Go to Daffodil Mulligan—an Irish restaurant in Old Street—for nights where great food is just the beginning, but drinks and dancing are the real destination.

Feeney’s is a straightforward City bar by Tower Hill. The service is all warm, Irish hospitality, the Guinness is good, and the spice bags—courtesy of Scaldy—are even better.

The Raglan is Walthamstow’s best pub. And its Indian-Irish dishes include an excellent spice bag.

The Yellow Bittern in King's Cross is Boxing Day in indulgent, pie-approved restaurant form. Come for a boozy long lunch at the Irish-British spot.

Inis is an all-day, British-Irish spot with a pretty location in Hackney Wick, and big Irish breakfasts that will cure your white pudding ick.

An evening at Shankeys—an Indian-Irish restaurant in Hackney—is like being at a wedding reception when the free bar has been in play for a couple of hours.