The Green Guide

Tired of indiscriminate boozing and tepid corned beef on St. Patrick's Day? Fight back with our picks for raucous Celtic bands, a 30-bar drink-athon, Gaelic steak — and old-school pubs where the pints are ordered with a brogue.

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By Amos Barshad, Elizabeth Cline, Michael Alan Connelly & Alexandra Vallis
Published Feb 28, 2008

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If You a Seek a Bona Fide Irish Experience...

Failte Irish Whiskey Bar

(Photo: Shanna Ravindra)

Failte Irish Whiskey Bar
Failte, pronounced "FALL-cha," means "welcome" in Irish. Try to remember that after you’ve "sampled" your fourth whiskey. And please don’t attempt to try them all — the bar has over 30 different kinds imported from the motherland.

Kennedy's
A central fireplace, familial barkeeps, and shepherd’s pie draws Irish natives and brogue-lovers alike. Lydia Hearst-Shaw told Grub Street it was one of her favorite places. “I'm a good little Irish girl. My dad goes there almost every day.”

Irish New York Walking Tour
Did you know the Puck Building has a distasteful connection to Irish history? Find out why on the Irish Heritage Walking Tour, an on-foot recounting of immigrant struggles with stops at Foley Square, St. Paul's Chapel, and the city's first slums (in what is now Nolita).