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A Boston Hotel's Hidden Irish Pub

Where: 27 Columbus Avenue [map], Boston, ma, United States, 02116

March 13, 2007 at 3:14 PM | 0 Comments

If you're headed to Boston for this St. Patrick's Day weekend, you may want to stay overnight at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. But if you need to iChat with your friend in Dublin, just remember this place has wickedly slow WiFi.

However, this is a place to stay if you want to get in the spirit of St. Patrick's Day--which is drink your face off, wear ridiculous green clothing, stuff your face, sing some songs and then pass out/urinate in public.

That's because next to the hotel is M.J. O'Connor's Irish Pub, supposedly one of Boston's finest hidden Irish pubs.

On the menu, the bar serves "authentic Irish specialities" like Irish Stout Onion Soup, Guinness Beef Stew and of course, Shepherd's Pie. Luckily, you can get a regular old cheeseburger and fries if you wish, as well as a California Wrap.

However, keep in mind the place is upscale with actual table seating--not just bar stools--and finished mahogany wood furniture. There's no billiards table in the middle of the restaurant and instead of dartboards on the wall, M.J. O'Connors has hand-painted murals. So make this your pre-game stop and try to score one of the stone built hearths for some cozy seating.