St. Patrick's Day: Favorite Irish Pubs  Image 1 of 11 | St. Patrick's Day: Favorite Irish Pubs  From left, friends Wendi Aghily, Tracey Palmer and Monica Potter enjoy themselves as they watch the annual Saint Patrick's Day Parade, something they do every year March 12, 2016 in San Francisco, Calif.  Image 1 of 11 - St. Patrick's Day: Favorite Irish Pubs  From left, friends Wendi Aghily, Tracey Palmer and Monica Potter enjoy themselves as they watch the annual Saint Patrick's Day Parade, something they do every year March 12, 2016 in San Francisco, Calif.  From left, friends Wendi Aghily, Tracey Palmer and Monica Potter enjoy...themselves as they watch the annual Saint Patrick's Day Parade,...something they do every year March 12, 2016 in San Francisco, Calif.  Image 2 of 11 | St. Patrick's Day: Favorite Irish Pubs  Kennedy's Irish Pub & Indian Curry House (1040 Columbus Ave, S.F.; (415) 441-8855 or www.kennedyscurry.com): Kennedy’s is by far the best combination Irish pub/Indian white tablecloth restaurant/bike rental/souvenir shop/pool hall in San Francisco. --Paolo Lucchesi  Image 2 of 11 - St. Patrick's Day: Favorite Irish Pubs  Kennedy's Irish Pub & Indian Curry House (1040 Columbus Ave, S.F.; (415) 441-8855 or www.kennedyscurry.com): Kennedy’s is by far the best combination Irish pub/Indian white tablecloth restaurant/bike rental/souvenir shop/pool hall in San Francisco. --Paolo Lucchesi  Kennedy's Irish Pub & Indian Curry House (1040 Columbus Ave, S.F.;...(415) 441-8855 or www.kennedyscurry.com): Kennedy’s is by far the...best combination Irish pub/Indian white tablecloth restaurant/bike...rental/souvenir shop/pool hall in San Francisco. --Paolo Lucchesi  Image 3 of 11 | St. Patrick's Day: Favorite Irish Pubs  3300 Club (3300 Mission St, S.F.; (415) 826-6886 or www.3300club.com): So, it’s not really an Irish pub, however, it has old-SF Irish flavor (big Irish flag, drunken poetry readings) and celebrates St. Patrick’s day in style. It’s just a cool old bar. --Tara Duggan; Best Irish bartender in SF - Owen Harrington. Outer Mission. --J.K. Dineen  Image 3 of 11 - St. Patrick's Day: Favorite Irish Pubs  3300 Club (3300 Mission St, S.F.; (415) 826-6886 or www.3300club.com): So, it’s not really an Irish pub, however, it has old-SF Irish flavor (big Irish flag, drunken poetry readings) and celebrates St. Patrick’s day in style. It’s just a cool old bar. --Tara Duggan; Best Irish bartender in SF - Owen Harrington. Outer Mission. --J.K. Dineen  3300 Club (3300 Mission St, S.F.; (415) 826-6886 or www.3300club.com):...So, it’s not really an Irish pub, however, it has old-SF Irish...flavor (big Irish flag, drunken poetry readings) and celebrates St....Patrick’s day in style. It’s just a cool old bar. --Tara Duggan;...Best Irish bartender in SF - Owen Harrington. Outer Mission. --J.K....Dineen  Image 4 of 11 | St. Patrick's Day: Favorite Irish Pubs  The Crafty Fox Alehouse (1700 Mission St, S.F.; (415) 416-6602 or http://craftyfoxsf.com): It's hard to beat this inner Mission ale house that's run by two lovely lads from Ireland, cousins Barry Smyth and Micheal McCloskey. Not only is it stumbling, er, I mean, walking distance from my home, it's is a pub for a modern palate with long list of interesting locally made and independent brews. --Sarah Fritsche  Image 4 of 11 - St. Patrick's Day: Favorite Irish Pubs  The Crafty Fox Alehouse (1700 Mission St, S.F.; (415) 416-6602 or http://craftyfoxsf.com): It's hard to beat this inner Mission ale house that's run by two lovely lads from Ireland, cousins Barry Smyth and Micheal McCloskey. Not only is it stumbling, er, I mean, walking distance from my home, it's is a pub for a modern palate with long list of interesting locally made and independent brews. --Sarah Fritsche  The Crafty Fox Alehouse (1700 Mission St, S.F.; (415) 416-6602 