Harp

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The Scene
Ask the bartender if he serves Guinness and he answers with a mixture of pride and impatience: "And why wouldn't we?" After all, this is an Irish pub, isn't it? Well, yes and no. There's no denying the proprietor's Dublin heritage, Gaelic signs on the wall and libations such as Guinness, Harp, Jameson's and Bushmill's. But for many patrons, it's just a neighborhood hangout where Jimi Hendrix on the jukebox vies for attention with the big game on TV. Those Irish trappings are, at best, an afterthought.

The Draw
Dimly lit and comfortable, The Harp is a renovated brick home with a medium-sized bar in a large room with chairs and tables. Not fancy, but serviceable. Outside, a post-and-rail fence turns the front yard into a corral with a herd of tables for those who want to drink and pretend Richmond Avenue is the River Liffy in Dublin.