Irish
162 bars that New York on Tap listed under “Irish” around 2008, with what's licensed at each address in 2026.
Manhattan
-
510 E. 11th St. · East Village
Still pouring
Relaxed Irish bar serves up a fine pint of Guinness and an atmosphere that's always quiet enough to enjoy a conversation with friends.
-
Baggot InnPick
82 W. 3rd St. · Greenwich Village
Closed; now Zinc Bar
Warm environs, cheap beer, and nightly live music, you'd never guess you were just a block away from Bleeker Street.
-
245 E. 55th St. · Midtown East
A different business is licensed at this address: Draught 55
-
210 W. 35th St. · Chelsea
A different business is licensed at this address: John Sullivan's
-
340 9th Ave. · Chelsea
A different business is licensed at this address: Maggie Reilly's
-
29 St. Marks Pl · East Village
Still pouring
There's a crashed plane in the backyard. The bartenders' are Irish and the crowds' mostly expat.
-
219 E. 59th Street, · Midtown East
No license found in 2026
A popular and unobjectionable after work destination. 8 Flat screens, pool, darts, bar food and imperial pints.
-
978 2nd Ave · Midtown East
No license found in 2026
Come here to watch rugby, or soccer, or Australian rule football, or maybe even an Irish breakfast, otherwise it's best not to come here at all.
-
44 W. 54th St. · Midtown West
No license found in 2026
Chain bar/restaurant with plenty of space, but litte in the way of atmosphere.
-
1643 1st Ave. · Upper East Side
No license found in 2026
UES paint by numbers bar. Assemble pool, darts, gold tee, digital jukebox, plasma TVs. Add jagermeister, screeching girls, and high-fiving guys. Remove cash from wallets. Clean puke from bathroom. Rinse. Repeat.
-
61 2nd Ave. · East Village
Closed; now Bar Monto
Solid Irish pub. Never too crowded, rarely empty - a good place for conversing with friends over an excellent pint of Guinness.
-
211 Avenue A · East Village
Still pouring
This formery laundromat has 19 beers on tap and serves imperial pints (20 oz). Small booths and tables are good for taking over with a few friends and the happy hour wins big points with $3 pints from 5-8pm.
-
211 Avenue A · East Village
Still pouring
This formery laundromat has 19 beers on tap and serves imperial pints (20 oz). Small booths and tables are good for taking over with a few friends and the happy hour wins big points with $3 pints from 5-8pm.
-
575 Hudson St. · West Village
Closed; now Hudson Hound
Straight forward, attractive and friendly Irish pub with an attached restaurant.
-
225 W. 79th St. · Upper West Side
Still pouring
Since the 1920's this Irish saloon has been serving perfect pints of Guinness to an after work crowd. On weekend nights this bar like the rest of those in the area succumbs to a heavy drinking frattish crowd.
-
9 E. 45th St. · Midtown East
A different business is licensed at this address: M J Smith
-
1664 1st Ave. · Upper East Side
A different business is licensed at this address: Somebody's Darling
Irish bar on the UES. You know the drill: 10 Plasma TVs, sports packages, rotating happy hour specials, wings, (yawn) and, um, beer.
-
308 Spring St. · SoHo/Little Italy
No license found in 2026
Spending some time pregaming at the Emerald Pub before you hit the nearby clubs may convince you to abandon your plans and make a whole night of it here.
-
531 2nd Ave. · Rose Hill
Still pouring
Second avenue is lined with cookie cutter Irish pubs that serve more Bud than Guinness. This is not one of them. A solid pint of Guinness, a wood beam ceiling, and a roaring fireplace ensure Failte's place head and shoulders above the rest.
-
54-58 Greenwich Ave. · West Village
Still pouring
If there's a better Irish Pub in the West Village we don't know of it. And despite being a hang out for the brits at Assault and Battery down the street everyone gets on merrily.
-
108 3rd Ave. · NoHo
Moved to 18 W. 33rd St.
Now in new digs in the former Second Nature space on 2nd ave,the bar may be totally new, but it still remains the prototypical college dive.
