Don’t you go to the kitchen for St. Patrick’s Day yourself? Here is an alphabetical selection of pubs and restaurants across the Peninsula, South Bay and East Bay serving traditional favorites for takeout, delivery, outdoor dining or indoor vacation.
Alhambra Irish House: This pub restaurant and its sister hotel Stephens Green present a cook-controlled menu of Irish favorites for St. Patrick’s Day. Evening food and drink specials leading up to the holidays include bacon and cabbage on Saturday, full-day Irish breakfast on Sunday, and Irish taco on Tuesday. 831 Main St., Redwood City; www.alhambra-irish-house.com
Britannia Arms Almaden: Corned beef, fish and chips and other Irish favorites. 5027 Almaden Expressway, San Jose. http:// britiaarms.com
British Bankers Club: The holiday will feature American Kobe corned beef and cabbage with red potatoes, vegetables and Irish soda bread. 555 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park. www.britishbankersclub.com
Dan’s Irish Sports Bar: Corned beef is served along with other foods on St. Patrick’s Day. 1524 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek; www.dansbar.com
Fibbar Magees: Corned beef dinners start on the Friday before the holidays. A limited menu is offered on St. Patrick’s Day itself, along with plenty of detached outdoor dining and very limited indoor dining. 156 S. Murphy Ave., Sunnyvale; www.fibbars.com
Fiddlers Green Irish Pub and Restaurant: A range of menu items are available, including full Irish breakfast, corned beef quesadillas, banger and mash, pate, fish and chips and Irish stew. 333 El Camino Real, Millbrae; www.fiddlersgreenmillbrae.com
Gunther’s Restaurant: The holiday offer includes family platters with corned beef and cabbage as well as individual meals (with carrots, potatoes, rye bread, mustard), Irish lamb stew, hot Reuben sandwiches with homemade sauerkraut and corned beef sandwiches . 1601 Meridian Ave., San Jose. www.guntherscatering.com
Harrys Hofbräu: From now until March 17, corned beef and cabbage platters as well as corned beef sandwiches at both locations. 14900 E. 14th St., San Leandro and 1909 El Camino Real, Redwood City. www.harryshofbrau.com
Holy Cannoli: Fully cooked single dishes to warm up at home include Guinness braised corned beef, cabbage with roasted carrots and potatoes, and Irish cream cannoli. 138 E. Santa Clara St., San Jose; www.holycannolisj.com
Katie Blooms: Now that Katie Blooms is dining al fresco again, she plans to open at 10am on St. Patrick’s Day. Traditionally, this is the one day of the year when corned beef is made in the pub. 369 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell; Facebook.com/KatieBloomsPub
Lilly Macs Restaurant & Pub: The full restaurant menu is available from Irish breakfast to Irish stew, along with a shepherd’s cake of lamb and beef, fish and chips and of course corned beef and cabbage. 187 S. Murphy Ave., Sunnyvale; Facebook.com/LillyMacspub
Marie Callender’s Restaurant & Bakery: From now until St. Patrick’s Day, the restaurants will be offering corned beef and cabbage (with carrots, potatoes and creamy Dijon horseradish) as well as a Reuben sandwich with corned Beef, sauerkraut, thousand island dressing and Swiss cheese on roasted rye. www.mariecallenders.com
McNally’s Irish Pub: This pub, which has been in operation since 1933, serves corned beef sandwiches and empanadas, along with traditional libations, outdoors. 5352 College Ave., Oakland; www.mcnallys1933.com
Molloys Tavern: Look for an outdoor food truck to complement libations and a musical bonus: a live stream of the Flogging Molly concert from Ireland. 1655 Mission Road, Colma; Facebook.com/Molloyscolma
O’Flahertys Irish Pub and Five Points: These sister bars in San Pedro Square offer corned beef, shepherd’s pie and vegetarian Irish curry, as well as dishes from the regular menu. 25 N. San Pedro St. and 169 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose; www.oflahertyspub.com and www.fivepointssj.com
Original Joes Westlake: Corned beef and cabbage as well as Irish coffee with green cream will be on the Italian menu on Wednesday. 11 Glenwood Ave., Daly City. https://originaljoes.com
The Refuge: A family vacation take away meal includes 2 pounds of corned beef, toasted garlic mashed potatoes, braised cabbage and Irish cheese bread. Order in advance through the website. 963 Laurel St., San Carlos. www.refugesc.com
Reposado: Guinness beer & Ancho Chile braised Wagyu beef brisket is served with coriander mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables and Irish soda bread on the menu of this Mexican restaurant. 236 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto. www.reposadorestaurant.com
Rosie McCann’s Irish Pub & Restaurant: Look for traditional Irish favorites including corned beef and cabbage, pasta, banger and porridge, and fish and chips with homemade tartar sauce and other menu favorites. 355 Santana Row, San Jose; www.rosiemccanns.com
Sabio am Main: The fully cooked St. Paddy’s Day Meal Kit to warm up at home contains 2 pounds of corned beef. vigorously braised cabbage, beets, carrots; Colcannon potatoes with spring garlic and Swiss chard; Irish Soda Bread; Irish potato candy; and a four-pack of Guinness. March 15th order deadline. 501 Main St., Pleasanton; www.sabiopleasanton.com
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Slainte Pub & Grub: Open again this month for al fresco dining. On vacation, the new menu is offered – Irish pies, fish and chips, cabbage rolls, Guinness ginger cakes and more – along with corned beef and cabbage. 131 Broadway, Oakland; www.slainteoakland.com
Sternenpflug: This venue will open for the first time in a year and will serve takeaway from 11am to 5pm. March 17th to keep the annual tradition alive and to thank the community for their support. 3101 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley; www.thestarryplough.com
Stephens Green: This pub-restaurant and its sister hotel, the Alhambra Irish House, present a cook-oriented menu with Irish favorites for St. Patrick’s Day. Evening food and drink specials leading up to the holidays include bacon and cabbage on Saturday, full-day Irish breakfast on Sunday, and Irish taco on Tuesday. 223 Castro St., view of the mountains; www.ststephensgreen.com
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