The snow gods granted the wish of Irish-wannabes in DC-OPM closed the government today, on St. Patrick’s Day. Our social media overlord have thus deemed this Snow Patrick’s Day (clever), and so I’ve compiled this list of DC spots open during the day for day-drinking, some of which already we’re going to be open for St. Paddy’s Day festivities (Irish bars are highlighted in green). A handful of these came from WCP, Washingtonian, Post, & Eater’s roundups.
Dupont Circle
- doors open at 10a
- live music all day in patio tent
- music Mon. afternoon and evening in patio tent
- doors open at 8a
- 8-10a: $5 breakfast sandwiches / $5 Irish coffee
- patio party all day (may be delayed due to weather)
- Guinness / Harp / Smithwicks / Miller Lite / Jameson /Baileys
- doors open at 10a
- Beat-the-clock Miller Lite & Jameson shots: 10-11a ($1) 11a-noon ($2) noon-1p ($3) 1-2p ($4) 2-3p ($5)
- $1 drafts & rails from 4-5p / $10 carbombs all day
- Ice luge / jello shots / bag piper
- $35 prix fixe Irish Supper
- $5 Paddy & Jameson Irish whiskey
- all night happy hour 4p-close in bar & lounge
- doors open at noon
- HH till 7p ( $4 rails / house wine /selected beers)
- 5p-2a
- $5 Guinness / $6 Jameson / $8 Irish car bomb
- till 10p: $1 jello shot / $2 draft beer & Irish creme shot / $3 Jameson Shot, Blue Moon, ShockTop & Bud cans / $4 Bushmill shot
- $3 green beer / $5 Jameson / $8 car bombs
- $2 Coors Light / $3 Blue Moon / $5 Baby Guinness shooters / $5 Bushmills
14th / U Street / Logan Circle
- doors open at 11a
- $5 cover
- free t-shirt at door (limited) / green beer & jello shooters / bagpipers / Irish dancers /$5 Guinness from 11a-1p / Irish tunes on jukebox
- 1/2 price drafts / happy hour all day at bar, patio & community table
- small plate Irish food specials
- Irish quiz & contest
- St. Paddy’s Day-themed cocktails Thu-Mon ($5 granita / $6 punch / $7 shandy / $9 Irish coffee / $12 The Langer
- doors open at 2p
- HH from 2-7p
- live band at 7p
- $4 Bud Lites / $5 St. Patrick’s Snake Juice (whiskey punch)
- photo booth / photographer
- $3 house shots / $5 Jameson & Guinness / $5.95 burgers
- late night HH 11p-close
- doors open at 5p
- $5 Jameson & Guinness
- Happy Hour all night
- roof deck open & heated
Cafe St. Ex
- $6 Jameson shots, Great Lakes Irish Ale
- $6 twice-baked potato Shepherd’s pie / $8 braised lamb & Guinness stew
- $12 Guinness + pizza
- doors open at 1p
- doors open at 5p
- free crunkcakes & drink specials
- doors open at 4p
- bourbon HH all night at bar
- $7 bourbon flights / $3 local beer (Troegs, Mad Fox, Devil’s Backbone, Bold Rock, DC Brau)
Shaw / Bloomingdale
- doors open at noon (first time ever open on weekday afternoon?)
