St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Sunday this year, giving us a reason to devote the whole weekend to festivals, music, parades, corned beef — and a pint or two. Here are 12 Bay Area pubs where yo…
A patron enters during Irish dance night at the The Starry Plough Pub on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024 in Berkeley, Calif. To update that old saying, “Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, even if your 23andMe report says you haven’t got even a fifth cousin from the Emerald Isle.”
Bartender Angie Cashell, originally from Cork, Ireland, waits on customers at Farrington’s Bar in Pleasant Hill, Calif., on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. This stalwart was opened in 1994 by two Irishmen, Liam Balfe and Des Nolan, who moved here from County Carlow. After 30 years, a few things have changed. Craft beers have joined the Irish stouts, lagers and red ales, and Tuesday trivia nights have become wildly popular.
The late proprietor, Jim Gallagher, founded the pub in 1984 at the Shamrock Village shopping center. It’s a casual, cavernous spot with a wraparound bar, two pool tables, sports memorabilia , a collection of sweet leprechaun figurines and plenty of neon shamrock and beer signs. Molly O’s is an offshoot of the venerable Fiddler’s Green in Millbrae, and it’s named after 90-year-old matriarch Molly Mitchell. Since last fall, the restaurant has been serving traditional Irish fare plus American and Cal-Mex favorites daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The bar is open nightly, until 2 a.m. on Friday-Saturday.
Highlights here include pub grub that’s a cut above, intriguing bar offerings, live music, watch parties for rugby matches — and a rollicking good time on St. Patrick’s Day weekend. The new owners say this year will be “epic,” so keep checking their social media. The late Ray O’Flaherty was 70 when he opened his eponymous pub at San Pedro Square in 2002, having had the furniture and memorabilia shipped from Ireland. “You’re a stranger here but once,” was the motto of this Irishman, who would greet customers from his spot at the end of the bar, a Smithwick’s in hand.
But two years later, the pub was back , a boon for lovers of dancing, live music or just sitting in a pub having a good time, while the cells divide and decay and bring one ever closer to god. If you’re looking to not just drink but fill up on hearty Irish pub fare — corned beef and cabbage, shepherd’s pie and more — in a cozy, friendly atmosphere, Alhambra is the spot. The string lights were glowing, the hockey game was on and an excellent Guinness pour available on a recent Monday night at this tavern, owned by the same people behind Mountain View’s St. Stephen’s Green.
Rose McCann’s serves its corned beef with red potatoes, carrots, cabbage and a side of creamy horseradish.
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