Bethesda Music & Nightlife

Bethesda Irish Bars

Flanagan's Harp and Fiddle
4844 Cordell Ave., Bethesda, Maryland; Tel. 301.951.0115
The old Flanagan's was an Irish dive bar that had the most devoted following you could possibly imagine because it was always a rocking good time, the bartenders were the best in town and the food and drink streamed out with equal good flavor and cheer. Well, the new Flanagan's in Bethesda has gotten a sophisticated makeover, but has lost nothing of what made the old Flanagan's one of the very best bars to relax in, down a pint, munch on some authentic Irish food and catch some football and rugby games. Seriously, you can leave Bethesda or the Metro DC area, search far and wide, and we firmly believe that Flanagan's Harp and Fiddle will top the list of any Irish bar you may plop your harried butt down in. Also, there's live Irish folk music on the weekends.

Ri-Ra Irish Restaurant Pub
4391 Elm St., Bethesda, Maryland; Tel. 301.657.1122
Ri-Ra Irish Restaurant Pub brings the quintessential Irish pub to Bethesda with authentic Irish fare, Irish, as well as, other tap beers and more Irish whiskey than we care to recount (hangovers). For those of you not into the heart stopping and mind bending fare from the Emerald Isle, Ri-Ra Irish Restaurant Pub doesn't just serve the tastes of Ireland, they throw a hearty dash of Maryland in there to boot. Ri-Ra in Bethesda gets rocking on a nightly basis, actually they get rocking right after the work day ends, so whether it's happy hour or later at night, there's a party.

—Bethesda bar and club reviews by Ryan Osterbeck

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