-
205 W. 14th St. · West Village
Still pouring
An attractive Irish sports bar with 5 dart boards.
-
18 W. 33rd St. · Chelsea
Closed; now Finnerty's
The tourists and office workers who fill Foley's didn't just happen to wander in. They've come back year after year, and lunch after lunch, because Foley's has something sorely lacking in this area, a soul.
-
165 W. 4th St. · West Village
Still pouring
Named for a clock tower in cork , the Four faced liar serves up 20oz pints to a loud and thirsty crowd that packs the place on weekend nights.
-
160 Pearl St. · Financial district
Still pouring
The entire interior of this bar was shipped piece by piece from Ireland and reassembled here. The effect is an ambience of genuine authenticity with a only a few jarring details: an HVAC vent, false ceiling, and of course the omnipresent Wall Street yuppies boozing after work.
-
1465 3rd Ave · Upper East Side
Closed; now NYU Langone Care on Demand
Friendly Irish pub hosts a popular quiz night on Tuesday nights.
-
270 W. 45th St. · Midtown West
A bar by this name is licensed at 206 W 41st St
A convenient location, above average food for the area, and 18 beers on tap ensure that the many tourists and theatre goes who pass through are more than satisfied.
-
53 Spring St. · NoLita
Closed; now Beyond the Pale
Devoid of personality, but it stays packed, and sometimes lots of people makes up for little atmosphere - well, sometimes if you're drunk.
-
485 Amsterdam Ave. · Upper West Side
Still pouring
Huge Irish pub caters to college kids and beer connoisseurs. One of the few bars in NYC with a beer engine to serve cask conditioned ale.
-
11 E. 36th St. · Murray Hill
Closed
It's big, it's crowded and there's no better bar for blocks in any direction. If you have to go to this area, this is the place you'll want to drink.
-
337 3rd Ave. · Rose Hill
Closed; now AWOL Bar & Grill
Its status as one of the few Red Sox bars in the area either redeems an otherwise mediocre bar or dooms it, depending on your particular persuasion.
-
121 E. 17th St. · Union Square/ Flatiron
Closed; now Martiny's
This three story carriage house never made the city's landmarks list and so it became the extraordinarily elegant setting for this wine bar and restaurant. A seat at the bar provides a comfortable vantage to explore the 150 bottle wine menu.
-
132 Ludlow St. · Lower East Side
Still pouring
An anachronism in the newly self-conciously hip LES, Iggy's is a bar where people go to get trashed and have fun.
-
837 7th Ave. · Midtown West
Closed; now P. McDaid's Irish Pub
A friendly after work crowd sets this railroad bar apart from the many tourist traps nearby.
-
356 W. 44th St. · Hells Kitchen
Closed; now The Brazen Tavern
Shoot straight past the half dozen giant plasma screens and comically inept DJs on the ground floor and head upstairs where you'll find a relaxed lounge and pool table.
-
36 W. 33rd St. · Chelsea
Still pouring
Next time there's a big fight on at The Garden stop by this midtown sports bar and you'll likely find yourself in similar company.
-
147 W. 40th St. · Midtown West
A different business is licensed at this address: The Independent
With a location like this a bar/restaurant such as Jack's can aspire to serving quality food and keeping the prices down, and that's about it. Jack does a fine job on both accounts. If you're in a hotel in Times Square and feel like nipping out for a quick low key pint and a spot of grub Jack's is a solid choice.
-
206 W. 23rd St · Chelsea
Licensed here under the same name
Popular sports bar most notable for a location near Madison Square Garden.
-
975 2nd Ave. · Midtown East
A different business is licensed at this address: Turtle Bay Tavern
-
513 3rd Ave. · Murray Hill
A different business is licensed at this address: Aunt Bernie's
-
366 W. 46th St. · Hells Kitchen
A different business is licensed at this address: Bareburger Hells Kitchen
This West Side outpost of the growing Joshua Tree/Mercury Bar partnership draws an odd mix of theatre goers looking for a quiet drink and Hells Kitchen locals out to get f-ed up.
