With St. Patrick’s Day taking place on Thursday, March 17, you might be wondering where the best places to celebrate the occasion are.

Coffee Friend has conducted research to find 11 of the best Irish pubs and bars in Britain and The Crown and Cushion, Philomena’s Bar and Cafe and Waxy O’Connor’s in London all made the list.

To create the list, the UK coffee retailer looked at a selection of pubs and bars with a Tripadvisor rating of 4 out of 5 or more and ranked them according to the percentage of the highest possible rating each has received out of all reviews. 

The list of Irish pubs and bars has venues in multiple UK locations including Edinburgh, Manchester and Brighton.

News Shopper: Margarita cocktails (Canva)Margarita cocktails (Canva)

So if you’re looking to celebrate St Patrick’s Day in an Irish pub this year, look no further.

11 of the best Irish pubs and bars in Britain

Here is the list of the 11 pubs that made the list along with their overall rating and the percentage of Excellent ratings.

  • Dropkick Murphys, Edinburgh – Overall rating: 4.5 and Excellent ratings: 84%
  • Raglan Road, Nottingham – Overall rating: 4.5 and Excellent ratings: 73%
  • Shenanigans, Liverpool - Overall rating: 4.5 and Excellent ratings: 71%
  • The Irish Bar, Llandudno - Overall rating: 4.5 and Excellent ratings: 69%
  • The Crown and Cushion, London - Overall rating: 4.5 and Excellent ratings: 57%
  • Fiddler’s Elbow, Brighton - Overall rating: 4 and Excellent ratings: 55%
  • Malones Irish Bar, Glasgow - Overall rating: 4 and Excellent ratings: 54%
  • Philomena’s Bar and Cafe, London - Overall rating: 4 and Excellent ratings: 53%
  • Flanagan’s Apple, Liverpool - Overall rating: 4 and Excellent ratings: 52%
  • Mulligans of Deansgate, Manchester - Overall rating: 4 and Excellent ratings: 48%
  • Waxy O’Connor’s, London - Overall rating: 4 and Excellent ratings: 45%