Irish

• Recommended
• Melbourne

The Irish Times

Knick-knack-heavy pub with one of the best Guinness pours in the city.

• Claire Adey

• Best of

Where to get your spice bag fix in Sydney this St Patrick’s Day

Kickstart your festivities with this addictive late-night Irish dish born out of Chinese takeaway shops. It might be beige, but there’s chips, fried chicken and “curry sauce”.

• Isabel Cant

• Takeaway

Ireland’s answer to the HSP? The spice bag and where to find it in Melbourne

Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with the popular Irish late-night takeaway dish. Here are 10 of the best for lovers of loaded chips with a Chinese-ish twist.

• Emily Holgate

• Recommended
• Kensington

Auntie Annie’s Hotel

Staying true to the pub’s predecessor, The Quiet Man.

• Tomas Telegramma

• Just open

Melbourne’s most Irish pub is back open, and you can get Guinness twice as fast

Saved from development plans, Kensington pub The Quiet Man is now Auntie Annie’s. It’s home to a rare type of Guinness tap, and modern Irish restaurant Enbarr.

• Tomas Telegramma

• Review
• St Kilda

This cult St Kilda fish and chip shop’s Irish-Chinese loaded fries are ‘perfect’

British and Irish-inspired takeaway shop Northern Soul goes through 850 kilograms of potatoes a week.

• Dani Valent

• Review
• Banksia

Pure Fassnidgian Irish pub food in Banksia

Colin Fassnidge and Leigh McDivitt are attempting to carve out a place for a new type of pub-goer in Sydney's 'burbs.

• Terry Durack

• Review
• Darlington

Twenty 8 Acres

A welcoming cafe with Irish tastes pays tribute to local botanic history.

• Jacqui Taffel

• Review
• Melbourne

The Last Jar

Authentic and welcoming, this cosy Irish pub is not a shamrock-infested sham.

• Dani Valent

• Review
• Surry Hills

Mad Spuds

Local families and hip young things in search of an all-day breakfast have made Mad Spuds a firm favourite in Surry Hills.