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From complete dives to upscale restaurants, St. Louis has many varieties of Irish bars and pubs that appeal to patrons of all kinds. John D. McGurk's Irish Pub keeps things simple with its selection of authentic beers, ciders, ales, wines and whiskeys—no cocktails can be found here. Cocktails would seem to detract from all the other great drinks Ireland has to offer, plus the live Irish music played here daily sounds better with a few shots of whiskey or pints of Guinness. For a family friendly experience, check out Pat's Bar & Grill in St. Louis' Dogtown neighborhood. This Irish pub features a full menu and large, comfy booths. When in the mood for both a delicious burger and Irish beer on tap, there may be no better stop in St. Louis than Dooley's Ltd. This Irish bar mixes the best in good ol' American beef with delicious Irish beer and spirits.
Clancy's Irish Pub & Grill
40 Old State Rd., Ellisville; Tel. 636.391.6154
Cheap beer, cheap food and dollar bills hanging from the ceiling, Clancy's Irish Pub & Grill has all the markings of a dive bar. Looks like a dive bar, certainly smells live a dive bar so the only conclusion is that this West County bar and grill is a dive bar. In the St. Louis metropolitan area, Clancy's Irish Pub & Grill is one of the places customers can still get a good cheap meal and a drink in the single digits. They have a rocking jukebox and several TVs to watch the game on. For warmer weather, and to escape the clamor of local bands that sometimes play, Clancy's has a phenomenal outside patio. Limp dollars on the ceiling aside, Clancy's Irish Pub & Grill is the perfect place to spend a hot summer evening at either indoors or on the patio. |
Dooley's Ltd.
308 N. 8th St., St. Louis; Tel. 314.231.4200
Most Irish pubs aren't known for their burgers, but when you're in downtown St. Louis, anything is possible. Dooley's Ltd Beef 'N Brew house is an all around friendly bar to visit with friendly staff and locals. The great pub atmosphere and old-fashioned charm surrounds customers who enter the restaurant. Irish touches add character to the dark woods and brown booths in the bar at Dooley's. For diners who particularly love their food, Dooley's even sells their gourmet spices for home cooking because St. Louis bar patrons can just never get enough. |
Flannery's Irish Pub
1320 Washington Ave., St. Louis; Tel. 314.241.8885
Downtown St. Louis has bars that know how to treat and entertain their customers and Flannery's Irish Pub is no exception. A dozen flat screen TVs might be a sensory overload to some, but true St. Louis Cardinals, Rams, or Blues fans will be thanking the Irish bar for being sports friendly when they watch their teams win. The bar also has a full restaurant menu with everything from steak to burgers and other bar fare. Flannery's Irish Pub wouldn't be a great St. Louis sports bar if they didn't also have electronic darts, shuffleboard and of course video games. It's downtown St. Louis, so expect only the best especially from Flannery's Irish Pub. |
Helen Fitzgerald's
3650 S. Lindbergh, St. Louis; Tel. 314.984.0026
Known for their singles scene and chicken wings, Helen Fitzgerald's Irish Bar & Grill is a one of a kind place in St. Louis. The menu features appetizers and drinks, some more appetizers and, as what seemed to be an after thought, some entrees too. On the other side of the dining room there is a sports bar and pool hall that is also a live music venue on some nights. Games and TVs fill up the St. Louis Irish Bar's game room as singles wander around searching for fresh meat. |
John D. McGurk's Irish Pub
1200 Russell Blvd., St. Louis; Tel. 314.776.8309
In true Irish Pub form, the only drinks that John D. McGurk's Irish Pub offers at the bar are beers, wines and whiskeys. Sorry, St. Louis, no cocktails here. The pub offers an extensive selection of bottled beers in ciders, ales, lagers and domestics as well as a great number of beers on tap. The dinner menu for the St. Louis restaurant has American as well as several Irish dishes. The bangers and mash or Guinness stew are definitely worth trying. Despite all the classic Irish food and drink, the bar wouldn't be truly Irish if it didn't have Irish music. McGurk's Irish Pub has live Irish music every day of the week that will make anyone forget they aren't actually in Ireland. McGurk's is undeniably one of the best Irish bars in St. Louis. |
