Updated 3/10/26
St. Patrick’s Day is nearly upon us, and with the variety of restaurants, bars, parades, and other events, there’s no shortage of ways to celebrate.
Of course, you know my suggestion: eat an Irish breakfast!
We don’t get many full Irish or English breakfasts in Columbus, but they’re available if you know where to look. The best news of all: most of these Irish breakfasts are available all year round!
Fado Irish Pub
The Easton location of this Irish pub chain has become a beloved hangout for fans of Irish food and drink. They often open at odd hours to accommodate fans of European soccer. On all of Fado’s menus – lunch, dinner, weekend brunch – is an honest-to-goodness Irish breakfast complete with Irish bangers, rashers of bacon, black and white puddings, mushrooms, tomatoes, and sourdough bread.
Dempsey’s Food & Spirits
Dempsey’s has become a downtown Columbus institution, a convivial pub with great food and drink. They take the lead on a lot of St. Patrick’s Day events. For 2026 they’re offering an all-you-can-eat Irish breakfast buffet on Saturday, March 14 and Tuesday, March 17. On their weekend brunch menu they feature the Full Irish Breakfast, a modern take that includes sausage links, Falter’s bacon, beans, hash browns, over easy eggs, toast, and Irish bread pudding.
Fado Pub & Kitchen
Located in Bridge Park, the Dublin Fado is a more modern and slightly upscale take on the Irish pub chain. But just like their companion restaurant, they also feature an Irish breakfast on the weekend brunch menu, with many of the same authentic touches like rashers, bangers, black and white puddings. You can also get the Half Irish Breakfast on their weekday lunch menu!
McClellen’s Pub
McCellen’s in Dublin offers creative takes on Irish and American pub fare, and on their menu is an all-day Irish breakfast, complete with eggs, bangers, sausage patties, bacon, chunky potato hash browns, tomato, mushrooms, and toast.
