Best of Boston
Best Bar, Cape Cod
2012 Best Bar, Upscale
The Hawthorne
Boston
Enjoy hosting your friends in your über-cool city apartment while mixing up painstakingly hand-swizzled drinks? Going to the Hawthorne is a lot like that, with [...] read more»
2012 Best Bar, North
Vics Boathouse at Victoria Station
Salem
Serene by day, sultry by night, and boasting tantalizing harbor views, Vic's hosts an endless cavalcade of events (open-mike nights, karaoke, and dancing), fueled by [...] read more»
2012 Best Bar, South
Union Brewhouse
Weymouth
Wood paneling, arcade games, a collection of retro beer cans ... hopping onto a barstool at the Union Brewhouse is like sneaking down to your [...] read more»
2012 Best Bar, West
The Cottage Chestnut Hill
Chestnut Hill
Hand-stirred swizzles and strong Sazeracs may rule the city, but the western 'burbs are still frothing with pomegranate margaritas. Is that a bad thing? Not [...] read more»
2011 Best Bar, Upscale
Drink
Boston
From behind a bar devoid of the usual parade of bottles, some of the city's most acclaimed barkeeps mix and measure with scientific precision, pulling [...] read more»
2011 Best Bar, North
The Grog
Newburyport
Temple to haute cuisine and artisanal cocktails it's not. But if what you crave is a frosty IPA, good-humored barkeeps, and feisty locals who aren't [...] read more»
2011 Best Bar, West
The Biltmore Bar and Grille
Newton Upper Falls
"Newton Upper Falls" and "hipster pub" aren't words you normally hear in the same sentence. Yet there it is: a suburban bar sporting a comfortably [...] read more»
2011 Best Bar, Cape Cod
The Beachcomber
Wellfleet
Whoever said you can't please all the people all the time clearly hasn't been to the Beachcomber. Awesome views and beach access? Check. Long list [...] read more»
2011 Best Bar, Martha's Vineyard
Offshore Ale Company
Oak Bluffs
Oak Bluffs is the antithesis of the Jersey Shore, so why do most of its bar options seem so well suited for "gym, tan, laundry"? [...] read more»
2011 Best Bar, Nantucket
Corazón del Mar
Nantucket
When we walked through the door and spied the ceviche and raw bar, we were infatuated. When we climbed the staircase and saw the packed, [...] read more»