Best of Boston
Best Bar, Cape Cod
1998 Best Bar, Cigar
Punch Bar
Boston
Points off for being a dark cavern in the corner of one of the city's ugliest hotels (the Back Bay Sheraton). But the cushy chairs [...] read more»
1998 Best Bar, Business
The Oak Bar
Boston
Ink the deal over well-mixed drinks served by a superb waitstaff. The bar's high ceilings and oak-paneled walls provide an elegant setting for serious business [...] read more»
1998 Best Bar
F.J. Doyle’s Bar
Jamaica Plain
Could there be any other? Doyle's is to Boston what the Elaine's is to New York. Good eats, great atmosphere, and a who's who of [...] read more»
1996 Best Bar, Neighborhood
Anchovies
Boston
The chicken "parm" is terrific, the drinks are huge, the prices can't be beat, and the serving staff couldn't be friendlier. When Mary, the waitress, [...] read more»
1996 Best Bar, Political Watering Hole
Amrheins Restaurant
Boston
Where the Dappers, the Dittos, and the Knockos convene to commiserate about the neighborhood's declining political clout. Up the street at The Cornerstone Restaurant, however, [...] read more»
1996 Best Bar, Neighborhood
The Brendan Behan Pub
Jamaica Plain
Townies and visitors alike love this little Irish bar in the part of JP known as Hyde Square. The place to grab a Guinness on [...] read more»
1996 Best Bar, Neighborhood
Warren Tavern
Charlestown
Paul Revere called it his favorite watering hole. George Washington is said to have stopped by for a brewski. Since then, thousands of townies have [...] read more»
1996 Best Bar, All-Purpose
Casablanca
Cambridge
Next to a terrific moviehouse and a great coffeeshop, Casablanca is your best bet for a bar where you can actually have a conversation. Faux [...] read more»
1995 Best Bar, Neighborhood
The Delux Cafe and Lounge
Boston
With Didi (formerly of the Blue Room) in the kitchen and cheap drinks at the bar, this lounge has become the South End's favorite place [...] read more»
1995 Best Bar, for a Business Deal
Julien Bar at the Hotel Meridien
Boston
There's no more appropriate place to seal the deal than in the Julien Bar, once the reception room for the governors of the Federal Reserve [...] read more»