Loading…
Loading…
479 verified Irish pubs across 43 cities on Craic Map.
The United States has the largest Irish-pub scene outside Ireland itself — a legacy of 19th-century immigration that planted Irish communities in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and beyond. Some 35 million Americans claim Irish descent, and the country's Irish pubs range from 19th-century institutions (McSorley's in NYC, 1854) to modern award-winners like The Dead Rabbit. Every major American city has at least one Irish pub worth crossing town for.
Pick a city to see every verified Irish pub in it.
44 verified Irish pubs
The highest-reviewed Irish pubs in United States on Craic Map.
Craic Map currently lists 479 verified Irish pubs in United States, spread across 43 cities. The figure is verified — each pub passes an Irish-identity check before it goes on the map — so the actual count of pubs that call themselves "Irish" in United States is higher; we just don't add ones we can't independently verify.
New York is the city with the largest cluster of Irish pubs in United States on Craic Map. From there, you can filter by feature — live music, traditional sessions, food, outdoor seating, or sports — to find the right pub for the night you're planning.
On Craic Map, the bar is independent of geography — we apply the same Irish-identity check whether the pub is in Dublin or Dubai. That includes evidence of Irish ownership or theming, traditional pub character, named-pub signals (e.g. "O'Connor's", "The Brazen Head"), and at least one verified feature like live music, traditional sessions, or food. Bars that score below the threshold get parked for review rather than published.
Yes — the directory supports filtering by features including live music and traditional Irish music sessions. Browse Irish pubs in United States on Craic Map and use the filters at the top to narrow to pubs with music confirmed in their listing.
