Where to Eat

Where to Eat Between Beers on St. Patrick’s Day

The Phoenix is a good choice for food and whiskey flights without the afternoon FiDi crowds.
The Phoenix is a good choice for food and whiskey flights without the afternoon FiDi crowds.

We previously mentioned some St. Patrick’s items at Bouchon Bakery and some special Guinness and Bailey’s cupcakes at Cups and Cakes, but for some heartier fare this Wednesday, the Chron has rounded up some Irish meal deals to soak up all that whiskey and beer, including some grass-fed cottage pie and whiskey flights to top you off at The Liberties. Aqua is offering a $75 prix fixe with a special menu including something called Lobster “Dublin Lawyer.” We’d also recommend tucking in to some Irish stew or corned beef at the Irish Bank, which feels especially Irish to us but which will also be pretty packed after the markets close on Wednesday.

Possibly a less fratty choice, The Phoenix in the Mission serves up a solid lamb stew and bangers and mash, as well as plenty of revelry and beer.

7x7’s Buzzed blog has a roundup of what they consider the ten best Irish pubs in town, which includes the above as well as the Plough and Stars, which always has great (and very Irish) live entertainment on St. Paddy’s.

And you can always start your day off in the Outer Richmond at John Campbell’s Irish Bakery, where Tasting Table has turned us on to some excellent griddle cakes.

We’ll just finish by advising that under no circumstances should you go to Johnny Foley’s on Wednesday. It’s a shitshow. There’s no two ways about it. It’s a perfectly respectable and well trafficked bar on a good day, but on St. Patrick’s Day you’d be better off avoiding the entire three block radius around Cyril Magnin.

Where to Eat Between Beers on St. Patrick’s Day