-
842 2nd Ave. · Midtown East
Closed
Depending on your perspective either a solid Irish bar and restaurant becomes a Karaoke wasteland Thursday through Saturday, or an otherwise boring Second Avenue mcIrish bar becomes an Abbatastic paradise.
-
12 Avenue A · East Village
Still pouring
There aren't many sports bars in the East Village, and there aren't any other Buffalo Sabres or Cubs bars, so if that's what you're looking for you're in no position to complain.
-
1672 3rd Ave. · Upper East Side
Closed; now East End Bar & Grill
An honest to god Irish pub in the land of sparkling shamrock cutouts. There's over 30 beers on tap, a proper Irish breakfast on the menu, and every international footie match on the TV.
-
599 10th Ave · Hells Kitchen
Closed
Tall ceilings, plasma TVs and that certain clean, polished look that makes you feel like you're in an upscale strip mall in the suburbs. The bars primary novelty is an ice line running down the center of the bar to keep your drinks cool - it works like a charm.
-
102 1st Ave. · East Village
Closed; now International Bar
This dark and quiet Irish bar remains oddly unmolested by the drinking crowds of 1st Avenue and therein lies its charm.
-
Local 138Pick
138 Ludlow St. · Lower East Side
Moved to 181 Orchard Street
No-frills neighborhood bar brings in a crowd free of the pretensions (be they hipster or UES) that plague many other bars in this area.
-
126 1st Ave. · East Village
Same bar, now The Grafton
This big, clean, well lit Irish bar has one of the best pints of Guinness in the city. A good place for big groups, for watching the footie or rugby, or just to just relax with a friend and play a game of Jenga.
-
425 Amsterdam Ave. · Upper West Side
Closed; now The Wolfe
An Upper West Side staple for over fifty years, this laid back Irish pub attracts a diverse neighborhood and student crowd from brunch to closing time.
-
365 3rd Avenue · Rose Hill
Closed; now Coletta
The owner Barry McCormack, a one time star Irish footballer, ensures that no big soccer games are missed at this rock solid Irish bar. A decent kitchen attracts a relaxed neighborhood crowd that's missing from most other 3rd avenue offerings.
-
240 W. 55th St. · Midtown West
Still pouring
Standard Irish bar and restaurant in touristville.
-
15 E. 7th St. · East Village
Still pouring
Tourist trap, New York landmark, or the quintessential drinking man’s saloon, take your pick.
-
393 2nd Ave. · Grammercy
A different business is licensed at this address: Clara's Gramercy
A perfectly average Grammercy dive boasting a rather extraordinary drink special. Wednesday night $10 buys you all you can drink from any of 16 taps.
-
63 Carmine St. · West Village
Closed; now Jajaja Plantas Mexicana
A prime location near Chelsea Piers and a small but charming garden makes this otherwise generic Irish bar a popular stop for post-game pints.
-
729 3rd Ave. · Midtown East
Closed; now Rosie Dunn's
There's live traditional Irish music every Saturday and Sunday night at this midtown pub. Best yet you can bring your kid brother or jailbait girlfriend because they card at the bar.
-
21 W. 35th St. · Chelsea
A different business is licensed at this address
Inoffensive Irish pub and restaurant in an area of town where such an estimation can be considered the highest recommendation.
-
One and OnePick
76 E. 1st St. · East Village
Still pouring
There are a dozen or more variations of this place further uptown, but who would expect to find this place at the crossroads of the E. Village and LES.
-
237 3rd Ave. · Grammercy
Still pouring
This cozy Irish bar has Imperial (20oz) pints, 16 beers on tap, two pool tables, a dart board, and an Erotic Photo Hunt Game. Really what more could you need?
-
519 2nd Ave. · Rose Hill
Still pouring
Great traditional Irish music in a setting more reminiscent of an actual Irish country pub than the usual Mc'Irish cookie cutter pubs in this neighborhood.
-
497 3rd Ave. · Murray Hill
Closed; now The Flying Cock
Football means soccer at Kavanagh's and you can catch every game over a pint of Guinness and some bangers and mash.