or...http://craftyfoxsf.com): It's hard to beat this inner Mission ale...house that's run by two lovely lads from Ireland, cousins Barry Smyth...and Micheal McCloskey. Not only is it stumbling, er, I mean, walking...distance from my home, it's is a pub for a modern palate with long...list of interesting locally made and independent brews. --Sarah...Fritsche  Image 5 of 11 | St. Patrick's Day: Favorite Irish Pubs  Dovre Club (1498 Valencia St, S.F.; (415) 285-4169 or www.facebook.com/Dovre-Club-151580593138/): Illustrious Irish roots, run by an Irishman named "Elvis" - previously in the women's building on 18th, formerly presided over by by the late Paddy Nolan, pal to Warren Hinckle and Hunter S. Thompson. --J.K. Dineen  Image 5 of 11 - St. Patrick's Day: Favorite Irish Pubs  Dovre Club (1498 Valencia St, S.F.; (415) 285-4169 or www.facebook.com/Dovre-Club-151580593138/): Illustrious Irish roots, run by an Irishman named "Elvis" - previously in the women's building on 18th, formerly presided over by by the late Paddy Nolan, pal to Warren Hinckle and Hunter S. Thompson. --J.K. Dineen  Dovre Club (1498 Valencia St, S.F.; (415) 285-4169 or...www.facebook.com/Dovre-Club-151580593138/): Illustrious Irish roots,...run by an Irishman named "Elvis" - previously in the women's building...on 18th, formerly presided over by by the late Paddy Nolan, pal to...Warren Hinckle and Hunter S. Thompson. --J.K. Dineen  Image 6 of 11 | St. Patrick's Day: Favorite Irish Pubs  Ireland's 32 (3920 Geary Blvd, S.F.; (415) 386-6173 or www.irelands32.com): “Ireland’s 32” is one of the true stalwarts of the real Irish here. It’s named after the 32 counties of Ireland (south AND north), and when I investigated the underground operation in SF of running arms and money to the IRA in the 1990s, all roads led to that pub. True rebel spirit there. --Kevin Fagan; Classic Republican (not U.S. Republican, obviously) Richmond District watering hole. --J.K. Dineen  Image 6 of 11 - St. Patrick's Day: Favorite Irish Pubs  Ireland's 32 (3920 Geary Blvd, S.F.; (415) 386-6173 or www.irelands32.com): “Ireland’s 32” is one of the true stalwarts of the real Irish here. It’s named after the 32 counties of Ireland (south AND north), and when I investigated the underground operation in SF of running arms and money to the IRA in the 1990s, all roads led to that pub. True rebel spirit there. --Kevin Fagan; Classic Republican (not U.S. Republican, obviously) Richmond District watering hole. --J.K. Dineen  Ireland's 32 (3920 Geary Blvd, S.F.; (415) 386-6173 or...www.irelands32.com): “Ireland’s 32” is one of the true stalwarts...of the real Irish here. It’s named after the 32 counties of Ireland...(south AND north), and when I investigated the underground operation...in SF of running arms and money to the IRA in the 1990s, all roads led...to that pub. True rebel spirit there. --Kevin Fagan; Classic...Republican (not U.S. Republican, obviously) Richmond District watering...hole. --J.K. Dineen  Image 7 of 11 | St. Patrick's Day: Favorite Irish Pubs  Johnny Foley's (243 O'Farrell St, S.F.; (415) 954-0777 or www.johnnyfoleys.com): I like it because it's off Union Square but doesn't feel like it's set up as a run down tourist trap. It's a huge space with a ton of bar seating, but there sectioned off enough spots that you can usually find a spot for a quiet conversation. At the same time, there's usually room for 10 more of your friends to show up. Staff is knowledgeable and there are pretty solid drink options if you don't just want a draught. --Bill Disbrow  Image 7 of 11 - St. Patrick's Day: Favorite Irish Pubs  Johnny Foley's (243 O'Farrell St, S.F.; (415) 954-0777 or www.johnnyfoleys.com): I like it because it's off Union Square but doesn't feel like it's set up as a run down tourist trap. It's a huge space with a ton of bar seating, but there sectioned