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The Chieftain Irish Pub & Restaurant
The Chieftain is located one block from the Moscone Convention Center, only a short walk from many of downtown San Francisco's most familiar hotels, attractions, and eclectic businesses. If you're looking to have one of the best pub experiences of your life, you've come to the right place. Our Irish pub is named after the first High King of Ireland, Brian Boru (c. 940-1014), and a more recent Irish Chieftain, Michael Collins (known as "The Big Fellow"). In December 1921, Michael Collins signed an Anglo-Irish treaty agreement with Britain which was later ratified by Dáil Éireann & the British House of Commons, enacting the Irish Free State. The Chieftain's identity is intertwined with the 50 million Americans who claim Irish heritage. It's this Celtic identity that inspired two sets of brothers from Ireland, the Nagle's from County Kerry and the McVeigh's from County Clare, to place their Irish roots in the form of an authentic Irish pub & restaurant in the heart of downtown San Francisco. The building that houses The Chieftain is a historical landmark built in 1912. Originally called the M&M Tavern, our pub was opened by Martin McVeigh in 1934 just after the Prohibition repeal.
The Chieftain Irish Pub & Restaurant
The Chieftain Irish Pub & Restaurant
198 5th St, San Francisco, Ca, 94103
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The Chieftain Irish Pub & Restaurant
The Chieftain is located one block from the Moscone Convention Center, only a short walk from many of downtown San Francisco's most familiar hotels, attractions, and eclectic businesses. If you're looking to have one of the best pub experiences of your life, you've come to the right place. Our Irish pub is named after the first High King of Ireland, Brian Boru (c. 940-1014), and a more recent Irish Chieftain, Michael Collins (known as "The Big Fellow"). In December 1921, Michael Collins signed an Anglo-Irish treaty agreement with Britain which was later ratified by Dáil Éireann & the British House of Commons, enacting the Irish Free State. The Chieftain's identity is intertwined with the 50 million Americans who claim Irish heritage. It's this Celtic identity that inspired two sets of brothers from Ireland, the Nagle's from County Kerry and the McVeigh's from County Clare, to place their Irish roots in the form of an authentic Irish pub & restaurant in the heart of downtown San Francisco. The building that houses The Chieftain is a historical landmark built in 1912. Originally called the M&M Tavern, our pub was opened by Martin McVeigh in 1934 just after the Prohibition repeal.
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