With heavy hearts yet hopeful eyes on what’s to come,
we would like to share with you that
The Celtic Knot Public House will close at its current location on Sunday, April 30, 2023.
We are working with people from the City of Evanston and others to secure an alternative location
so that we can reopen in the community we love.
We have appreciated every minute of getting to know youand are so grateful for your support over these many years.


New Location
TBD
A modern Irish pub in the heart of downtown Evanston.
Our menu features pub grub, traditional tavern fare, fresh salads, exceptional entrees and desserts prepared daily.
We offer a solid selection of imported beers and domestic craft brews, a worldwide wine list, whiskey galore and a full line of spirits. The inviting dark wooded interior includes a bar area and a spacious and comfortable candlelit restaurant. There is regular weekly live entertainment including live music and storytelling. We never charge a cover.


Our Story
The Celtic Knot is run by husband and wife team Liz and Patrick Breslin. Patrick Breslin, originally from County Down, first opened the restaurant in 2005.
Breslin grew up in a small town where the pub was the center of the community. He went to the pub regularly with his family where anything that happened in the village occurred. Breslin’s goal was to recreate that same atmosphere at The Celtic Knot.
While we encourage lively conversation and engagement, we also offer plenty of entertainment of the Irish variety. There is live music four nights a week, which includes blue grass and traditional Irish music.
"The perfectly opaque grilled salmon served here on a generous bed of spinach is so good you won't care if it's less-than-traditional pub food. And the server put me onto a pasty stuffed with Guinness-stewed beef tenderloin and mushroom, the meat exceedingly tender and the pastry a flaky, buttery delight."

























