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Raise a pint of green beer and chow down on a plate of corned beef and cabbage this St. Patrick’s Day at various restaurants and pubs along the Peninsula. Here’s where to find live Irish music, Irish dancing and plentiful food and drink specials. Sláinte!
7 Mile House, Brisbane
The Filipino-fusion bar and grill is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a variety of specials Friday to Sunday: baby Guinness shots, Irish whiskey shots, Shamrock Sours and corned beef and cabbage.
Alexander’s Patisserie, Mountain View and Cupertino
The French bakery is offering a limited-time pistachio saint-honoré, made with pistachio croustillant, caramelized choux, silky pistachio crémeux and light pistachio diplomat cream.
Alhambra Irish House, Redwood City
The Irish pub is offering a variety of limited-time food specials, including corned beef and cabbage, Guinness lamb stew, corned beef and cabbage egg rolls and Bailey’s chocolate bread pudding.
Expect a whole week of activities starting with Irish Trivia Night on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. with an Irish dance-off round and giveaways all evening. The Heady Vedders band will perform Friday at 8 p.m., and Magic Nostalgia will perform Saturday at 8 p.m., followed by a DJ. On Sunday, Alhambra will host its traditional full Irish breakfast and brunch with the Jackie Flynn Irish Dance Academy at noon, then Paddy O Furniture will perform at 6 p.m.
On St. Patrick’s Day, the Jackie Flynn Irish Dance Academy will perform at noon, and The Rounder Circle Band will play live Irish country music at 8 p.m.
Alice’s Restaurant, Woodside
The Lucky Charms (aka local band Pathetic Honey) will be performing at Alice’s on St. Patrick’s Day from 5-8 p.m.
Campo Di Bocce, Los Gatos
The bocce ball venue is hosting a ticketed event on March 17 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. with green beer, Irish music and activities ($108.55). Green outfits are encouraged.
Courtyard Long Bar & Bistro, Los Altos
Located in a Marriott, the bistro will be offering green beer and corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick’s Day.
Domenico Winery, San Carlos
The winery is offering Irish food and drinks as well as live music from Erica & Friends (playing thick ballads, jigs, reels, polkas, upbeat pub songs and modern pop songs) on St. Patrick’s Day.
Downtown Los Altos St. Paddy’s Beer Stroll, Los Altos
This three-hour beer stroll on Friday includes unlimited samples of local craft beer from breweries such as Laughing Monk and Sugoi ($71.88). There will be 10 bands performing live music throughout the downtown area.
Fibbar MaGees, Sunnyvale
The downtown Sunnyvale Irish pub is offering corned beef and cabbage Friday to Tuesday, while supplies last. Customers can also get their picture on their Guinness on Saturday at 4 p.m., build their own Irish coffee with various toppings on Sunday at 3 p.m. and enjoy a live performance of Irish dancers Sunday at 4 p.m.
Fiddlers Green, Millbrae
Fiddlers Green has an extensive live music lineup for the month of March: Jim McGowan is performing Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m., followed by Juice of the Barley March 21 at 8 p.m. and Mossy Power March 29 at 4 p.m.
On Tuesday, Fiddlers will serve corned beef and cabbage and shepherd’s pie, with performances by a bagpiper and the Whelan School World Champion Irish Dancers.
Heritage Pub and Chop House, Los Gatos
The restaurant is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on Saturday with a prepaid event beginning at noon featuring Guinness, Jameson, live music, games, a best outfit competition and a buffet ($75 for an adult ticket, $35 for a kids ticket). Stay until 8 p.m. and California Dueling Pianos will be performing and taking crowd requests.
Khartoum Lounge, Campbell
The downtown Campbell bar is hosting two St. Patrick’s Day parties: one on Saturday at 10 p.m. with Skyeline and Kamsyn and the other March 17 at 3 p.m.
Longboard Bar and Venue, Pacifica
The Coastside bar is offering free beef stew beginning at 5 p.m. on March 17, as well as a $10 Guinness and Jameson combo.
Molloy’s Tavern, Colma
Molloy’s is hosting a St. Patrick’s Day Bash on March 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with Irish drinks, a performance by the Whelan Irish dancers at 1 p.m. and a DJ starting at 8 p.m. Green outfits are encouraged.
Molly O’s, San Carlos
The Irish pub, a sister restaurant of Fiddlers Green, is kicking off St. Patrick’s weekend with a performance by Irish folk band Juice of the Barley Saturday at 8 p.m. Then on Sunday, Fret & Fiddle will play a mix of jigs, reels and ballads.
On Tuesday, Molly O’s will serve corned beef and cabbage plus Irish stew, with performances by a bagpiper and Irish dancers. To close out the festivities, Ivor Collins will perform pub tunes, ballads and reels March 21 at 8 p.m.
Old Princeton Landing, Half Moon Bay
Traditional Irish band Finians Call is performing at Old Princeton Landing from 7-9 p.m. on March 17. The restaurant will also be running a corned beef special. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.
Sand Hill Sundeck, Menlo Park
Sand Hill Sundeck is offering a special St. Patrick’s Day dinner with braised house corned beef, cabbage and nantes carrots, potatoes colcannon and soda bread. The $55 ticket, which includes gratuity, also includes two drink tickets, redeemable for Irish whiskey, Guinness or green draft beers.
St. Stephen’s Green, Mountain View
The downtown Mountain View Irish pub is offering the same Irish food specials as its sister pub Alhambra Irish House: corned beef and cabbage, Guinness lamb stew, corned beef and cabbage egg rolls and Bailey’s chocolate bread pudding ($11-$26).
It will also host a multiday St. Patrick’s celebration, beginning Sunday with traditional full Irish breakfast beginning at 11 a.m. and live music with Stephen Ross at 2 p.m. On Monday, expect Irish Trivia Night with an Irish dance-off round and giveaways.
On St. Patrick’s Day, the Jackie Flynn Irish Dance Academy will perform at 3 p.m., Michael Gorman will play live music at 5 p.m. and DJ Gallo N3GRO will play music starting at 8 p.m.
The Wild Rover, Redwood City
The Irish pub is offering a variety of food specials, including corned beef and cabbage, shepherd’s pie, bangers and mash, fish and chips, Guinness beef stew, freshly baked Irish soda bread and green soft serve ice cream. Drink specials include green beer, Guinness and Guiness floats.
Tipsy Putt, Sunnyvale
The mini golf and craft beer venue is offering green beer and whiskey shooters for $7 March 13-17.
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