St. Patrick’s Day 2021 is here, and the full Irish culture/alcohol experience is available in San Francisco. Though the Irish Bank and The Chieftain are currently closed, there are several smaller SF Irish bars with parklets whose roads rise up to meet you. There’s also legendary Irish music acts livestreaming

The SF outdoor dining rules come with some pretty ugly requirements in order for the restaurants to get city approval to serve outdoors. At the famed Buena Vista cafe, credited with bringing Irish Coffee to the United States, the city required they put giant, ugly orange barricades around the seating