Bars
The 14 Best Boston Bars with Games
While some nights out call for good conversation and a quiet room, others need a little more excitement. The chance to break the mold of […]
A Trillium Beer Garden Is Coming to the Greenway
When the highly anticipated beer garden on the Greenway opens this summer, beers from none other than the venerated Trillium will be on tap, the […]
First Look at the Bully Boy Still-to-Glass Cocktail Bar
Dave Willis was happy guests seemed to enjoy the “experiential” tours at his Roxbury distillery, Bully Boy, when they first started six years ago, “but […]
Tasting Counter’s Casual Wine Bar Is Now Open Five Nights a Week
There are now several more hours each week to get your natural wine fix in Somerville. The casual, after-hours bar that picks up after the […]
Have “A Proper Drink” With Cocktail Writer Robert Simonson in Boston
These days, it’s almost a given that a new restaurant will open with a bespoke cocktails program, that bartenders will experiment with spirit infusions, that […]
The Best Irish Whiskey Cocktails For St. Patrick’s Day Weekend in Boston
Red Legs Citizen Public House & Oyster Bar The newest draft cocktail here is rooted in deep Irish history, albeit an unsavory one. Made with […]
Two Boston Breweries Want to Expand in the Seaport
It’s tough to remember with the March winds whipping at your back, but Boston is lovely in the summertime. Two Boston-area breweries are looking to […]
Hotel Marlowe Debuts a Brandy Bar
Brandy is the catchall term for liquors distilled from wine—classic French Cognacs, brandy de Jerez, from the Andalusian “sherry triangle;” American apple brandies, and other […]
Rhode Island’s Isle Brewers Guild Opens This Month
By the end of March, Isle Brewers Guild will officially open its taproom in Pawtucket. The $12 million brewing mecca not only marks a move home for historic Rhode Island brand Narragansett, but […]
Notch Brewing Is Building Out More Taproom Space in Salem
The welcoming, industrial atmosphere at Notch Brewing—complete with fresh, hot pretzels; a riverside biergarten, and live accordion tunes on Saturday afternoons—makes it seem like the […]
Louis CK Crashed Late Night Comedy at the Burren
After surprising a crowd at McGreevey’s on Valentine’s Day, Louis CK brought his comedy chops to the Burren. The Newton native rolled into the Davis […]
Lolita Cocina & Tequila Bar Has Reopened
It’s time for a celebratory tequila shot: Lolita Cocina has made her triumphant return. The subterranean, Back Bay bar has been closed since early December […]
Drink This Now: Fernet Branca on Draft at Citizen Public House
Kayla Quigley, bar manager at Citizen Public House, remembers her first dram of Fernet Branca—and it is not a happy memory. “I was like, why […]
Roxy’s A4cade Makes Your Snack-Fueled Bar Arcade Dreams Come True
Remember the days when you spent Saturday night at the local arcade, feeding tokens into the Ghost Busters pinball machine with one hand, and stuffing […]