-
922 3rd Ave. · Midtown East
A different business is licensed at this address: The Naked Pig
-
Puck FairPick
298 Lafayette St. · NoLita
Closed; now 300 Lafayette
A central location, a big room with tall ceilings, and decent crowd every night of the week, make this one of the best places in NYC to kick off a night.
-
218 Bowery · NoLita
Closed
Enormous frat bar, $6 pints, top 40 hip-hop, backwards baseball caps, polo shirts, shrieking girls roaming in packs. Sounds like a good time to you? Go there. And please stay the night.
-
28 Cliff St. · Financial district
Still pouring
Well worth the hike from Wall Street this Irish pub is a strong choice for after work drinks. The kitchen is head and shoulders above pub par and the crowd is a nice mix of two disparate groups, those who work downtown and those who live there.
-
350 E. 85th St. · Upper East Side
Still pouring
This friendly Irish pub is an oais on the Upper East Side. It's just far enough away from 2nd Avenue to maintain a neighborhood vibe. The service is efficient and personable. And they've got a basketball machine.
-
151 2nd Ave. · East Village
Closed; now The Copper Still
Add one part Irish bar, one part dive, and one part sports bar and you've got this popular 2nd Avenue NYU hangout. If that's not your scene grab a seat on the expansive patio and enjoy the ambience of Second Avenue.
-
209 E. 5th St. · East Village
Still pouring
A small, dimly lit, and friendly neighborhood bar.
-
125 E. 15th St. · Union Square/ Flatiron
Still pouring
When NYU's out of session Shades thins out a bit leaving a solid core of regulars with appreciation for solid service and a perfect pint of Guinness.
-
191 Orchard St. · Lower East Side
Closed
A 1,500 SF year round Irish beer garden from the owners of 200 Orchard across the street. To ensure the perfect pint they flew in an expert from Ireland to calibrate the taps and achieve the perfect nitrogen levels in the Guinness. To ensure a Jersey crowd they blast G & R.
-
304 Bowery · NoHo
Still pouring
It's hard to get excited about an Irish pub that serves up Budweiser's Bare Knuckle Stout in leu of Guinness.
-
232 E. 9th St. · East Village
Still pouring
Different rooms with different music on different floors means that there's always somewhere to escape to if you don't like the vibe where you are. It's a good place to bring a large group with disparate tastes.
-
St. Dymphna'sPick
118 St. Marks Pl. · East Village
Moved to 117 Avenue A
A perfect pint of Guinness, a backyard garden, and efficient and friendly service has earned St. Dymphna's a following of loyal regulars.
-
Stout NYCPick
133 W. 33rd St. · Chelsea
Moved to 215 West 35th St.
16,000 square foot mega-pub has 20 beers on tap including UK micro-brews and cask conditioned ales.
-
34 E. 4th St. · NoHo
Still pouring
An Irish alehouse that feels older than its years, draws a crowd of expats and NYU students to indulge in their superb Guinness.
-
244 E. 53rd St. · Midtown East
A different business is licensed at this address: Taco Vision
-
155 2nd Ave. · East Village
Closed; now The Long Pour
Long, narrow and nondescript and usually quiet. The most remarkable feature is a happy hour with a free buffet starting at 5pm on weekdays, and $5 martinis and $3 beers from 2-8pm 7 days a week.
-
229 E. 84th St. · Upper East Side
Still pouring
Bring in 30 friends on a Thursday night and you can guest bartend at this Irish pub. You'll drink for free and get to keep half the tip jar.
-
5 Penn Plz. · Chelsea
No license found in 2026
It's well neigh impossible to find a good bar or restaurant near Penn Station, well, it would be at least if it weren't for Tír Na Nóg which is happily both.
-
234 W. 14th St. · West Village
A different business is licensed at this address: The One Trick Pony
This basement bar is neighborhood fixture thanks to a perfect pint of Guinness and a winning Philly Cheese Steak.
Brooklyn
-
428 Bergen St · Prospect Heights
A different business is licensed at this address: North Pole Pub
Aiming for a position as a neighborhood fixture this pub has taken pains to create a sense a community. There's a pub quiz night, board games, a jukebox with patrons mix CDs, and a huge projection screen for the big games.
