SF Irish pub Harrington's Bar and Grill closed in 2020 after an 85-year run. Now, the Financial District bar is fundraising to reopen.
for renovations and a new liquor license needed for the reopening. Ed Kim, who has lived above the bar for 13 years and also owns an event business, is spearheading the fundraiser. According to the Business Times, he's now taken over the bar from former owner Michael Harrington. SFGATE could not reach Kim for comment in time for publication.
Harrington’s hosted a private “pub session” with live music on March 3 to help revive the bar, and another session is planned for March 17 in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. "Pub Sessions are an Irish tradition that dates back to the 1600s where music-making is intermingled with the consumption of ale, stout, and beer and conversation," wrote Kim in the GoFundMe description."And our goal is to bring back the legacy of musicianship in San Francisco and support up-and-coming musicians, bands and artists, especially those from the Bay Area."
Harrington's was first opened in 1935 by Henry Harrington and his son Leo as a destination for longshoremen, seafarers and laborers to gather. Their motto upon opening was"You are a stranger here but once." In more recent history, its FiDi location made it a reliable destination for office workers to grab after-work pints of Guinness.
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