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Thirsty Thursday: Where To Celebrate St. Patrick's Day This Weekend

This year St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Sunday, and you’ll probably regret it on Monday — but there are a few places in Miami where everyone you’ll meet will be pretending to be Irish for the day. You’ll find plenty of green beer, Irish jigs, and maybe even a few pots of gold.

Biscayne Bay Brewing Company

The luck of the Irish is heading to Biscayne Bay Brewing Company. Come wearing your favorite green shirt and raise your glass in celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with your drink of choice from a nice cold crisp Guinness for $3, Irish car bombs for $5, or enjoy any in-house brewed green beer from 1pm-6pm.

Beaker & Gray

Wynwood’s notable hotspot, Beaker & Gray, is the area’s go to for the best and most creative cocktails, whether Shaken or Stirred. For St. Patrick’s Day, the bar team at Beaker & Gray has partnered up with Teeling Irish Whiskey to create the bar’s featured cocktail for March. Priced at $11 for the holiday, “The Irish Hello” is made with Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey, amontillado, oats syrup, and coconut cream served over a coffee ice square.

No. 3 Social

St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Sunday this year, which means we can drink like real Irishmen. Get lucky at No.3 Social, Wynwood’s premiere rooftop, with our exclusiveSt. Patrick’s Day cocktail specials, the Lucky Charm and Pot of Gold.

Lucky Charm ($18): with matcha tea powder, simple syrup, lime juice, aquafaba, St. Germain, Irish whiskey, CBD drops, and garnished with angostura bitters.**

Pot of Gold ($18): our shareable and gold-filled drink is made with agave nectar, lime juice, peach schnapps, Irish whiskey, ginger beer, and garnished with edible gold glitter and mint.**

Available Friday to Sunday

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Taurus Beer & Whisk(e)y House

Coconut Grove’s favorite local whiskey bar, Taurus Beer & Whiskey House, is welcoming foodies and imbibers to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with live music and drink specials. Enjoy $7 Jameson shots, $5 pints of Guinness, $8 Car Bombs, and $12 Reuben sandwiches all day while listening to live tunes from 5PM-8PM. Also available will be Taurus’ a la carte menu featuring Chef Michael Beltran’s famous Chug burger, fritas, wings, and bone marrow butter grilled oysters.

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Veza Sur Brewing Co.

Needing a little extra luck this St. Patrick’s Day? Veza Sur Brewing Co., Wynwood's Latin-inspired craft brewery, is offering a beer special that will have you feeling the luck of the Irish! In honor of the holiday, the brewery will serve a green Lucky Lager at $5 all day long Saturday and Sunday, while live music by Brazilian band, UMA GALERA will keep the pachanga going all day long on Sunday!

ROK:BRGR

Stop by their South Miami location to get into the Irish swing with their O’ROK BRGR St. Patrick’s Day Brunch and Block Party from 10am to 11pm. Patrons can get sham-rocked before the block party on all of their favorite ROK:BRGR brunch dishes from 11am to 3:30pm followed by the luckiest party of the year from 5pm to 11pm. Guests can enjoy live musical entertainment with a bagpipe player, Brothers of Others band, and DJ Hans performing throughout the day.

The Confidante Miami Beach

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in style with a variety of offerings at The Confidante! From drinks and brunch at Bird & Bone to exciting offerings in The Backyard, there’s something for everyone. Offered all day at Bird & Bone, guests can indulge in an Irish Mojito ($12) made with Jameson Whiskey and $5 Jameson shots. Order the Corned Beef special ($16) during brunch service from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., or wait until dinner service to order the Ribcap Guinness Stew special ($24) made with braised ribcap, a mix of veggies and served with a side of the heirloom skillet cornbread. Head outside to The Backyard for additional fun throughout the day, with an extended happy hour from noon until 6 p.m. Enjoy half-off prices for draft beer, house wine and signature cocktails, as well as a bucket of six beers for just $25 and more. Make sure to arrive between noon and 2 p.m. to catch Jameson brand ambassadors passing out liquor samples around the pool area!

Brunch at Nikki Beach

Kick off St. Patrick's Day at Nikki Beach Miami with a "Feeling Lucky" Brunch featuring $7 Nikki Beach Irish Coffees and $7 Jameson Juleps on Sunday, March 17th with a brunch buffet for $49.95 from 11pm - 4pm. Sticking with the Irish tradition, guests can expect to see Irish Step Dancers throughout brunch, enjoy a moment in the Kissing Booth and more.

Nikki Beach’s brunch is long considered one of the best brunches on South Beach, offering a myriad of stations and dishes ranging from savory prime rib and whole roast pork, to live paella stations  with fresh seafood, handmade pasta made to order on site, custom omeletts, house pickled vegetables, Nutella waffles, decadent desserts and plus a craft Bloody Mary bar. A South Beach landmark since 1998, Nikki Beach continues to delight guests with their South of France-style joie de vivre, lively DJs and dancers, and iconic white daybeds and teepees that makes Nikki Beach instantly recognizable anywhere in the world.

Nikki Beach IRISH COFFEE  $7

Ingredients:

  • 40ml Jameson

  • 120ml freshly brewed, robust coffee

  • 20ml Nikki Beach sugar syrup, to taste

  • Cream

JAMESON JULEP $7

Ingredients:

  • 1 teaspoon of sugar

  • 2 oz.  of Jameson

  • 2 teaspoons of Water

  • 4 Nikki Beach Mint leaves