Springfield, Missouri · Since 2006

Finnegan'sWake

“Lots of fun at Finnegan's Wake.” — twenty years of really good food, hard-fought trivia, and the most familiar faces in downtown.

See The Menu Find Us Downtown

A Long Story, Briefly

Twenty years on the corner of South & Walnut. The longest-running trivia night in the city, a dozen taps, and a kitchen that takes a burger very, very seriously.

20^yrs

Years Pouring

832

Trivia Nights

Local Charities

Famous Burger

Three plates we'd stake the place on. The kitchen has been sharpening these since the year Twitter launched.

The House Specialties

Really Good Food

03plates worth the trip

i.House Favourite

Smashed · Double Patty

The Finnegan
Burger

Two thin patties, smashed hard on a flat-top, with American, dill chips, house sauce, and a soft brioche bun. The reason people keep coming back.

ii.On Marble Rye

The Reuben with fries at Finnegan's Wake

Guinness-Braised · Grilled Hard

The Reuben, Properly

House corned beef, kraut, Russian, marble rye, and a flat-top finish until the cheese runs. Hand-cut fries on the side.

iii.Irish Classic

Grilled · Guinness Gravy

Bangers & Mash

Grilled sausages on a bed of homemade mashed potatoes, caramelized onions, and Guinness gravy — the sort of plate that keeps you through winter.

Browse The Full Menu

Recurring & Seasonal

Reasons to be Here

Three events that have, between them, sold more burgers, started more arguments, and welcomed more strangers than we have any business admitting.

Wednesdays · Weekly

Pub Trivia

Every Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. sharp.

The longest-running trivia night in Springfield. Six rounds, no phones, vicious tiebreakers. House teams have been losing the same final question for fourteen years and counting.

Held since 2010832 nights · 5,000+ players

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May – September

Live From Downtown

Saturdays on The Square.

We provide bartending services for Live From Downtown — every Saturday from May through September. Local songwriters, fiddlers and bands play the square; we keep the pints moving.

This Season21 acts booked

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November – January

Finnsmas

A holiday pop-up, top to bottom.

We hang every lit thing we own and let the bar lean into the season. Hot toddies, a rotating holiday menu, and a tree in every corner that has corners.

ReturnsFriday after Thanksgiving

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A packed evening inside Finnegan's Wake — Anne & Clayton's pub

A Quietly Romantic Pub

A Love Story, With Burgers.

Anne was waiting tables. Clayton was a regular with a suspiciously consistent Wednesday schedule.

They got married. They bought the bar. Twenty years on, Finnegan's is still where they show up most days — and, as it turns out, the favorite engagement-photo spot of approximately every couple they've ever served.

We pour for our regulars, we feed the late shift, and we sponsor a different local charity every quarter. If you haven't been in yet, you've got some catching up to do.

Anne & Clayton

Owners & House Regulars

Word On The Street

What Regulars Say

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Points for sass, quirky, and old-world pub feel. Even though it was St. Patrick's Day, the staff was friendly and attentive and the food was delicious. The corned beef was amazing and so was the cabbage. If you like pickles you absolutely need to try the Civil Pickle shot. We will be back!

Cami Ward

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

My best friend and I have been going to this bar for over 6 years now. The bartenders are very knowledgeable and pour great drinks. Overall — great pub atmosphere, very cheap bar food that is tasty, and good drinks!

Leigha McKinney

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

All I have to say is… BUBBLE HOCKEY! What a great pastime and bar game. It's like “Hockey Foosball,” folks — and if you want to play actual foosball, well, they have that too. Darts and a pool table round off this cool-guy hangout. Looks like a fun place to watch the game and play some games.

Chester Flake