San Antonio Bars and Clubs - Irish Bars


There’s just something about Irish bars that makes everyone feel at home. Maybe it’s the delicious and constantly flowing beer on tap, or the rowdy music. It could even be the "everybody’s Irish" vibe that San Antonio Irish pubs always give off. Whatever the reason, Irish pubs are just plain fun. Order a Shepard’s Pie, grab a Guinness and kick back. Waxy O’Connor’s Irish Pub & Eatery on the San Antonio River Walk is one of the city’s most popular bars. There’s definitely no better place in the Alamo City to catch a soccer match or just relax on the outdoor patio. It’s always St. Patty’s day at San Antonio’s Irish pubs, and who doesn’t love that? For a guaranteed great time out, don’t miss out on the fun of Ireland right here in San Antonio.

Durty Nelly's Irish Bar

200 S. Alamo, San Antonio TX 78205; Tel. 210.222.1400
A provocative club thriving under the foot of the Hilton Palacio del Rio, this bar has soothed tired River Walk wanderers for years. Stool perched and shelling peanuts, one can expect to find people from around the world knocking back drink and chuckling to quips and “durty” little jokes by the piano player, whose sharp wit pins even the most belligerent patrons to their seats. Plus, he knows a song or two.

Irish Pub San Antonio

9726 Datapoint Dr., San Antonio TX 78229; Tel. 210.692.7620
If this Northwest San Antonio bar’s moniker doesn’t give you an idea of what kind of hangout it is, then you might as well hang up your spurs, swill another round and think long and hard about how dense you are. All the standard trappings of a great bar are happily intact, from ample quantities of booze to sports-drenched TVs to downright dangerous drink specials to live bands. To top it all off, they offer free wireless Internet access, allowing the multi-taskers of the world to get drunk and work all at the same time. Yes – for a place that has quite possibly the most uncreative name in the history of Irish pubs, Irish Pub San Antonio is a pretty awesome hangout.

Waxy O'Connor's Irish Pub & Eatery

234 Riverwalk St., San Antonio TX 78205; Tel. 210.229.9299
Patio seating, wandering bagpipe players and even European football—that's soccer to Americans—bring a little bit of Ireland to the San Antonio River Walk for the yanks to enjoy. Live Irish music during the week accompanies pints of Guinness and Irish entrees like shepherd's pie and corned beef and cabbage. The bar at Waxy O'Connor's Irish Pub and Eatery was handcrafted in Dublin and is the focal point of the San Antonio pub. The River Walk crowd packs the pub on weekends and all throughout the summer, but locals often find the time to stop in for the friendly service and an imported pint of beer.