MANHATTAN

If you find yourself in New York City for its famous St. Patrick's Day festivities or when you do find that you're in the city yearning for Irish vittles and comradery, perhaps you'll visit one of the many Irish pubs and eateries in Manhattan. StarChefs columnist, Cara De Silva says that there's a trendlet going on at this very moment and every week or so, we seem to hear about the opening of a new Irish place. Here are some of them:

• Dillon's, 245 West 54th St. (between Broadway & 8th Avenue), 212-307-9797
• Ear Inn, 326 Spring St. (between Greenwich & Washington Sts.), 212-226-9060
• Hynes Bros., 219 Ninth Ave. (between 23rd & 24th Sts.), 212-727-2616
• Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Ave. at 46th Street, 212-757-8595
• Neary's, 358 East 57th St. at 1st Ave., 212-751-1434
• One and One, 76 East 1st Street, 212-260-9950
• Playwright Tavern, 732 Eighth Ave. (between 45th & 46th Sts.), 212-354-8404
• St. Dymphnas, 118 St. Marks Place (between Avenue A & 1st Avenue), 212-254-6636
• Thady's Con, 915 Second Ave. (between 48th & 49th Sts.), 212-688-9700
• The Parlour, 888 Broadway (between Broadway & West End Ave.), 212-677-2233
• Tir Na Nog, 5 Penn Plaza (8th Ave. between 33rd & 34th Sts.), 212-630-0249

BOSTON

A great city to be in for St. Patrick's Day celebrations is Boston. Following are several of the many Irish pubs and restaurants in this city that loves to celebrate the wearing of the green.

• Doyle's, 3484 Washington St., Jamaica Plain, 617-524-2345
• Grafton Street Pub & Grill, 1280 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 617-497-0400
• Kinsdale, 2 Center Plaza, 617-742-5577
• Irish Embassy Pub, 234 Friend St., 617-742-6618
• Molly Darcy's, 659 East Broadway, 617-269-2537
• Mr. Dooley's Boston Tavern, 77 Broad St., 617-338-5656
• The Green Dragon Tavern, 11 Marshall St., 617-367-0055
• The Thirsty Scholar, 70 Beacon St., 617-497-2294

SAN FRANCISCO

Home to many Irish and Irish descendants, San Francisco is another American city with scores of Irish pubs and restaurants. Among them are:

• Blackthorn Tavern, 834 Irving St. between 9th & 10th Avenues, 415-564-6627
• An Bodhran, 668 Haight Street between Steiner and Fillmore, 415-431-4724
• Dubliner, 3838 24th Street at Church, 415-826-2279
• Durty Nelly's, 2328 Irving Street between 24th and 25th Avenues, 415-664-2555
• Finnegan's Wake, 937 Cole St. between Carl & Parnassus, 415-731-6119
• Ireland's 32, 3920 Geary Boulevard, 415-386-6173
• Kate O'Brien's Irish Bar & Grill, 579 Howard St., 415-882-7240
• Martin Macks Bar & Restaurant, 1568 Haight St. bet. Ashbury & Clayton, 415-864-0124
• Molly Malone's Dublin Pub, 1849 Lincoln Way between 19th & 20th Aves., 415-681-3820