Pick out your most verdant outfit and pluck some four-leaf clovers: St. Patrick's Day is Wednesday, March 17. Whether you'd like to mark the occasion with corned beef and cabbage, Guinness beer, Jameson whiskey, or a socially distanced celebration with Irish music and dancing, Portland eateries have you covered. We've gathered this list of Irish bars throughout the Portland area and places offering food and drink specials for the holiday, as well as few other livestreamed events. For more ideas, check out our food and drink guide.
IRISH BARS WITH SPECIAL MENUS & EVENTS
Clancy's
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Located in Sherwood's quaint Old Town district, this Irish bar serves hearty pub grub and tends to go all out for St. Patrick's Day with a special celebration. Details for the 2021 festivities have not yet been announced.
Sherwood
Pickup, outdoor seating, or limited indoor seating
Dublin Pub
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This Irish sports bar's menu includes plenty of holiday-appropriate fare, like corned beef on rye and "Irish nachos" with potatoes, bacon, and cheese. For St. Patrick's Day, they'll have a special menu and live music, as well as tables with socially distanced seating available by reservation.
Southwest
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Paddy's Bar and Grill
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Downtown Portland's oldest Irish pub will host a socially distanced version of its annual St. Patrick's Day festival
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, which features live Irish music, bagpipers, Irish dancers, corned beef and cabbage, Guinness beer, Kilbeggan Irish whiskey, and more. A portion of net proceeds will benefit the Children's Cancer Association.
Southwest
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T.C. O'Leary's
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The beloved pub will have seven days of live Irish music and dancing
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leading up to St. Patrick's Day. Most reservations for the holiday have been filled, but some tables before 3 pm and after 8:30 pm are still available, and there is more availability on March 15-16, if you don't mind celebrating a little early.
Northeast
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OTHER IRISH BARS
Duffy's Irish Pub
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This pub in Milwaukie recently debuted a new outdoor heated patio and has Irish whiskey, Guinness stout, and other favorites.
Milwaukie
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Dullahan Irish Pub
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Tuck into a traditional meal of corned beef, mashed potatoes, and bacon cabbage at this family-friendly Irish pub in Lake Oswego. Other options on the regular menu include Guinness Irish beef stew with soda bread, shepherd's pie, and bangers and mash.
Lake Oswego
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Katie O'Brien's
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This well-loved neighborhood dive, which recently reopened for limited indoor dining in February and has a cedar patio for outdoor dining, is known for its triple-decker Reuben sandwich with house-made shredded corned beef and sauerkraut. There's also an Irish take on the French dip sandwich made with corned beef.
Northeast
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Shanahan's Pub and Grill
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Located in downtown Vancouver, this pub currently serves a limited menu of its standard bar fare. Their adjoining bar "The Infirmary" also features over 250 types of whiskey and other spirits.
Vancouver
Pickup, outdoor seating, or limited indoor seating
Whelan's Irish Pub
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This pub promising the "true Irish experience" is currently offering a takeout menu with comfort food like "Paddy fries" (fries loaded with cheese, corned beef, bacon, red onions, and jalapeños), bangers and mash, and shepherd's pie.
Southeast
Pickup, outdoor seating, or limited indoor seating
FOOD & DRINK SPECIALS
Bamboo Sushi
Save yourself from getting pinched this St. Patrick's Day with the sustainable sushi chain's "Lucky Green" special, featuring their signature Green Machine roll, their new avocado Green Machine crispy rice, sunomono salad, and edamame for $27.
Various locations
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Brix Tavern
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The laidback bar and restaurant will serve $5 Irish coffees and $7 "Brix slammers" for the holiday.
Northwest
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Cafe Rowan
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The seasonally inspired cafe will feature a menu of St. Patrick's Day specials this weekend, including Irish coffee with Deadstock coffee and Jameson whiskey, the "Lucky Mimosa" (orange juice, blue curacao, and an individual bottle of champagne), Reuben sandwiches with house-made corned beef, "green eggs and ham" benedict with pork belly and spring herb hollandaise, and a corned beef and cabbage hash.
Southeast
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Holy Trinity Barbecue
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The barbecue spot describes the vibe of their loosely St. Patrick's Day-inspired pop-up
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as "Holy Trinity Barbecue flies over Ireland once." Expect pastrami beef cheeks, smoked beef cheeks, Harp Lager beer cheese and pretzels, champ (an Irish dish of mashed potatoes with scallions), beer-braised cabbage, and creamy peas with mint and shallots.
Southeast
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McMenamins
In addition to their proprietary Irish Stout, the chain of pubs and restaurants will also have a lineup of St. Patrick's Day specials through March 17, including Irish coffee, "Irish Fries Are Smiling" (fries topped with cheese and ale sauce, bacon, sour cream, and green onions), Irish Reubens, and sandwiches. Select locations will also have MacSleyne Irish lamb and vegetable stew, colcannon (potato casserole with cabbage, carrots, peas, and sharp cheddar), and/or corned beef and cabbage, all served with soda bread.
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Slowbomb Coffee
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The coffee shop will be featuring a slew of St. Patty's drink specials, including "four-leaf frappes" (dark chocolate and creme de menthe), "Lucky Charmed mochas" (dark chocolate and toasted marshmallow), "matcha madness" (organic green tea matcha with honey), "leprechaun lattes" (white chocolate and creme de menthe), "pot o' gold lattes" (caramel, vanilla, and Irish cream), and the "Nutty Irishman breve" (Irish cream and hazelnut with half-and-half).
Southwest
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The Old Barn
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The roadside tavern will be serving Irish drinks and a "traditional dinner with all the fixin's."
Southwest
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Wildwood Saloon
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All month long, the saloon will be featuring different $8.50 Tullamore Dew whiskey specials for every day of the week to celebrate St. Patrick's Day and March Madness. The lineup includes Irish coffee on Monday, Irish mules and "Dew and Brews" (a Tullamore Dew shot alongside a beer) on Tuesday, "Irish redheads" (Tullamore Dew with grenadine and lemon lime soda) on Wednesday, "Tully sours" (Tullamore Dew with sour mix and cherry garnish) on Thursday, and Tullamore Dew hot toddies on Friday.
Northwest
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VIRTUAL EVENTS
THURSDAY, MARCH 11
Ceiliúradh: A St. Patrick's Day Concert by CCÉ OREGON
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Pretend you're nursing a Guinness at T.C. O'Leary's for a night of traditional Irish music, poetry, and dancing on Facebook Live.
Online, 7-10 pm
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17
Oregon Irish Society's Virtual St. Patrick's Day Celebration
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Keep the Oregon Irish Society's Facebook and YouTube pages open on St. Patrick's Day for a steady flow of virtual entertainment, including a puppet show and traditional Irish music and dance performances.
Online
Kevin Burke - A St. Patrick's Day Concert on the Portland Music Stream
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Get into the St. Patrick's day spirit with a special online performance by renowned Irish fiddler Kevin Burke, streamed live from the Alberta Rose Theatre.
Online, 7 pm
Shamrock Run Portland
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Portland's longest-running St. Patrick's Day run will take place virtually this year, presenting participants with an official t-shirt and tote bag.
Online