A new Irish pub off West 7th? Two restaurants coming to this Fort Worth hot spot
Two new restaurants, including an Irish pub, are in the pipeline for the Artisan Circle development in the West 7th Street entertainment district.
Henry McCarty Irish Pub is coming to 2869 Crockett St., a large corner location with a patio at the circle intersection with Currie Street, according to a permit filed with the city of Fort Worth. The space has been empty since 2020, when Cork & Pig Tavern closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
No other details have been made public about the pub, including whether its name is a reference to the birth name of the Old West outlaw Billy the Kid, who was, in fact, Irish.
The West 7th district could use another Irish pub since Trinity College Irish Pub, around the corner at 908 Currie St., has apparently closed.
However, there are a couple of other Irish pubs less than a mile away from Crockett Street — The Abbey Pub at 2710 W. 7th St., which claims to be the “best and oldest Irish bar” in the district, and Poag Mahones Irish Pub at 700 Carroll St.
The other new restaurant coming to Artisan Circle is called Top of the Morning, according to a permit filing. The location is 2948 Crockett St., where Mash’d operated for 10 years before closing in March.
All we know about Top of the Morning is that it requested a mixed beverage/late hours permit to serve alcohol.
A representative for the development said more information about the restaurants will be released soon.
Other restaurants are also on the horizon in Artisan Circle, formerly known as Crockett Row. We reported in July that Partenope Ristorante, a Dallas restaurant consistently ranked on the list if the top 25 pizzerias in America, is coming to 2949 Crockett St., which was briefly home to Sí Tapas Spanish restaurant.
In late 2023, Younger Partners — owner of what’s now Artisan Circle — revealed long-term revitalization plans to make the development more pedestrian-friendly, including a proposal to close part of Crockett Street. The company is adding elevators to several parking garages and has improved lighting and signage.
“We want (Artisan Circle) to feel great for families, TCU students, single people, a multi-generational appeal, not necessarily providing the same entertainment that they’re providing behind us,” a managing partner said at the time, referring to the several blocks of bars just south of the development. “There’s plenty of that. We’re thinking of ours to be more walkable, arts related, fun restaurants, but not necessarily the bar activity.”