Corn Beef Cabbage in Metrowest Area
The shamrock decorations are out, corned beef is on the menu, and the Guinness will flow like water.
MetroWest and Greater Milford are ready for another St. Patrick's Day.
The holiday falls on Thursday this year, and Irish pubs and restaurants throughout the region are teeing up to celebrate, many welcoming a return to live music and in-person gatherings after two pandemic-era St. Paddy's.
Massachusetts has a strong tradition of celebrating March 17 in style. After all, one of the first St. Patrick's Day parades took place in Boston in 1737, nearly 170 years before Ireland's first parade in 1903, according to Irish Central. Boston is also the second-best city in the U.S. for celebrating the holiday this year, with Philadelphia narrowly securing the number one spot, according to WalletHub.
Planning to raise a pint on Thursday? You can't go wrong with Guinness — more than 13 million pints of the Irish stout will be consumed on St. Patrick's Day, according to WalletHub.
If you want to celebrate St. Patrick's Day the Irish way, look no further than these local pubs and restaurants.
Cornell's Irish Pub
229 Hayden Rowe St. (Route 85), Hopkinton; 508-435-6192
Cornell's has been a community landmark since opening in 1964 and markets itself as "a place where old and young, native and newcomer and perhaps famous and infamous" can all come together over food and drink — in line with the spirit of St. Patrick's Day.
Finnegan's Pub
25 South St., Hudson; 978-567-7961
The doors at Finnegan's Pub will open at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, with live music playing all day and night, according to the pub's Facebook page. Finnegan's will serve slow-roasted corned beef dinners, as well as its typical menu fare (check out the Irish burrito, which is stuffed with shredded corned beef, home fries, honey mustard and cheese).
Stone's Public House
179 Main St., Ashland; 508-881-1778
How about sharing a St. Patrick's Day pint with a ghost? It could be possible at Stone's Public House, built in 1832. According to Stone's lore, the former inn could be haunted by the spirit of a drunkard who may have died there in the 1890s, or by the ghost of a man allegedly killed over a gambling squabble.
More:Eerie tales and stories of paranormal activity at Stone's Public House in Ashland
Stone's will celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Irish food, drink specials and a live band playing traditional Irish music, according to the restaurant's Facebook page. Reservations are required for the dining room, but the bar and heated tent are first come, first served.
Mickey Cassidy's Irish Restaurant and Public House
116 Main St. (Route 109, Medway; 508-533-1343
Live Irish music is on the menu at Mickey Cassidy's this weekend, with performances from Jenny's Chickens, Chris Mulkerrin and The Green Rovers lined up for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, respectively.
Kennedy's Restaurant and Market
247 Maple St. (Route 85), Marlborough; 508-485-5800
Kennedy's is bringing its St. Patrick's Day celebration back after two years off due to COVID-19, and the lineup includes a performance from The McMurphy's. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., and the restaurant's patio will be open.
Teddy Gallagher's Irish Pub
30 Main St., Franklin; 508-298-7644
If it's an Irish feast you seek, look no further than Teddy Gallagher's Irish Pub. The menu is a cornucopia of Irish comfort foods like corned beef dinners, beef stew, bangers and mash, and shepherd's pie.
Funky Murphys
31 Main St., Marlborough; 508-251-2771
Funky Murphys celebrates old classics with a new spin — take the Dublin dip sliders, for example. The restaurant markets itself as a revolutionized Irish pub, with "all the charm, friendly service and great food you'd expect from a fine Irish Pub, only set in a cool, contemporary decor alive with energy," according to its website.
Owen O'Leary's
50 Turnpike Road (Route 9), Southborough; 508-481-1714
17 Connector Road, Westborough; 508-366-9262
Both Owen O'Leary's locations will feature Irish step dancing at about 5 p.m. on Thursday, and each will roll out a special St. Patrick's Day menu. In Southborough, you can find dishes such as corned beef and cabbage and stout stew. Westborough's menu will include bangers and mash, as well as a salmon dish.
Abby Patkin is a multimedia journalist for the Daily News. Follow Abby on Twitter @AMPatkin. She can be reached at apatkin@wickedlocal.com.
Source: https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/entertainment/2022/03/16/irish-pub-guide-metrowest-ma-greater-milford-st-patricks-day/9439060002/
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