The bar and the woodwork have been imported from Ireland, so it's no wonder that this pub feels so authentic. Bartenders know how to pour a perfect pint of Guinness, which you can savor with your Irish potato cakes and bangers and mash. When the live music cranks up -- "specially the Celtic rock -- you'll find yourself wanting to dance a jig of contentedness. We couldn't be luckier to have all this in the heart of downtown.
RiRa, 208 N Tryon Street. 704-333-5001.
