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The Best Irish Spots in New York
Connolly's Pub & Restaurant is one of The Best Irish Spots in New York.

1. Connolly's Pub & Restaurant

7.3
121 W 45th St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Irish Pub · Theater District · 123 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Get the chicken pot pie with a side of fries but be careful, it's incredibly hot! Sit upstairs and people watch on the streets below.

Shoolbred's is one of The Best Irish Spots in New York.

2. Shoolbred's

197 2nd Ave (btwn E 12th & E 13th St), New York, NY
Pub · East Village · 116 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Awesome grown up bar with a 2-4-1 happy hour until 8pm. Make your way to the back and you’ll discover a working fireplace and a comfy couch area.

Tír Na Nóg is one of The Best Irish Spots in New York.

3. Tír Na Nóg

6.9
254 W 31st St (btw 7th and 8th Ave), New York, NY
Irish Pub · Chelsea · 50 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Stop in for a boozy brunch and enjoy expertly poured pints of Guiness and an amazing Irish Breakfast – you might ask for seconds of the Soda bread.

Failte Irish Pub & Restaurant is one of The Best Irish Spots in New York.

4. Failte Irish Pub & Restaurant

6.7
531 2nd Ave (at E 30th St), New York, NY
Pub · Rose Hill · 47 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: We love the great selection of top-notch scotch, the friendly quick-fire bartenders and the delicious Irish Sausages or the 'Irish Toastie'.

Playwright Irish Pub is one of The Best Irish Spots in New York.

5. Playwright Irish Pub

7.0
27 W 35th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Irish Pub · Koreatown · 85 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: An ok place to meet for a pre-dinner or pre-show cocktail – although it does get rather loud and the servers are friendly but not the greatest.

Pig 'n Whistle is one of The Best Irish Spots in New York.

6. Pig 'n Whistle

165 W 47th St (btwn 6th & 7th), New York, NY
Pub · Theater District · 32 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Stay downstairs for a rockin’ good time, go upstairs for a more romantic interlude. Go for drinks and dine on the Fried Brie Salad or the Pig Burger.

Blarney Rock Pub is one of The Best Irish Spots in New York.

7. Blarney Rock Pub

137 W 33rd St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Bar · Chelsea · 63 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Start a day playing hookie with a full Irish Breakfast and a Guinness at this extremely friendly pub. You might end up spending your whole day here!

Central Bar is one of The Best Irish Spots in New York.

8. Central Bar

5.4
109 E 9th St (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Pub · Greenwich Village · 102 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Great Irish pub to watch rugby or football at the downstairs bar and then to continue your evening upstairs in the lounge and on the dance floor.

McAleer's Pub & Restaurant is one of The Best Irish Spots in New York.

9. McAleer's Pub & Restaurant

425 Amsterdam Ave (btwn W 80th & 81st St), New York, NY
Bar · Upper West Side · 55 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: There are two things that set this ordinary Irish Pub apart from all the others – the Mac & Cheese and the Buy 2 Pitchers and Get a Basket of Buffalo Wings deal.

McSorley's Old Ale House is one of The Best Irish Spots in New York.

10. McSorley's Old Ale House

8.8
15 E 7th St (btwn Cooper Sq & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Pub · East Village · 467 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: When at McSorley’s remember to order the Light or Dark beer in even numbers. It’s cash only.

Stout is one of The Best Irish Spots in New York.

11. Stout

7.6
133 W 33rd St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Sports Bar · Chelsea · 225 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: The artichoke, spinach and cheese dip is enormous, thick and a little tough to eat, but the Stout burger with sweet potato fries is delicious. Ask to sit in the back if you want something quieter.

Lillie's Union Square is one of The Best Irish Spots in New York.

12. Lillie's Union Square

7.9
13 E 17th St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Pub · Union Square · 275 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Service is a little slow, but the food is worth it. Order the Irish breakfast on a Sunday morning for the full experience.

Puck Fair is one of The Best Irish Spots in New York.

13. Puck Fair

298 Lafayette St (btwn W Houston & Prince St), New York, NY
Pub · SoHo · 141 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: This spot has the best picklebacks around!

Dempsey's is one of The Best Irish Spots in New York.

14. Dempsey's

61 2nd Ave (btwn E 3rd & E 4th St), New York, NY
Pub · East Village · 46 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: We love to come here on Tuesdays for traditional Irish music, and Wednesdays for trivia night (warning: we get competitive).

5th & Mad is one of The Best Irish Spots in New York.

15. 5th & Mad

6.1
7 E 36th St (btwn Madison & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Irish Pub · Garment District · 84 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Happy Hour on Friday and Saturday until 10pm. Perdue Boilermakers come here to cheer on your team.

Sláinte is one of The Best Irish Spots in New York.

16. Sláinte

7.2
304 Bowery (btwn E Houston & Bleecker St), New York, NY
Pub · NoHo · 115 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Not only a great authentic Irish pub, but they serve up some of the best mac and cheese around!

O'Neill's Irish Bar is one of The Best Irish Spots in New York.

17. O'Neill's Irish Bar

729 3rd Ave (btwn E 45th & E 46th St.), New York, NY
Pub · Turtle Bay · 36 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: One of our favorite Midtown happy hour spots. We also love coming on Sundays when they have live Irish music!

Molly's Shebeen is one of The Best Irish Spots in New York.

18. Molly's Shebeen

7.8
287 3rd Ave (btwn E 22nd & 23rd St.), New York, NY
Irish Pub · Gramercy Park · 128 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: The burgers here are awesome, plain and simple. Enjoy one in front of the fireplace, along with an Irish Coffee to warm you up!