The Green Briar Irish Pub / Irish Restaurant

Allston / Brighton, Boston –

A few hours at The Green Briar is kind of like being surrounded by family and friends who all happen to agree that international sports should be on the TV, Guinness should be in the glass, and bangers should be on the plate.

Speckled with native flags, antique fiddles, and black-and-white pictures of patrons past, the quaint brick pub provides a cozy haven for both young and old patrons who show up early for a traditional Irish breakfast or later on for the host of weekly entertainment.

Laid back is the order of the day, whether the crowd is made up of the expats and sweatshirted locals who drop by to catch the Irish music “seissun” on Mondays or the flanneled college set that packs in around the two-tops for trivia on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

DJs and festive live bands amp it up with rollicking Top 40 or purposefully kitschy cover tunes on Friday and Saturday nights, when the mostly student partiers take to the small dance floor, happy that the $5 cover means they’ve still got plenty of cash for fish & chips.

The buzz of energy increases even more during big Irish soccer and rugby matches. Simulcast year round, game days see diehard fans cram around the tiled fireplaces as they rage at every penalty flag.

With armloads of charm, The Green Briar is a homey spot equally ideal for chilling with the mates, picking up a date, or dancing late.