Winnetka’s Celtic Raven is well-stocked with Irish whiskey, string lights, and music for this year’s Irish celebrations, so arrive early for the best seat.

This low-key Irish neighborhood pub is perfect for laid-back Burbank, and comes complete with shelves filled with whiskey and other cocktail fixin’s, plus old cabinet video games, pinball, and more.

Despite more technically being a Scottish-themed restaurant and bar, the iconic Tam O'Shanter keeps up with plenty of Irish traditions. They offer a big, boisterous St. Patrick's Day annually, offer a wide array of whiskeys, and give you the kind of cozy fireplace feel you've been looking for.

Though the Cat & Fiddle leans British, the historic restaurant (which has been in and around Hollywood since the early ‘80s) isn’t afraid to go all out for St. Patrick’s Day with food and drink specials and plenty of green on the open-air patio.

Part Irish dive bar hang, part public music venue, Molly Malone's has made a name for itself just off the Miracle Mile. A usually lively crowd comes nightly for shows and cheap drinks, then sticks around all night to smoke cigarettes out front and enjoy the evening.

Downtown's favorite pub is Casey's, an Irish hideaway that's not afraid to get rowdy — especially on St. Patrick's Day weekend. Otherwise the place can be pretty quiet weeknights, making it a comfortable and inexpensive place for a Downtown pint.

Stop in at O’Brien’s on Wilshire for affordable happy hour specials, friendly bartenders, and festive St. Patty’s Day music and conversation — or any other time of year to just snag a drink and a quieter tone.

This local Palms hangout epitomizes a dive bar in the best possible way. Drinks are cheap, staff is more than accommodating, and the décor is anything but fussy. Add the Irish Times to your list of year-round dives, not just for St. Patrick’s Day.

Lawndale’s Sly Fox features a slew of staple Irish favorites as well as a daily happy hour, live music, sports on the TVs, and ongoing karaoke nights, making it a perfect place to meet up with friends any time of year.

Lomita may not feel like the center of greater LA’s Irish food scene, but that’s okay; locals still know to head to O’Hearn’s for inexpensive drinks, homey takes on pub fare, and a game on the TV.

Looking for down-home Irish fare? Long Beach’s Auld Dubliner is the place for traditional plates of cured ham and cabbage, Guinness beef stew, and even boxty, old school Irish potato pancakes.