St. Patty’s Day Parade in Hartford – What’s Open
If you’ve been paying attention, you know where everyone in the Hartford area will be this Saturday – painting Hartford green & celebrating St. Patrick’s day in style at the 42nd Annual Greater Hartford St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The parade kicks off on Capitol Ave near the Capitol Building (capitol vs. capital), and follows the parade route onto Main Street, Asylum, Ford Street, ending at the Memorial Arch. The parade website has all of the TV details (Fox CT at 11:30am) and information about the towns that will be represented.
Aside from the marching, parade day in Hartford also marks an annual tradition of breakfast-time pregaming and ignoring the cold to get into the city bright and early to find your spot and kick off the party. Our local businesses know this too, so many of them open early to accommodate the crowds. If only there was somewhere that told you where was open, and even their St. Patty’s day specials. Since I launched HoursOf.com last month in Hartford and West Hartford (plug: it’s a simple tool for finding Open businesses, great for late nights and Sundays in Hartford), I figured I was the right person to summarize the businesses with Extended Hours and their parade day specials. Let me know what you think, feel free to add or correct any I’ve missed, and please have a great time at the parade!
| Barstaurant | Opens At | Parade Specials |
| Black Bear Saloon | 8:00am | $20 VIP Pass including: Unlimited Breakfast 8am-noon 4 Guinness (or Coors Light or Miller Lite) Prizes & Giveaways |
| Dish Bar and Grill | 11:00am | Serving Lunch 11-3, Dinner starting at 5 |
| Arch Street Tavern | 10:00am (bar) 11:30am (food) |
Corned beef, cabbage, & potatoes – $12.95 |
| Vaughan’s Public House | 8:00am | Bands all day Kegs & Eggs Special Menu |
| Wood N Tap | 11:30am (normal) | Parade Day Party $7 Car Bomb Special – Housemade Irish Cream w/Guinness Special Irish Menu (continues through St. Patty’s Day) |
| The Tavern Downtown | 7:00am | $5 Cup & $5 Guinness or Coors Light w/Cup Can be used at their partner bars and at the New Haven partner bars on March 10th |
| Russian Lady | 8:30am | $5 Cup & $5 Guinness or Coors Light w/Cup Can be used at their partner bars and at the New Haven partner bars on March 10th |
| Rocking Horse | 8:00am | $5 Cup & $5 Guinness or Coors Light w/Cup Can be used at their partner bars and at the New Haven partner bars on March 10th |
| Up or On the Rocks | Sometime early | $5 Cup & $5 Guinness or Coors Light w/Cup Can be used at their partner bars and at the New Haven partner bars on March 10th |
| Bocca Rosa Wine Bar | 9:00am | Grilling Outside – $6 Sausage & Peppers or Meatballs |
| Federal Café | 8:00am | $2 Jello Shots |
| The Russell Restaurant | 10:00am | $5 drink & shot specials St. Patty’s Day Costume Content Patron Girls w/Shots 10am-2pm Live DJ all day |
| The Hartford Room & East Coast Dog | 8:00am | Holiday Specials, Hats & T’s Giveaways; St Patty’s Day Buds The Auburn Mode @ Noon http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Auburn-Mode/112885975461619 |
| Hot Tomato’s | 8:30am | 8:30 AM-1 PM Kegs and Eggs $5 Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Sandwich $4 Egg and Cheese Sandwich1 PM-Close $10 Corned Beef Sandwich with Swiss Cheese on Rye Bread $12 Corned Beef with Cabbage and Potato $8 Corned Beef and Garlic Bread Irish Stew Details |
| Koji | 9:00am | $15 Scorpion Bowls; $5 Koji Shots $5 Food Options – Koji Fried Chicken; Sweet & Spicy Meatball Slider w/Fries; California Roll |
| Burger Baby | 9:00am | $4 Green Coors light Drafts Corned Beef & Cabbage on the Menu |
| 7 Sins – Advanced Opening (formerly Mad Dawg’s) |
8:00am | $5 16oz Rolling Rock Can & Shot of Whiskey $2 Jello Shots $4 iHartford Card Grand Opening Saturday March 16th |
| New York Deli & More | 7:00am | $4.95 Corned Beef Sandwich & Can of Soda |
| Tamarind Bar & Grill | 10:00am | Jaeger Bombs $7 & Irish Car Bombs – $8 Will have a DJ but no food |
| Vito’s By the Park | 10:00am | 2 Select Draft Beers for $3/Pint $5 St. Patty’s Martini Half Price Small Specialty Pizzas (excl. Deep Dish) All Specials in Lounge & Bar until 2:30pm |
| City Steam Brewery Café | 11:30am (normal) | Irish Steamed Food & Irish Cocktails |
| Half Door | 10:00am (normal) | Normal Kegs & Eggs brunch plus Traditional Irish Breakfast w/some drink special |
| Pig’s Eye Pub | 8:00am | |
| Pourhouse | 8:00am | |
| McKinnons Irish Pub | 9:00am | |
| Black-eyed Sally’s | 9:00am | |
| The Electric Company | 9:00am | |
| Salute | 10:00am | |
| Paul’s Wing It | 10:00am | |
| Morton’s the Steakhouse | 4:00pm | Signature Steak & Seafood Menu ($59.99/pp) |
And a couple of Convenience Stores & Coffee Shops -
| Coffenience Store | Opens At |
| Jojo’s Coffee Roasting Co | 9:00am (normal) |
| Smoker’s Depot | 8:00am (vs. 9am) |
| Hartford Food Mart | 8:00am (vs. 10am) |
*Note: Fast Food & Chain Coffee places seemed to be keeping their normal (fairly early) hours. I wasn’t able to get to every place downtown, so I apologize if I missed your favorite spot!
