Pints and Pubs

With an Irish name like “Patrick Flanigan” it is safe to say that I often end up in a pub.  The downtown and surrounding areas have some of the best pubs in St. Louis.  If you find yourself in need of a pint after a long day, many pubs are just a short cab ride, or long walk from the Millennium Hotel.

 

One of my favorite Irish pubs in downtown is The Dubliner located at 1025 Washington Avenue.  The Dubliner is large and open with a central bar that offers a decent selection of beers on tap ranging from the local beer to the standard Irish imports. 

They pour Guinness properly and serve pub fare as well as entrees.  On weekends, the Dubliner has live music.  Tuesdays are trivia nights where they offer happy hour prices ($4 pints/wells and ½ price appetizers) until close.  Amidst the hanging flags of all the Irish counties are 9 big screen TV’s where you can catch the local teams as well as European

soccer (football) or rugby.

 

Seven blocks East on Washington is Tigin Irish Pub & Restaurant located 333 Washington Avenue.  Tigin belongs to the Fado Irish Pub franchise and offers a larger and better selection of beers on tap than the Dubliner as they include many of the European standards with local St. Louis beers. 

They don’t offer entrees, but their pub fare has a wide selection including sandwiches, salads, burgers, and appetizers.  The pub itself is not as open as the Dubliner and has more nooks and crannies for seating.  There are plenty of flatscreens to catch the European sports such as soccer and rugby, or the local teams.

 

When I first moved to St. Louis the one name everyone said when I asked “where can I find a good pub?” was “McGurk’s”, and they were right.  J.P. McGurk’s Irish Pub & Garden is located at 1200 Russell Blvd in Soulard area of town, which is just south of downtown.  McGurk’s has again been rated as one of the top ten Irish establishments in the United States.  A visit to McGurk’s will confirm the high rating.  It is a pub of many rooms, with many bars, all of which have a fine selection of draft beers.  There is also one of the best outside patio’s in the city for outside drinking and dining.  If you’re hungry you can choose from pub fare or the dinner menu.  If you can only go to one pub in St. Louis, it should be McGurk’s.

 

Another pub that is worth mentioning is located in the Central West End area which is a few miles West of downtown.  The Scottish Arms located at 8 S. Sarah Street a few blocks from Saint Louis University.  What makes The Scottish Arms special, besides the kilts and Scottish flare is they offer the largest selection of scotch whiskeys in town.  They too offer European sports and beers along with a full dinner menu (best garlic mashed potatoes in town).

 

There are more pubs in other areas of town, but The Dubliner, Tigin, McGurk’s, and The Scottish Arms are the ones where I enjoy taking friends who are visiting St. Louis.  While they may be very similar, each is unique and is a good place to grab a bite and a pint while watching a match.  As for good sports bars to catch a game, I’ll blog on that soon.

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