off enough spots that you can usually find a spot for a quiet conversation. At the same time, there's usually room for 10 more of your friends to show up. Staff is knowledgeable and there are pretty solid drink options if you don't just want a draught. --Bill Disbrow  Johnny Foley's (243 O'Farrell St, S.F.; (415) 954-0777 or...www.johnnyfoleys.com): I like it because it's off Union Square but...doesn't feel like it's set up as a run down tourist trap. It's a huge...space with a ton of bar seating, but there sectioned off enough spots...that you can usually find a spot for a quiet conversation. At the same...time, there's usually room for 10 more of your friends to show up....Staff is knowledgeable and there are pretty solid drink options if you...don't just want a draught. --Bill Disbrow  Image 8 of 11 | St. Patrick's Day: Favorite Irish Pubs  Lefty O'Doul's (333 Geary St, S.F.; (415) 982-8900 or www.leftyodouls.biz): “Lefty O’Doul’s,” the home base of my (band) Irish Newsboys, is a tourist favorite Irish pub, but the real deal nonetheless. Always a lot of true Irish there. In fact, the Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny came to our gig there a year or so ago. -- Kevin Fagan  Image 8 of 11 - St. Patrick's Day: Favorite Irish Pubs  Lefty O'Doul's (333 Geary St, S.F.; (415) 982-8900 or www.leftyodouls.biz): “Lefty O’Doul’s,” the home base of my (band) Irish Newsboys, is a tourist favorite Irish pub, but the real deal nonetheless. Always a lot of true Irish there. In fact, the Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny came to our gig there a year or so ago. -- Kevin Fagan  Lefty O'Doul's (333 Geary St, S.F.; (415) 982-8900 or...www.leftyodouls.biz): “Lefty O’Doul’s,” the home base of my...(band) Irish Newsboys, is a tourist favorite Irish pub, but the real...deal nonetheless. Always a lot of true Irish there. In fact, the Irish...Prime Minister Enda Kenny came to our gig there a year or so ago. --...Kevin Fagan  Image 9 of 11 | St. Patrick's Day: Favorite Irish Pubs  Molloy's Tavern (1655 Mission Rd # 6, Colma; (650) 270-4853 or www.facebook.com/Molloyscolma): Molloy’s is a true anomaly of a bar – an Irish pub opened during Prohibition next to a cemetery. If you’re in already in Colma, it’s pretty much the only game in town, but even if you’re not in Colma, it’s worth the trip. It’s even BART-able, kind of, if you don’t mind a 25-minute, not entirely streetlit walk along the periphery of graveyards. The reason Molloy’s Tavern is here – in the “necropolis” of Colma, where there are 1,400 living residents and 1.5 million buried – is because its founder, Irish immigrant Frank Molloy, recognized a business opportunity in placing a drinking hole adjacent to a funeral hotspot, catering to the Irish tradition of post-burial imbibing. That idea has proven successful since 1927. This is a true, old-school regulars bar, where everyone knows each other’s name and the bartenders have been working there for decades. Order a pint of Guinness or an Irish coffee. --Esther Mobley  Image 9 of 11 - St. Patrick's Day: Favorite Irish Pubs  Molloy's Tavern (1655 Mission Rd # 6, Colma; (650) 270-4853 or www.facebook.com/Molloyscolma): Molloy’s is a true anomaly of a bar – an Irish pub opened during Prohibition next to a cemetery. If you’re in already in Colma, it’s pretty much the only game in town, but even if you’re not in Colma, it’s worth the trip. It’s even BART-able, kind of, if you don’t mind a 25-minute, not entirely streetlit walk along the periphery of graveyards. The reason Molloy’s Tavern is here – in the “necropolis” of Colma, where there are 1,400 living residents and 1.5 million buried – is because its founder, Irish immigrant Frank Molloy, recognized a business opportunity in placing a drinking hole adjacent to a funeral hotspot, catering to the Irish tradition of post-burial imbibing. That idea has proven successful since 1927. This is a true, old-school regulars bar, where everyone knows each other’s name and the bartenders have been working there for decades. Order a pint of Guinness or an Irish coffee. --Esther Mobley  Molloy's Tavern (1655 Mission Rd # 6, Colma; (650) 270-4853 or...www.facebook.com/Molloyscolma): Molloy’s is a true anomaly of a bar...