Irish Pubs & Restaurants
The city is loaded with Irish pubs and restaurants, many within walking distance of one another, making it easy for celebrants to create their own pub crawl:- If you're craving more than pub fries and poppers, check out The Bards, a cozy pub with a fireplace that serves jazzed up Irish fare, like warm goat cheese salad with roasted walnuts, barbecued salmon or, boxty (potato pancakes) filled with ham and cabbage or
broccoli and cheese. 2013 Walnut Street, (215) 569-9585
- The Black Sheep Pub and Restaurant is an Irish-owned bar in
a polished Center City townhouse, serving great food (the corn dusted calamari and steak salad are both winners) created by Chef Edgar Alvarez. 247 S. 17th
Street, (215) 545-9473
- Check out Fadó, a Dublin-based pub chain
known for its Guinness and Irish home-cooking like potato pancakes, grilled salmon and shepherd's pie. 15th & Locust Streets, (215) 893-9700
- Billed as the "largest Irish pub and entertainment complex on the East Coast," Finnegan's Wake attracts enormous crowds on the weekends. The four-level complex hosts a variety of live entertainment including Irish musicians and Top 40 cover bands. 537 N. 3rd Street, (215) 574-9240
- At both locations of The Irish Pub, a regular crowd of students, business types and locals enjoy imported beers and hearty pub fare. 1123 Walnut Street, (215) 925-3311; 2007 Walnut Street, (215) 568-5603
- McFadden's Restaurant and Saloon, an Irish pub chain with locations in Baltimore and New York, is Philadelphia's newest Irish establishment. Two bars, large televisions, a separate dining room and DJ entertainment make the newcomer a popular hangout for the after work crowd. 461 N. 3rd Street, (215) 928-0640
- For the oldest Irish watering hole in town, head to McGillin's Olde Ale House, popular with the City Hall crowd for straightforward comfort food and brews. 1310 Drury Lane, (215) 735-5562
- At The Plough and Stars, an upscale Irish hot spot in Old City, the mussels in sherry, duck pate, fish and chips and broiled salmon topped with crabmeat will surely satisfy. 123 Chestnut Street, (215) 733-0300
- Downey's Restaurant offers casual elegance in an Irish Pub Atmosphere. filled with antiques and Irish memorabilia. Downey's has an open top deck with a view of the Delaware river as well as cafe seating along South Street. 526 S. Front Street, (215) 625 9500
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