The Best Irish Food in the United States
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The best Irish food in the United States, according to the experts: Eater, The New York Times, and Boston Magazine have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. 7th & Carson comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Washington and Boston.
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McGonagle's and Lady Gregory's Irish Pub hold the next two places. Washingtonian shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with AAA next.
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Rank 1. 7th & Carson
Irish Diner
This is a downtown all-day diner that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and the menu has a sense of humor about itself. A full Irish breakfast shares space with Korean-style chicken and waffles, as if the kitchen refused to pick a side. Exposed brick and diner furniture keep things unfussy, and two patios handle the overflow. Prices stay casual, so jeans are fine and nobody will check your shoes.
The awards
- Eat. Talk. Repeat. Casual / Everyday Lunch: Ash · Where to Eat in Las Vegas
- Eater The Best Restaurants in and Around Downtown’s Fremont East
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Rank 2. McGonagle's
Irish Pub
A proper Irish chip-cutting machine crossed the Atlantic so the fish and chips here would be right. McGonagle's is a neighborhood tavern in Dorchester, a notch upscale but nowhere near precious, where the chef trained under Heston Blumenthal and is quietly making the case that Irish food is more than anyone assumes. The spice bag, Dublin's legendary late-night fried chicken jumble, arrives in a paper bag, fries and all, and it will reorder your priorities.
The awards
- The New York Times The New York Times: 2025 · The Restaurant List
- The New York Times The New York Times: The 25 Best Restaurants in Boston Right Now
- Boston Magazine Boston Magazine: 2025 · Best Irish Pub · Best of Boston
- The New York Times 2025 · The Restaurant List
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Boston Right Now
- Boston Magazine 2025 · Best Irish Pub · Best of Boston
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Rank 3. Lady Gregory's Irish Pub
Irish Pub
The awards
- AAA AAA: Approved
- AAA Approved
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Picnic tables under string lights, bocce ball on the lawn, and the Santa Catalinas sitting out there like they're part of the decor. This is a casual, all-outdoor spot inside a native botanical garden, the kind of place where kids vanish into a gemstone dig pit and adults happily let them. The menu leans comfort food, with scoop fries and Irish nachos doing the heavy lifting.
The awards
- Tucson Foodie The Ultimate Tucson Restaurant Bucket List
Why #4, not #5
Both places show 64. This one's exact Score is 63.9 and the next is 63.8, so it ranks first. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #4 The Gardens at Bear Canyon (this place) 63.9
- #5 Daniel O'Connell’s 63.8
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Rank 5. Daniel O'Connell’s
Irish Pub
The awards
- Washingtonian 9 Great Pubs for a Full Irish Breakfast Around DC
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #5. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #5 Daniel O'Connell’s (this place) 63.773
- #5 Samuel Beckett’s 63.773
- #5 The Old Brogue 63.773
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Rank 5. Samuel Beckett’s
Irish Gastropub
An Irish gastropub in Shirlington where the full Irish breakfast runs on weekdays too, not just weekends. The owner is from Tipperary, and it shows: rashers, puddings, beans, eggs, and a potato cake with homemade brown bread on the plate. The kind of place where a pint and a proper fry-up at noon on a Tuesday feels entirely reasonable, which is really the whole point of an Irish pub.
The awards
- Washingtonian 9 Great Pubs for a Full Irish Breakfast Around DC
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #5. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #5 Daniel O'Connell’s 63.773
- #5 Samuel Beckett’s (this place) 63.773
- #5 The Old Brogue 63.773
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Rank 5. The Old Brogue
Traditional Irish Pub
The awards
- Washingtonian 9 Great Pubs for a Full Irish Breakfast Around DC
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #5. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #5 Daniel O'Connell’s 63.773
- #5 Samuel Beckett’s 63.773
- #5 The Old Brogue (this place) 63.773
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Rank 8. Irish Channel
Traditional Irish Pub
The awards
- Washingtonian 9 Great Pubs for a Full Irish Breakfast Around DC
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Rank 9. Irish Wolfhound Pub
Irish Pub
Guinness signs and hand-drawn maps of Ireland cover the walls of this Irish pub and restaurant in the far western suburbs of Phoenix. Fish and chips, corned beef and cabbage, and a full Irish breakfast on weekends anchor the menu. Bartenders know regulars by name, and the event calendar stays busy with live music, karaoke, and trivia nights, which is a lot to offer a neighborhood that doesn't always get this kind of attention.
The awards
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: 2025 · Best Irish Pub · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Irish Pub · Best of Phoenix