– an Irish pub opened during Prohibition next to a cemetery. If...you’re in already in Colma, it’s pretty much the only game in...town, but even if you’re not in Colma, it’s worth the trip. It’s...even BART-able, kind of, if you don’t mind a 25-minute, not entirely...streetlit walk along the periphery of graveyards. The reason...Molloy’s Tavern is here – in the “necropolis” of Colma, where...there are 1,400 living residents and 1.5 million buried – is because...its founder, Irish immigrant Frank Molloy, recognized a business...opportunity in placing a drinking hole adjacent to a funeral hotspot,...catering to the Irish tradition of post-burial imbibing. That idea has...proven successful since 1927. This is a true, old-school regulars bar,...where everyone knows each other’s name and the bartenders have been...working there for decades. Order a pint of Guinness or an Irish...coffee. --Esther Mobley  Image 10 of 11 | St. Patrick's Day: Favorite Irish Pubs  The Napper Tandy (3200 24th St, S.F.; (415) 550-7510): Cute horseshoe bar, good Guinness, etc. --J.K. Dineen  Image 10 of 11 - St. Patrick's Day: Favorite Irish Pubs  The Napper Tandy (3200 24th St, S.F.; (415) 550-7510): Cute horseshoe bar, good Guinness, etc. --J.K. Dineen  The Napper Tandy (3200 24th St, S.F.; (415) 550-7510): Cute horseshoe...bar, good Guinness, etc. --J.K. Dineen  Image 11 of 11 | St. Patrick's Day: Favorite Irish Pubs  The Irish Bank (10 Mark Ln, S.F.; (415) 788-7152 or www.theirishbank.com): “The Irish Bank” at 10 Mark Lane is another stalwart of the Irish around here. In fact, I believe famous Irish fugitive Kevin Barry Artt and his band are playing there on St. Patrick’s Day. I covered his case in the ‘90s: He was among four Irish rebel prisoners who wound up in the Bay Area after escaping from the Maze Prison near Belfast in 1983 in the largest breakout in Britain's history. After they were caught by the FBI in the 90’s they became an international cause, and were eventually freed. --Kevin Fagan  Image 11 of 11 - St. Patrick's Day: Favorite Irish Pubs  The Irish Bank (10 Mark Ln, S.F.; (415) 788-7152 or www.theirishbank.com): “The Irish Bank” at 10 Mark Lane is another stalwart of the Irish around here. In fact, I believe famous Irish fugitive Kevin Barry Artt and his band are playing there on St. Patrick’s Day. I covered his case in the ‘90s: He was among four Irish rebel prisoners who wound up in the Bay Area after escaping from the Maze Prison near Belfast in 1983 in the largest breakout in Britain's history. After they were caught by the FBI in the 90’s they became an international cause, and were eventually freed. --Kevin Fagan  The Irish Bank (10 Mark Ln, S.F.; (415) 788-7152 or...www.theirishbank.com): “The Irish Bank” at 10 Mark Lane is another...stalwart of the Irish around here. In fact, I believe famous Irish...fugitive Kevin Barry Artt and his band are playing there on St....Patrick’s Day. I covered his case in the ‘90s: He was among four...Irish rebel prisoners who wound up in the Bay Area after escaping from...the Maze Prison near Belfast in 1983 in the largest breakout in...Britain's history. After they were caught by the FBI in the 90’s...they became an international cause, and were eventually freed. --Kevin...Fagan
Pi Day is over, so now we can turn our attention to this week’s other big holiday, Saint Patrick’s Day. Always popular with lovers of the Emerald Isle (as well as the Guinness and James…