-
191 Smith St. · Boerum Hill
A different business is licensed at this address: Shan
A simple, solid Irish bar. Good food, good service, live Irish music, and a relaxed neighborhood crowd.
-
65 4th Ave. · North Slope
Closed
This sports pub is representative of the new Park Slope - a sort of Brooklyn Heights meets the Upper East Side. The jukebox is capable of blasting GN'R with an earnest exuberance rarely seen since the late Reagan era.
-
180 Grand St. · Williamsburg North Side
Still pouring
The long bar here fills with a friendly neighborhood crowd and the backyard garden is the site of many a fierce ping pong battle.
-
130 Franklin St. · Greenpoint
A different business is licensed at this address: Little Rascal Bar
A warm and comfortable Irish pub with a solid beer selection, tasty sangria, and a back garden.
-
39 5th Ave. · North Slope
Same bar, now McMahon's Public House
This dimly lit, heavy drinking bar has been a Park Slope fixture since 1931. It was also once Elliot Smith's favorite hang out when he lived nearby. It now attracts a mix of young and old regulars brought together by a shared love of drinks cheap and hard.
-
Rocky Sullivan'sPick
34 Van Dyke St · Red Hook
A different business is licensed at this address: Ad Catering + Events/ Maison Grey/ Bloom & Tonic
For 11 years Rocky Sullivan's was a Grammercy fixture. Now it's moved to this comfortable Red Hook space. Thanks to the craft ale, live music, frequent readings, brick over pizza, and a roof deck it might be even more popular in these new digs than it was in the old ones.
Queens
-
34-07 30th Ave. · Astoria
Closed; now Dominie's
Just keep walking. This is the kind of place where misery finds company, hope is synonymous with the OTB, and the good and the beautiful are viewed with unveiled disdain.
-
108-07 72nd Ave. · Forest Hills
Closed; now The Cottage restaurant bar
A family run bar since the 60's.
-
1417 150th St. · Whitestone
A different business is licensed at this address: The Village Green
-
5412 69th St. · Sunnyside
A different business is licensed at this address: The Gibbons Home
Your standard Irish pub. Pool table, jukebox, TVs, and the boys from the hood.
-
45-06 Davis St. · Long Island City
Moved to 10-50 44th Drive, Long Island City
This low-key if somewhat gritty Irish bar serves a tasty burger to a local crowd that's learned to clear out on Saturday's when the nearby PS 1 "warm up" crowd takes over.
Bronx
-
6115 Broadway · Riverdale
A different business is licensed at this address: Tortoise & Hare
This Irish bar across the street from Van Cortlandt park is know for its traditional Irish music and friendly atmosphere.
-
222 W. 238th St. · Riverdale
A different business is licensed at this address: Home The Bronx Steakhouse
New Jersey
Already closed by 2009
-
Blarney CoveClosed by 2009
510 E. 14th St. · East Village
Closed
The last of the East Side Gin Mills is gone…you will be missed.
-
Cassidy’s Tavern & Sports BarClosed by 2009
34-16 Broadway · Upper East Side
Closed; now Hero Thai & Izakaya
-
Channel 4Closed by 2009
58 W. 48th St. · Midtown West
A different business is licensed at this address: Pig 'N Whistle
-
J.P. Warde'sClosed by 2009
12 Ave. A · East Village
A different business is licensed at this address: Kelly's
-
Pogues PubClosed by 2009
1373 1st Ave · Upper East Side
Closed; now The Sefton
Sister bar to the Banshee Pub.
-
Poolbeg Street PubClosed by 2009
304 3rd Ave # 315 · Grammercy
No license found in 2026
Now demolished.
-
Scruffy Duffy'sClosed by 2009
743 8th Ave. · Midtown West
Moved to 639 10th Ave
A popular and fun place for an after work drink in an otherwise soulless area of midtown.
-
Thady Con'sPickClosed by 2009
915 2nd Ave. · Midtown East
No license found in 2026
One of the best Irish pubs in New York was closed (temporarily??) in December 2005, because the construction site behind it caused structural damage to the building forcing its closure by the city of New York.