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Best Boston bars

These are our favorite bars in greater Boston. Whether they’re restaurant bars, beer bars, wine bars, cocktail lounges, Irish pubs, or neighborhood joints, our favorite bars meet some combination of these criteria: great drinks, great bartenders, a genuine atmosphere, and historical significance. Good food doesn’t hurt, either.

B-Side Lounge
92 Hampshire St., Cambridge - Kendall & Inman Sq.
617-354-0766
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Bukowski Tavern
50 Dalton St., Boston - Back Bay
617-437-9999

Chez Henri
1 Shepherd St., Cambridge - Harvard & Porter Sq.
617-354-8980
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Doyle’s Cafe
3484 Washington St., Boston - Jamaica Plain
617-524-2345

Green Street
280 Green St., Cambridge - Central Sq.
617-876-1655
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Les Zygomates
129 South St., Boston - South Station
617-542-5108

Locke-Ober
3 Winter Pl., Boston - Downtown Crossing
617-542-1340

No. 9 Park
9 Park St., Boston - Boston Common
617-742-9991
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Honorable mention

Audubon Circle
838 Beacon St., Boston - near Kenmore Sq.
617-421-1910

Bukowski Tavern
1281 Cambridge St., Cambridge - Inman Sq.
617-497-7077
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Delux Café
100 Chandler St., Boston - South End
617-338-5258
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The Last Hurrah (Omni Parker House)
60 School St., Boston
617-227-8600

Middlesex Lounge
315 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge - Central Sq. & MIT
617-868-6739

The Oak Bar (Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel)
138 St. James Ave., Boston - Back Bay
617-267-5300

The Other Side Café
407 Newbury St., Boston - Back Bay
617-536-8437

Silvertone Bar & Grill
69 Bromfield St., Boston
617-338-7887