Best Bars on St. Patrick's Day

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Depending on how you look at it, St. Patrick's Day is either the greatest bar holiday of the year or yet another Amateur Night. But both those who celebrate year-round and those who turn Irish only on March 17th will enjoy these authentic pubs!

Black Sheep
212-599-3476
583 3rd Ave,
New York, NY, 10016

Scores of imported beers and ales and the antique decor of a true Irish pub.

Ceol
(347) 643-9911
191 Smith Street,
Brooklyn, NY, 11201

Irish natives Loretta Heaney and Samantha Meehan's Ceol is a piece of the ol' heath in Carroll Gardens, with plenty of Irish music throughout the month!

Failte
(212) 725-9440
531 2nd Ave,
New York, NY, 10016

Even if you live on the other side of the planet, you know you are home when you walk into Failte Irish Whiskey Bar. The first floor transports you to a rustic pub in Ireland with a roaring fireplace, a wattle and daub ceilin more...

Galway Hooker
(212) 725-2353
7 E 36th St,
New York, NY

Upscale Irish pub with a massive collection of sports-filled TVs.

McSorley's Old Ale House
(212) 254-2570
15 East 7th Street,
New York, NY, 10003

Superlatives abound when you are talking about one of New York's oldest continuously-operating bars. McSorley's is so old, in fact, that it it might as well have come with the colony when the British bought i more...

Molly's
(212) 889-3361
287 3rd Ave,
New York, NY, 10010

Ah, Molly's. The name suggests an authentic recreation or worthy approximation of a pub in Ireland, and that's just what you get.

Mullane's
(718) 797-7606
71 Lafayette Ave,
Brooklyn, NY, 11217

Local favorite Mullane's mixes concepts as proficiently as they do drinks. Part sports bar, mostly pub, and full-service grill, this Fort Greene drinking establishment is routinely packed with patrons watching multiple ga more...

Paddy Reilly's Pub
(212) 686-1210
519 2nd Ave,
New York, NY, 10016

Paddy’s a great place to listen Irish rock from the likes of The Prodigals while drinking the ample Guinness provided on-tap. Just stay away from the Budweiser and its variants.

Puck Fair
(212) 431-1200
298 Lafayette St,
New York, NY, 10012

Located across the street from the Puck building, this power pub caters to a clientele of primarily lower Broadway creative professionals and features a drink menu of international beers and top-shelf spirits which is second to none.

Scratcher
(212) 477-0030
209 E 5th St,
New York, NY, 10003

Back in Ireland, when you say you're going to the scratcher, it means you're off to bed. Drink enough pints of Guinness or Boddington's on tap here, and you get the picture. While you might generally avoid the Irish fare a more...

Slainte
(212) 253-7030
304 Bowery,
New York, NY, 10012

Sports (that means soccer, which means football) and suds in the East Village.

The Dead Poet
(212) 595-5670
450 Amsterdam Ave,
New York, NY, 10024

A teensy Irish pub that attracts big drinkers. So many poets died drinking in NYC; here is the place to drink spirits in their honor.

Tir Na Nog
(212) 630-0249
5 Penn Plaza,
New York, NY, 10001

Authentic Irish with American food. Cleverly designed, interesting crowd, and can we mention it's both an amazing place to get drunk or just to drink.

Village Pourhouse
(212) 987-3790
64 3rd Avenue,
New York, NY, 10003

The Village Pourhouse features over 60 feet of bar length, 21 high definition flat panel and projection televisions, a wood burning fireplace and a sports memorabilia gallery. Frequent Special Event nights, happy hours, and Friday Night Ladies Night.

White Horse Tavern
(212) 989-3956
567 Hudson Street,
New York, NY, 10014

Vastly popular for over 100 years, dead poet Dylan Thomas drank his last here, then staggered off and died the next morning. Perhaps that explains why the White Horse Tavern remains eternally hip with the college more...