A local favorite since 2006, Silver Spring’s resident Irish pub slings Guinness on tap, a popular brunch spread, and traditional classics like a cabbage and potato casserole with leeks and Irish cheddar. A special pickup menu for St. Patrick’s Day includes orders of bangers and mash, beef stew, shepherd’s pie, and corned beef and cabbage for families of four to six.

This property has been a tavern since 1931 — it was rebranded by new owners as the Irish Inn back in 2003. The charming looking, park-adjacent restaurant serves Guinness stroganoff, bangers and mash, and more.

Bloomingdale’s beloved neighborhood pub and whiskey bar is co-owned by Ireland native Gareth Croke. St. Paddy’s Day specials, available through Monday, March 20, include a full Irish breakfast for brunch, homemade soda bread, bangers and mash, and more. Its catch-all menu carves out room for year-round Irish favorites like fish and chips and corned beef hash. Boundary Stone opens at 10 a.m. on St. Patrick’s Day for brunch and live music all day.

Duffy’s is known in D.C. for its popular wings. But it’s also an Irish bar with an “Irish fusion” section of the menu, which includes beer-battered fish and chips and a corn beef-topped Cobb salad. The long-running bar jumped all over the city as of late, relocating from U Street to H Street in 2018. The bar now resides in Dupont digs, with another on the way to Capitol Hill. Opening at 11 a.m. on St. Patrick’s Day.

This pub, located within an unassuming hotel in Chinatown, has an Irish chef (Tom Stack) and hosts live music Wednesdays through Saturdays featuring local musicians and Irish singers.

Decorations on the wall at this D.C. institution pull from more than 100 years of Irish history. There’s also a separate Irish whiskey-themed bar that opened a few years ago. Around since 1978, its mashup menu swings from Guinness Irish stew to New England clam chowder.

Owner Colm Dillon is a native of Ireland. He and Ciara Collins purchased the pub, which has been around since 1997, in 2004. Cottage pie and and an Irish breakfast fry are among the classic dishes at the bar nicknamed 4P’s. Sunday brunch also draws lots of post-mass crowds. On St. Patrick’s Day, “K’eggs” breakfast fare from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. is followed by three-course menus with reserved seatings from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

This relatively new addition to the D.C. Irish pub scene is one of the more laid-back, casual options in the Wharf development. The owners also run Samuel Beckett’s Irish Gastro Pub In Arlington. Kirwan’s is the centerpiece of this weekend’s Ireland at The Wharf festival (Saturday, March 18), complete with bagpipers, Irish dance performances, Irish coffee from Praline Bakery, a Jameson rugby lounge, and Guinness beer garden on District Pier from noon to 6 p.m.

Planted right on Columbia Pike’s traffic-heavy strip, the Celtic House is known for its deep whiskey selection, Wednesday night trivia, and orders of shepherd’s pie, bangers and mash, and Guinness stew. There’s also a 24-seat outdoor patio. St. Patrick’s Day festivities start at 9 a.m. with a full Irish breakfast, and the party continues with traditional music and dancers all weekend.

Walk into this Fairfax institution, and there’s a good chance you’ll find a cluster of Irish musicians jamming in the corner. The menu features dishes lightly fried Scotch eggs, a gravy-smothered Irish stout burger, Guinness beef stew, fish and chips, and shepherd’s pie. The atmosphere gets rowdier in the basement area, named Jackie O’Shea’s, where George Mason University students party.

One of the better overall options for drinking in Shirlington, Samuel Beckett’s attracts whiskey buffs, rugby fans, and dog-lovers (courtesy of their dog-friendly patio). Anyone can stop by for whiskey, lamb burgers, chicken curry, fish cakes, or bacon with cabbage.

Ireland natives John Brennan and Billy O’Sullivan purchased this space back in 2004 and outfitted it with historic Irish antiques. The bar now hosts rugby viewing parties, St. Patrick’s Day events, and pub nights, all while serving up dishes like corned beef, fish and chips, and cabbage and Irish egg rolls.