St. Patty's Day Parades
With Mardi Gras behind us, New Orleans starts looking forward to the next holiday, namely St. Patrick’s Day.
As you can imagine, New Orleans does St. Pat’s up right. There are parades and parties and everyone is Irish for the day.
Start Your Irish Day Off Right
Start your day off with breakfast at The Irish House. Located at 1432 St. Charles Ave, it is conveniently located right on the uptown streetcar line. Chef Matt Murphy’s menu is Irish cuisine with a twist. Their flagship breakfast item is a full Irish Breakfast, consisting of two eggs cooked sunny side up, rashers, Irish sausage, black and white puddings, baked beans, roasted mushrooms and grilled tomato-potato hash. At $11.75, this is enough food to keep you going for the rest of the day. Breakfast is served daily from 7-11am, lunch from 11am-3pm, and Dinner from 5pm-10pm. They also offer a Bar Menu from 3pm-close. Reservations are recommended but not required. 504-595-6755
After breakfast, you will want to head back to the French Quarter so you don’t miss out on any of the festivities.
There are several Irish bars you will want to visit. The Kerry is located at 332 Decatur St. and is a truly neighborhood bar serving up not only the best pint of Guinness in the Quarter but a stellar lineup of live music as well. The St. Patrick’s Day parade will go right by the Kerry, so this is a good place to be for parade watching.
Finnegan’s Easy, at 717 St. Peter, is a little more upscale, but still casual, despite being located just off Bourbon Street. The atmosphere here is miles away from the typical Bourbon Street bar, however. The drinks are fairly priced and the staff is friendly. This is also a place where you will find a great deal of locals. Their beautiful courtyard is a lovely place to sit and relax and Finnegan’s has a tasty bar menu as well and is known as a great place to watch any sporting event.
Watch the St. Patrick's Day Parades in the French Quarter
Are You Ready for the Irish Parades?
Once you have found your “home base” bar for the day, get ready for the parades. There are two, the Molly’s at the Market parade and the Downtown Irish Club parade.
Molly’s Parade will roll this year on March 11 at 6pm, and will leave from Molly’s at 1107 Decatur St. and will feature the Storyville Stompers, the New Wave Brass Band, the Celtic Highlanders and several marching groups.
The Downtown Irish Club parade begins at the corner of Burgundy and Piety and proceeds up Royal, across Esplanade to Decatur then up Bienville to Bourbon. This parade rolls on St. Patrick’s Day at 6pm.
St. Patrick’s Day is always a party wherever you happen to be, but since New Orleans throws the best parties in the country, why not plan to have your next St. Patrick’s Day right here in the Big Easy?
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