St. Pat's Day Pub Crawl

I know St. Patty%26#39;s Day is a way off. But BF and I are considering Baltimore for next year%26#39;s annual city pub crawl. We try to do a different city ever year. Where would be the best area of the City for an Irish Pub Crawl? Also, where would be a good place to stay for said pub crawl? Thanks.

St. Pat's Day Pub Crawl

There is not an abundance of Irish pubs here in Baltimore. (not like other cities, at least), but the bars are packed with people on St Patty%26#39;s day. If you stay downtown (inner harbor area), you can participate in all of the ';pub crawls'; in each of the neighborhoods. I suppose the best Irish party is over in Canton at Claddah Pub and Looney%26#39;s. It%26#39;s usually more of a tent event rather than a pub crawl, but they%26#39;re always incredibly packed.

Here%26#39;s my disclaimer - I%26#39;m a readhead and love St Patty%26#39;s Day. I used to leave town (Boston is my fave, but Savannah is amazing, too) for my favorite Irish weekend. You can find fun parties in Baltimore over St Patty%26#39;s Day, but there%26#39;s nothing particularly Irish about it if that%26#39;s what you%26#39;re looking for.

Have fun!

St. Pat's Day Pub Crawl

';Patty'; is a nickname for Patricia, her feast day is August 9th and the bars aren%26#39;t usually too crowded for it. :)

By coincidence, August 9th is my birthday so I%26#39;m usually out somewhere raising a pint, but not a green one.

March 17 is St. Patrick%26#39;s Day, sometimes abbreviated to ';Paddy%26#39;s Day'; by the Irish, but never ';Patty';. :)

But to answer your question, threre are enough Irish bars in Baltimore to make a day of it, although if March 17 is on a Tuesday next year so things could be slower than when it%26#39;s on a weekend.

Tir Na Nog, James Joyce, J. Patrick%26#39;s, Mick O%26#39;Sheas...plus all the bars in places like Fells Point that want to pretend they%26#39;re Irish that day - should be a fun day out, but can%26#39;t be compared to cities like New York, Chicago, Savannah, or even Washington.

Actually there are a ton of irish pubs in baltimore. Canton square is the hot spot, although it is SO crowded you will probably want to go there earlier in the day and then head to fells point or federal hill.

Thanks for all of the info. We are kind of making our way down the east coast right now. Already done Boston, NYC, Philly, figured Baltimore is next, eventually we%26#39;ll get to Savannah. We actually did New Orleans also (I know it%26#39;s not east, not really sure how that happened, was a blast though). Can anyone recommend a good ';home base'; hotel? Something within reasonalble walking distance to the pubs that were recommended. BTW, reasonable walking distance would be no more than a mile and half out and then we would work our way back. Thanks.

I do the same thing - just not on the exact day (too crowded. too many amateurs). Last year, I did Philadelphia, this year Chicago.

Baltimore has several Irish pubs; they are (in no oreder of preference):

Downtown

Dougherty’s Pub

223 W. Chase Street

Phone: 410-752-4659

Open: 11:30 am, Mon-Sat; Sun, 5pm

Lucy’s Irish Restaurant

21 N. Eutaw Street

Phone: 410-837-2100

Open: 11am; HH, Sun-Thur @ 3pm

Note: Sunday Brunch (with traditional music) 11am-3pm

Web: www.lucysirishrestaurant.com

Mick O’Shea’s

328 N. Charles Street

Phone: 410-539-7504

Open: Mon-Fri, 11a.m.; Sat-Sun, Noon

Note: Saturday - $6.00 Fish %26amp; Chips

Web: www.mickosheas.com

Inner Harbor

James Joyce Irish Pub

616 President Street

Phone: 410-727-5107

Open: 11:00 a.m.

Music: Tue-Sat @ 9:00pm

Web: www.thejamesjoycepub.com

Tir Na Nog

Harborplace Pratt Street Pavilion (201 East Pratt Street)

Phone: 410-483-8968

Open: Mon-Fri @ 11am; Sat-Sun @ 10am (Brunch)

HH: Mon-Fri, 4-7pm - $4.00 Guinness

Web: www.tirnanogbaltimore.com

Fells Point

Slainte Irish Pub

1702 Thames Street

Phone: 410-563-6600

Web: www.fellspointbar.com/slainte

Todd Conner’s

700 South Broadway @ Aliceanna

Phone: 410-537-5005

Open: Mon-Wed, 4pm; Thu-Fri, 11am; Sat-Sun, 10am

Web: www.toddconners.com

Though not Irish pubs, you cannot visit Baltimore without hitting these two:

Brewer’s Art

1106 North Charles Street (E. Chase %26amp; E. Biddle)

Phone: 410-547-6925

Open: Mon-Sat, 4pm; Sun, 5pm

MTA: Bus # 11 (From Fells Point)

Light Rail Station: Cultural Center

Web: www.thebrewersart.com

Max’s On Broadway

737 S. Broadway

Phone: 410-675-6247

Web: www.maxs.com

Enjoy the crawl. Slainte!

For your next trip, I recommend San Francisco.

Answering your questions about hotels:

Fells Point has Hendersons Wharf, Admiral Fell Inn, and the hotels in Harbor East are walking distance (and very nice area) marriott courtyard, Marriott Waterfront, Hilton, etc.. http://www.harboreast.com/stay.htm

Canton has a bed and breakfast in the middle of the action. http://www.theinnat2920.com/rooms.html

Downtown won%26#39;t be as fun. I%26#39;d stay in one of those two neighborhoods. But if you find a deal downtown- go for it, baltimore%26#39;s small, so it%26#39;s an easy cab ride

Don%26#39;t miss the parade. It%26#39;s usually the Sunday before St. Pat%26#39;s day.

Try the MtVernon hotel on Charles st. It%26#39;s pretty cheap and close to the inner harbor (about a 10 min walk. also Mick O%26#39;Sheas is less than a block away. It%26#39;s a great Irish bar and they will probably have a band Irish of course.

Patricks of Pratt St. Across from the B+O Railroad Museum.

';Patricks of Pratt St. Across from the B+O Railroad Museum. ';

What%26#39;s funny is that the owner of Patrick%26#39;s closed the place on Saint Patrick%26#39;s Day - claimed he got ';too many drunks'; lol.

He passed away a few years ago so maybe the tradition is no longer valid, but better check before you head there on March 17th.