It's a formula, yes, but I love Fionn's down on the Esplanade. It's just beautiful. I know, it's a trite Irish pub with bar furniture imported from Ireland and an ambitious menu of yorkshire puddings and shepherd's pie, but I'm such a painful sucker for these things. Put a good Guinness in front of me and I'm done. This place has hit-and-miss food, sometimes it's good, sometimes it's not. But the Guinness is pretty good, the staff are unfailingly friendly and the patio outside in the summer is one of the best people-watching spots in this part of the city. I usually hit up Bier Markt and Fionn MacCool's for a 2-for-1.