Kilkenny's
20 N. Central Ave., St. Louis; Tel. 314.725.0161
Right down the street from Washington University in St. Louis, Kilkenny's is a genuine Irish Pub serving up Irish fare and plenty of beer. The bar has a wide selection of draft beers and serves up great food. The most notable part of Kilkenny's is the antique cash register that's about 100 years old. The service is friendly and if you sit at the bar they're sure to remember you when you return. |
Maggie O'Brien's
2000 Market St., St. Louis; Tel. 314.421.1388
Sports fans that need a starting place to drink at before getting to the St. Louis Cardinals, Rams or Blues games know, or should know, that Maggie O'Brien's is the perfect place to go. The bar offers the most TV screens for watching sports compared to other downtown St. Louis bars, plus they offer a free shuttle to the Cardinals, Rams and Blues games. They have a full bar and great menu of American and Irish food. Maggie O'Brien's also has a game room full of video games, darts and pool tables for sports fans that can't just sit at the bar. Whether it's business lunches, dinner or drinking in St. Louis, Maggie O'Brien's Pub has the bases covered. |
M.P. O'Reilly's
5637 Manchester Ave., St. Louis; Tel. 314.781.4487
Offering the best of both worlds for bar and club lovers, St. Louis' Irish pub, M.P. O'Reilly's, has both pool tables and a dance floor. Singles love O'Reilly's for the great dancing and other singles that they can mingle with or just being able to relax in a booth with friends. The St. Louis bar offers daily specials like their Monday "Bomb Night" where bombs are only $3, Thursday college night with $1 pitchers and a Saturday ladies night with no cover and $2 drinks for girls. Laid back and relaxed, O'Reilly's is a great bar in St. Louis to hang out at. |
Nick's Pub and Restaurant
6001 Manchester Ave., St. Louis; Tel. 314.781.7806
The main bar area of Nick's Pub has the energy of an authentic Irish pub with a younger crowd. The St. Louis locals wander over to Nick's Pub and Restaurant for a bite to eat and a pint of Guinness before spending the entire evening drinking, dancing to the Irish music or playing games in the upstairs game room. A TV with the latest game means sports fans never have to miss a play even if they're upstairs playing darts, video games or pool. It's a worn-in St. Louis bar with plenty of draft beers, Irish whiskey and a full bar. The energy is too good to pass up at Nick's Pub. |
Pat's Bar & Grill
6400 Oakland Ave., St. Louis; Tel. 314.647.6553
Finally, a bar that the whole family can go to! The notoriously St. Louis Irish neighborhood, Dogtown, has plenty of Irish pubs that are no where near family friendly, but Pat's Bar and Grill is the exception. Downstairs there is a long bar and several booths where a menu is provided for hot off the grill entrees. Pat's Bar and Grill is also known for their fried fare—chicken livers, fish and shrimp—as well as their Sunday brunch. The upstairs room known as The Roost collects a louder St. Louis crowd at the bar on weekends and evenings. Whiskey, Guinness and various other Irish favorites are available, but maybe not when the kids are around. |
Seamus McDaniel's
1208 Tamm Ave., St. Louis; Tel. 314.645.6337
Clayton-Tamm is St. Louis's historically Irish neighborhood, and it wouldn't be complete without a traditionally Irish pub like Seamus McDaniel's. The pub is more authentic than other St. Louis Irish bars because it's right in St. Louis's Dogtown, the name for the Irish neighborhood. It goes without saying that they serve pints of Guinness and Harp, but they also compete for some of the best hamburgers in St. Louis. The dark wood, Irish flags and friendly staff make Seamus McDaniel's an authentic Irish pub in St. Louis even if they do show American sports games on the bar's TVs. |
—St. Louis Bar and Club Reviews by Alanna Lee and Ryan Osterbeck
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