48 Best St. Patrick's Day Foods for 2025: From Classics to New Favorites
From green drinks to traditional dishes, celebrate March 17 with these Irish-inspired recipes.

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Whether you're Irish or not, anyone can enjoy these St. Patrick's Day foods. After all, who doesn't enjoy dishes like juicy corned beef with caramelized cabbage, cozy shepherd's pie and decadent chocolate whoopie pies? Many of these dishes have origins in Ireland while others are fun green foods that get at the spirit of the holiday.
If you ask us, there's never a bad time for an Irish dessert or a St. Patrick's Day drink. But there's no denying that they just taste better on St. Patrick's Day. Gather your favorites now so you're ready on March 17.

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