Whether you’re Irish or not, St. Patrick’s Day is a celebration for many and a reason to get decked out in your green attire (or you’ll get pinched of course). From parades, music festivals, Irish dancing, and drinking some much-anticipated green beer, Tucson offers an array of locations to celebrate this lucky holiday.
1. Cup Café at Hotel Congress
Cup Cafe will host Green Friday, a night of Irish themed events like river dancing and riding a mechanical bull. They’ll also host their Great Guinness Midnight Toast including Irish Whiskey Tasting and Drink Specials.
2. Maynards Market
From 5-7PM, Maynards will feature Irish beer tasting with Guinness, Harp, O’Hara’s Irish Stout and Irish Red, Snithwick’s, and Kilteraiser. Irish soda bread and Irish desserts will also be available.
3. The Hungry Fox
Open for lunch only, The Hungry Fox will celebrate this day with their corned beef and cabbage.
4. The Auld Dubliner
Auld Dubliner will serve Irish cuisine and drinks, including Guinness, Killian’s, and Bushmills. There will be an outside beer garden and live music starting at 2PM.
5. Loews Ventana Canyon Cascade Lounge
Loews Ventana Canyon will offer their Jameson Happy Hour from 5:30-7:30PM.
6. Jonathon’s Cork
Jonathon’s Cork will serve up corned beef and cabbage beginning at 5PM, reservations are encouraged.
7. Pastiche Modern Eatery
Pastiche will offer an Irish Pub Night including Corned Beef and Cabbage and possibly some traditional Irish Stew.
8. The Shanty
The Shanty offers a full bar, but no food, including Irish Whiskey and more. Good place to play some pool and socialize with the crowd.
9. Tiny’s Saloon and Steakhouse
Tiny’s celebration includes waitresses in leprechaun costumes, chocolate coins for children, green beer for adults, and more pounds of corned beef than you can handle.
10. Kingfisher Bar & Grill
Kingfisher will offer corned beef, cabbage, and Irish soda bread.
11. Bluefin Seafood Bistro
Bluefin will serve Guinness-braised corned beef and cabbage.
12. RA Sushi
RA will offer a variety of drink specials, all day beer, sake, and cocktails starting at $1.
13. Sir Veza’s Taco Garage
Sir Veza’s will feature $2 Green Bud Light pints, $3 Guinness pints, $15 green Bud Light towers and $5 Irish Car Bombs.
14. Tap + Bottle
Various Irish brews, live music, and outside Chef’s Kitchen Food Truck will be serving Corned Beef and Cabbage along with other Irish dishes.
Know more places to add to the list? Send us a message at info@tucsonfoodie.com.