- doors open at noon
- live music starts at 3p
Adams Morgan
The Blaguard
- doors open at noon
- $6 anything Irish today (beer & whiskey)
- Guinness promo Sun 3-5p
- Corned beef & other Irish specialties
- Pints, Punch & Whiskey on Terrace starting at 11a
- $5 Guinness & Flying Dog S.O.B pints / $5 Powers Whiskey / $5 punch / $6 Jameson Whiskey
- $8 Fish n chips / $10 Irish burger
- Irish whiskeys/apps tasting 6-8p in cellar – $40
- doors open at 3p
- 3-10p: $5 Guinness / $6 green pitchers / $7 carbombs
- 8-10p: $10 open bar w/ online RSVP
- 10-11p: $3 green pints
- 11p-midnight: $2 green pints
- midnight-1a: $1 green pints
- $3 Guinness all day
- doors open at 1p
- green beer / $5 carbombs
Chinatown / Penn Quarter
- doors open at 8a
- $10 cover after 1p
- Live music at 1 & 8p
Irish Channel
- doors open at 9a
- table service stops at 2p for all-day party
- doors open at 11:30a
- $4 Shiner cans / $20 pitchers + wings
- Bloody Mary bar / bottomless mimosas / happy hour all day
- doors open at 11a
- 1/2 price wine bottles all day
- until 8p: $5 Irish Draft (snakebite / black & tan) or Irish-style draft / $22 four glass flight of Irish whiskey
- $3 green beer / $4 rails / $5 carbombs & fireball shots
Downtown
- DC Fire Dept.’s pipe & drum corps
- Irish food
- HH from 2:45-close
- $5 Jameson / Guinness / Irish coffee
- $1884 raffle if you purchase t-shirt
- $4 Smithwicks, Harps, Magners / $5 Guinness & select Irish craft
Georgetown / Foggy Bottom
- doors open at 7a
- live music all day (band direct from Ireland)
- $6 Guinness cocktails
- doors open at 10a
- No cover with college ID
- 10a-3p: Kegs & Eggs brunch with $3 beers, mimosas & Irish coffee
- $8 yards of beer all day long
- win free beer for a year
Columbia Heights / Petworth
- Mon.
- all-night HH includes green margs / $4 Jameson shots
- $5 Irish combos (Guinness, Magners, etc.)
- tasty Irish specials
- doors open at 11:30a
- $10 corned beef & Lamb stew / 1/2 price burgers till 7p
- $5 Irish drafts
- doors open at noon
- $5 everything Irish
- doors open at 10a
- Indiana Jones trilogy shown in basement at noon with sound
- doors open at noon (kitchen at 5p)
- bring your own food
- $10 pint of Brooklyn Dry Irish Stout + Jameson shot
- open at 2p
H Street
Star & Shamrock
- doors open at 10a
- St. Paddy’s Purim Simcha Celebration (Irish & Jewish)
- dancing, music and entertainment
- doors open at 11a
- $20 Lucky Charms, Corned Beef Hash & Jameson all day
- $2 cans until 5p
- 25 cent wings 5p-close
- 1/2 price apps noon-7p
- doors open at noon
- HH all day
- $10 lunch specials
- doors open at noon
- $5 Guinness tall boys
- open at 1p for drinks & snacks
Capitol Hill / Eastern Market / Navy Yard
- doors open at 10a
- Celebrating 40th St. Paddy’s Day
- $10 cover
- doors open at 10a
- 3 bands on 2 stages
- 6 bars including 1 on tented patio
- good alternative to The Dubliner
- bagpipers often on patio
- $7 Guinness, Harp, & Smithwicks on tap / $6 Murphy’s Stout tall boys
- $5 Smithwicks & Harp drafts / $8 Irish Car Bombs / $4 green beer / $10 Reuben sandwiches
- $10 St Patty Day mugs (include 1 green beer)
- doors open at 11:30a
- 1/2 price wine bottles / $3 Jameson / $5 carbombs
- $5 Guinness all day
- $5 Guinness / Smithwicks / Harp / Powers whiskey shots
Cleveland Park / Woodley Park
- doors open at 10a, live music after noon
- $5 cover after noon
- $2 green jello shots
Murphy’s of DC
- doors open at 9a
- live entertainment/music after 2p
- drink specials all day
- open at noon
Tenleytown
- $1 jello shots/$4 whiskey/$5 half pitchers of green beer/$5 Smithwick’s, Guinness & Harp
- $5 burgers/wings (+Irish fare)
- $5 breakfast / $4 Irish Mary’s till 2p each day
- $8 Jameson shot + Guinness pint
- $6 Irish “car bom”
- doors open at 11a
- $4 Green beer drafts / $5 Smithwicks & Harp / $4 Leprechaun shooters / $8 Irish car bombs
- $10 Reuben sandwiches
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