Where to drink Guinness this St. Patrick's Day in Bangkok

Sorry red shirts, we’re wearing green today as we head out for the year’s finest excuse to knock back a few pints of Guinness -- St. Patrick’s Day.  Want to join the Irish party? Here are five top Bangkok Irish pubs to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in.

Dubliner

This Irish-owned pub on Sukhumvit Road has a healthy crowd pretty much any given night of the week so expect it to be packed full tonight. Spread over three floors, it’s full of Irish décor ranging from classic Guinness signs to a map of the Irish coast. In addition to pints of Kilkenny and Guinness, among other beers, Dubliner is renowned for its great pub grub.

440 Sukhumvit Rd, Washington Square, Soi 22.  BTS: Asok +66 (0)2 204 1841

Silom: O’Reilly Bangkok

Right smack in the middle of the Silom action, this place is going to be very busy tonight. A modern version of a traditional Irish pub, O’Reilly’s is filled with LCD screens airing sports matches and will have a live band performing tonight. Don’t expect to meet too many Irish people here, besides the odd tourist, though it does have Kilkenny and Guinness on tap which for some is all the Irish exposure you need on St. Patrick’s Day.

62/1-4 Silom Road. Tel: +66 (0)2 632 7515

Soi Convent: Molly Malone’s

Much like O’Reilly’s, Molly Malone’s isn’t exactly what we’d call a traditional Irish pub. But nonetheless it has all the essentials, including Irish eats, Irish beer, Irish newspapers and, for tonight’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, live Irish music. Molly Malone's close proximity to tourist traps Patpong and Silom make it a popular drinking hole so expect the place to be jumping with partiers tonight.

1/5-6 Soi Convent Silom, BTS: Saladaeng. Tel: +66 (0) 2 266 7160

Finnegan's Irish Pub

If you are looking for a more authentic Irish experience, Finnegan’s is your best bet. Far from being another shiny clean tourist trap, Irish bar Finnegan’s, owned by friendly Irishman Gerry Finnegan is set right in the middle of seedy Nana, on Sukhumvit Soi 4. There’s Guinness and Heinnekin on tap, while the menu features some of the best true Irish grub in the city. Nothing fancy, just straight up Irish fun.

23/1 Sukhumvit Soi 4, BTS: Nana. Tel: +66 (0)2 656 8160

Jameson’s 

This popular expat-frequented Irish pub toward the end of Silom is filled with traditional décor and offers a great selection of draught beer, including Guinness, Kilkenny, John Smiths and Black & Tan. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Jameson’s is offering Guinness pints for 150 baht, Jameson’s Irish whiskey for 100 baht per shot and Magners Draught Cider for 150 baht per pint, all day. After 4pm, pints of green Heineken are on special for 100 baht each.

381 Silom Road, BTS: Surasak. Tel: +66 (0)2 266 7703.