28 March 2015|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=20 February 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/review-fine-dining-is-back-at-eipic-restaurant-in-belfast-1.2019131|title=Review: Fine dining is back at Eipic restaurant in Belfast|date=6 December 2014|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=6 May 2016}}{{cite news |title= The Wild Honey Inn becomes the first pub in Ireland to be awarded a Michelin star|first= Geraldine|last= Gittens|url= http://www.independent.ie/life/food-drink/food-news/the-wild-honey-inn-becomes-the-first-pub-in-ireland-to-be-awarded-a-michelin-star-36188037.html|newspaper= Irish Independent|date= 2 October 2017|access-date= 2 October 2017}}

Head chef of EIPIC is Alex Greene. He took over from Danni Barry in late September 2017.{{cite news |date=3 October 2017 |title=Danni Barry Leaves Michelin Starred EIPIC to Open New Casual Restaurant |url=https://thetaste.ie/wp/danni-barry-leaves-eipic/ |access-date=5 October 2017 |newspaper=TheTaste.ie |language=nl}} The restaurant was closed in Autumn 2023, with owner Michael Deane citing price sensitivity among customers facing the cost-of-living crisis. The closure was reported as a "massive" loss to Belfast's culinary status.{{Cite news |date=2023-11-01 |title=Closure of Michael Deane’s Michelin-starred restaurant a ‘massive loss’ for Belfast |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/food-drink-hospitality/closure-of-michael-deanes-michelin-starred-restaurant-a-massive-loss-for-belfast/a1585955626.html |access-date=2024-04-17 |work=BelfastTelegraph.co.uk |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}